Junior Graphic Designer

Bluetree Recruits; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company is seeking a Junior Graphic Designer to join their dynamic team in Guildford. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to grow your career while working on exciting projects in the toy and youth market. You'll collaborate with global product design and marketing teams, contributing to innovative designs and ensuring high-quality production standards. With a hybrid working model, this position is ideal for someone passionate about creativity and trends in graphic design. If you're ready to make an impact in a supportive environment, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Qualified graphic/packaging design graduate or equivalent qualification.
• Understanding of current production techniques is critical.

Responsibilities

• Assist in brainstorming and researching initial concepts/designs.
• Provide written briefs for artwork and attend relevant photo shoots.

Skills

Graphic Design

Art Direction

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

Graphic Design Degree

Packaging Design Qualification

Tools

Graphic Software

Job description

Junior Graphic Designer - Guildford, Surrey

£25,000 - £28,000 plus benefits

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Junior Designer to join a global company, a brilliant place to grow and develop your career. Our client is looking for a qualified graphic / packaging design graduate or someone with an equivalent qualification.

The ideal candidate will have an interest in the toy/youth market with awareness in the latest ‘trends’. An interest in pack structure would be very beneficial as well as an understanding of graphic design layout, art direction and a knowledge of graphic software helpful. A reasonable understanding of current production techniques is critical. For the project management side of the role, good team working and communication skills, written and oral, are essential.

This is a brilliant opportunity to work in a hybrid role for a supportive and dynamic company that values creativity, innovation, and passion in everything you create.

Main duties:

• Assist brainstorms and research initial concepts / designs
• Understand and interpret briefs from the global product design and marketing departments
• Provide written briefs for artwork, illustrations and photography to external suppliers
• Attend photo shoots where relevant
• Keep current with competitor / fashionable packs / trends
• Consult with the product designers and engineering on the features, function, costs & manufacturing issues
• Record all relevant project details, maintaining current project files (to be archived there after)
• Attend all relevant project meetings
• Complete pack specification documents under the guidance of your line manager
• Discuss competitive costs with your line manager before accepting any quotes for all outsourced work
• Develop good relationships with colleagues, external suppliers or licensors
• Support process on approval of proofs / layouts / final print runs
• Assist in co-ordinating and analysing information between the global offices
• Attend off-site meetings accompanied by a senior and occasional international travel where necessary
• Learn to plan your own time with regards to projects (with direction from your line manager)
• Monitor schedules / timelines through to production (again with direction from your line manager)
• Provide pack mock-ups for previews / sample selection / listings etc as and when required

Please note, the client will not look to sponsor individuals, and due to the fact the role is hybrid, you will need to live in a commutable distance from Guildford.