Junior Studio Artworker

Dobbies Garden Centres Ltd; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading garden retail company based in Edinburgh is seeking a Junior Studio Artworker to enhance its creative output. The role involves creating and amending promotional materials, requiring proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. Ideal candidates can multitask and work under tight deadlines. Dobbies offers a hybrid work model and generous perks such as substantial employee discounts and personal development support.

Benefits

33 annual leave days (pro-rata for part time)

50% off in Restaurants, 25% off in Garden Centre, 10% off in food halls

Hybrid working

Enhanced Group Pension Plan

Interest-free travel loan

Financial wellbeing support

Confidential support services

eLearning platform access

Funded courses and qualifications

Free tea, coffee, and milk

Collaborative office space

Invites to company events

Qualifications

• Fully conversant with Adobe Creative Suite software.
• Previous experience in a studio environment preferred.
• Able to work to tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Create various collateral including price POS.
• Amend and artwork existing designs.
• Collaborate on a range of projects to meet deadlines.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)

Team collaboration

Multitasking

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Studio Artworker to join our Customer team based in our Central Support Office in Lasswade. Your role will be to deliver the creative elements of the Dobbies Brand which will include point of sale, price POS and packaging.

Responsibilites

• Creation of a variety of collateral including price POS.
• Amending and artworking existing designs.
• Work as part of a team on a wide variety of projects from small amends and fast turnaround price POS to print work.
• Work to tight deadlines.

As Junior Studio Artworker you will have the following qualifications and experience:

• You must be fully conversant with all software programs within Adobe Creative Suite – InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Previous experience working within a studio environment preferred.
• Able to work to tight deadlines and have the ability to multitask.

Measures of success

• Artwork in-store point of sale
• Artwork product packaging
• Liaise with various teams and stakeholders across the business
• Keep up to date and in line with the brief and brand guidelines
• Demonstrate our values at all times – we’re one team, getting better everyday. We bring a smile. We live and breathe gardens. We make it work for our customers.

What we offer

• Holiday – enjoy a well deserved break with 33 annual leave days per year (pro-rata for part time)
• Discount – treat yourself with generous uncapped discount across our stores with 50% off in our Restaurants, 25% off in the Garden Centre and 10% off in our food halls
• Hybrid working – a combination of office and home working to help balance your work life balance
• Pension – save for the future with our company contributed enhanced Group Pension Plan
• Season ticket loans – spread the cost of travel with an interest free loan
• Access to Stream – support your financial wellbeing, with ability to access earnings ahead of pay day, save for the future and financial advice
• Access to Retail Trust – seek confidential support, access to a Virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards with our employee wellbeing platform
• Access to Dobbies Academy – continue your development with our eLearning platform and development programmes
• Study assistance – invest in your professional development with funded courses and qualifications
• The little things to keep you going through the day – free tea, coffee, and milk
• Collaborative office space – with access to our wellbeing room, learning resources and even a book swap
• Invites to our annual company conference, summer and Christmas social events

About us

At Dobbies, we’re proud to have a history dating back to 1865. We were founded by James Dobbie and are the only garden centre retailer to have stores in every nation across the UK.

Our passion and joy for gardens and plants is what makes us special. In our stores, we showcase this through own brand and branded products, concession partners and services. We champion garden living all-year-round.

Many of our stores feature a restaurant or coffee shop, where customers can enjoy refreshments or meals in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

We offer a calendar of events and experiences that bring people and communities together, and we have a national charity partner that both our colleagues and customers raise money for.

We’re committed to being a great place to work. We’re one team and we encourage our colleagues to be the best version of themselves, every day; to share their wins and celebrate success. Together, we make it work for our customers.