Graphic designer for coffee brands

Volcano Coffee Works; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Breakfast on site

On-site café coffee

Company pension

Cycle to work

Learning & development

Job summary

Volcano Coffee Works roasts specialty coffee in Brixton and provides design support for brand materials across print, packaging, digital, and POS. You will convert briefs into finished artwork that respects brand guidelines and tight turnaround times, while collaborating with photographers, illustrators, and motion designers.

You will work at pace, making bold design decisions from brand principles, and contribute to print-ready packaging, menus, decks, and marketing assets.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a professional design role, ideally in food and drink or consumer brands.
• Portfolio covers print, packaging and digital, including applying an existing brand system to new formats.
• Ability to make design decisions from brand principles, not only templates or past examples.
• Hands-on print production knowledge and interest in print and packaging.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and familiarity with Figma or equivalent.
• Openness to using AI tools in your work.
• Clear communication: you can take a loose brief, ask the right questions and say when something won't work.
• Excellent organisation across several projects and deadlines.
• You'll enjoy turning ideas into finished work and get the details right without slowing down.

Responsibilities

• Turn briefs into finished artwork that meets brand standards and turnaround times.
• Apply brand principles to solve new design problems, e.g., co-branded menus or sales decks.
• Design pitch decks, point of sale, taste cards, case studies, and partner materials.
• Create assets for our website, email, social media, and paid channels with the Content Producer.
• Prepare print-ready artwork for packaging and labels; manage proofs with suppliers.
• Brief and manage external illustrators, photographers and motion designers when needed.
• Experiment with tools like Figma and AI to speed production without lowering quality.

Skills

Brand design

Print packaging

Digital design

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

AI tools

Communication

Time management

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Figma

Job description

Описание:

Volcano Coffee Works roasts specialty coffee in Brixton and makes it easy to get right. We supply cafés, restaurants, gyms, cinemas and workplaces across London and beyond, including running barista stations for WeWork, and we sell to home brewers through our online shop. We're a certified B Corp and part of Full Steam Espresso, alongside our sister brand Assembly Coffee.

Задачи:

• Turn briefs into finished artwork that meets brand standards first time and within agreed turnaround times
• Use our design principles to solve new problems, from a co-branded menu to a new format of sales deck
• Design pitch decks, point of sale, taste cards, case studies and partner materials for our sales team
• Create assets for our website, email, social media and paid channels, working with our Content Producer
• Prepare print-ready artwork for packaging, labels and print, and manage proofs and production with suppliers
• Brief and manage external illustrators, photographers and motion designers when needed
• Try out tools, including Figma and AI, that make production faster without lowering quality

Требования:

• 3+ years in a professional design role, ideally in food and drink, hospitality or consumer brands
• A portfolio covering print, packaging and digital, including work applying an existing brand system to new formats
• Confidence making design decisions from brand principles, not only from templates or past examples
• The ability to work at pace without letting standards slip
• Hands-on print production knowledge and a real interest in print and packaging
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) and familiarity with Figma or equivalent
• Openness to using AI tools in your work
• Clear communication: you can take a loose brief, ask the right questions and say when something won't work
• Excellent organisation across several projects and deadlines
• You'll do well if you like clear structure, enjoy turning ideas into finished work, and take pride in getting the details right without slowing down.

Условия:

• Full time, Monday to Friday, with glide time.
• Flexibility needed for occasional events outside standard hours
• Based At our Brixton roastery.
• Working from home is possible when there's a need, typically up to around three days a month
• Some travel for events and activations
• Competitive salary based on experience
• 22 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, plus 2 refresh days and 2 charity days a year
• Breakfast on site, plus coffee from our on-site café, Door Coffee Bar
• Regular team activities
• Company pension and cycle to work scheme
• Ongoing learning and development, including accredited third-party training and coaching platforms