Graphic Designer

Graham & Brown Holdings; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home decor company in Blackburn is seeking a talented Graphic Designer. In this role, you will create and edit designs, prepare assets for products, and support various advertising efforts. The ideal candidate will have strong skills in Adobe Creative Cloud tools, experience in graphic design, and a proactive attitude. Benefits include flexible working hours, a generous discount on products, and a hybrid working option. Join us in shaping the future of home living.

Benefits

Flexi-time

Birthday off

Hybrid working option

Up to 60% discount

Generous pension scheme

Free parking

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a graphic design role with a diverse portfolio.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong image retouching skills.
• Ability to work independently and take constructive feedback.

Responsibilities

• Create and edit designs across various platforms.
• Prepare assets for home furnishing products.
• Support the design studio in asset management.

Skills

Adobe Creative Cloud

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

After Effects

Image manipulation

Motion graphics

MS Office

Job description

£26,733 - £28,900 per annum

Welcome to Graham & Brown Holdings - a family of companies; founded in 1946 we are a proud British, fourth-generation family of companies. For 80 years, we've been inspiring people to think differently about their homes through creativity, craftsmanship, and innovation.

Across both Graham & Brown and G&B Home Living our vision is simple: to design our future, and our mission is clear: to help our customers create loving homes.

About G&B Home Living

As a trusted category partner, G&B Home Living collaborates with leading DIY and home retailers, as well as independent specialists, to deliver beautifully curated ranges at exceptional value. Our house brands provide design-rich solutions at affordable prices, while our licensed collections cater to every style and taste.

Discover the breadth of our offering through our online platform, No Two Houses, where inspiration meets versatility.

Job Purpose

As our Graphic Designer, you will create, edit, quick separate and colour designs on CAD and other general studio duties for design presentation. You will work as an integral part of our design studio, who collectively work across origination, separation and pre-production, delivering over 500 designs to digital and analogue production per year.

What You’ll Be Doing As Our Graphic Designer

• Preparing accurate and inspirational assets for various decorating and home furnishing products, through manipulation of digital and photographic imagery
• Design and layout of artwork for a varied mix of digital advertising and campaign briefs
• Assisting with creation and editing of short form video content for social media and digital advertising, ownership of brand graphics
• Creatively interpreting style guidelines for the G&B Home Living Core Brands and Licensed brands (such as Laura Ashley, William Morris at Home and Cath Kidston) with stakeholders both internal and external to ensure consistency between different brand touch points
• Designing beautiful editorial layouts and manipulating lifestyle imagery in response to PR requests and outreach plans
• Supporting our retail partners in improving their instore and webstore environments in order to maximise sales, through designed collateral as well as merchandising layout concepts
• Working with internal and external printers to ensure physical collateral is beautifully delivered
• Supporting the efficiency of our business by ensuring assets and artwork templates are filed correctly and made available to all relevant teams both internal and external

What We’re Looking For

• Strong competence of Adobe Creative Cloud software, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
• Strong experience of After Effects or similar software, and motion graphics techniques
• Strong image manipulation and retouching skills or a willingness to learn quickly
• Experience in a graphic design role, with portfolio of work demonstrating a variety of skills and styles
• A proactive attitude to learning new skills, both autonomously and with support from colleagues
• Experience of exporting artwork for different mediums, including web and print
• Self-motivated, helpful in nature and able to work independently on your own initiative
• Ability to take feedback and implement amends in a timely fashion
• An enthusiastic and outgoing personality, with the confidence and ability to articulate your ideas
• Working knowledge of MS Office software and platforms
• Excellent attention to detail.

What We Offer You

• Your birthday off—because you deserve to celebrate in style!
• Flexi-time working
• Hybrid working - option to work remotely for 20% of the week
• A fantastic discount of up to 60% - perfect for giving your home a makeover
• A generous pension scheme (totaling 10%) - because your future matters
• Free parking and access to company vehicles for business needs
• Regular social events hosted by our Fun Squad - because we know how to work hard and play hard

Apply today and help us shape the future of home living through (bold, brilliant branding.