Midweight Print Graphic Designer (Maternity Cover)

KATIE LOXTON INC; Banbury; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic fashion and lifestyle brand in Banbury is seeking a Midweight Graphic Designer to create impactful graphic solutions. This hybrid role involves collaboration with creative teams and focuses on delivering quality B2B assets. Ideal candidates should have a strong portfolio, experience in graphic design, and proficiency in Adobe tools. Offering a competitive salary and benefits, this position promises opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Salary range of £25,000 - £30,000 DOE

25 days holiday rising to 27 with length of service

Staff discount across both brands

Opportunities for personal and professional development

Qualifications

• Proficient understanding of Design Principles: Alignment, Repetition, Hierarchy, Contrast, Balance, Typography.
• Meticulous design aesthetic and strong portfolio demonstrating brand alignment.
• Confident communicator able to manage multiple projects within tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Create innovative graphic design solutions for B2B channels.
• Ensure all designs meet brand guidelines and quality standards.
• Work collaboratively with the Creative team from concept to execution.

Skills

Graphic design

Attention to detail

Adobe Creative Suite

B2B campaigns

Conceptual thinking

Education

Related degree in fashion/graphics/marketing/events

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Job description

Overview

THE OPPORTUNITY This is an exciting opportunity to join our Creative team as Midweight Graphic Designer until November 2026. You will be responsible for producing and creating innovative graphic design solutions on time and to budget using the critical path for our global Joma Jewellery and Katie Loxton brands. You will work directly with our Creative Project Manager and Senior Graphic Designer to deliver show-stopping graphics on schedule and to brand guidelines. You will deliver artwork for use across all B2B channels such as, but not limited to; brochures, events, online, in-store point of sale, store window displays, advertising, PR, and internal communications. You can truly make an impact in this fast-paced, ever-growing business by creating captivating key seasonal and branding graphics for some B2C, and all B2B assets. This is a hybrid role meaning you\'ll be based at our Head Office in Banbury, Oxfordshire three times a week on average, with the flexibility to work from home for the remainder of the week, this may flex up or down dependant on business needs.

Behind the brands: Were a family-run, entrepreneurial company with an exciting pace of life and a bright and friendly team. We are passionate about creating stunning products with a personal touch and innovating our business behind the scenes. We value creativity, collaboration and integrity.

Responsibilities

• Providing consistent meticulous graphic design work which demonstrates a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
• Following briefs and ensuring creative meets brand guidelines and styling.
• Working with other designers from initial concepts and content generation with the ability to wireframe through to a print ready artwork.
• Creating clear typography graphics and messages for use across all channels.
• Briefing clear image editing and retouching to the Photography & Retouch team to suit graphic layouts needed.
• Showing an excellent understanding of best in class artwork and print design needed on different artworks, print, production, and finishing processes.
• Working with the wider teams to collate all imagery and product information for selling tools for use across all channels.
• Merging data effectively, showing best practice to wider team.
• Working with large volumes of information to create data visualization and information design across assets.
• Maintaining a comprehensible digital asset library of graphic artwork.
• Demonstrating clear knowledge of all stages of different project lifecycles to be able to manage own workload effectively, communicating this clearly with seniors.
• Following seasonal department calendars and using internal project management tools to take accountability for delivering to the critical path as well as anticipating upcoming projects and ensuring concepts are being worked on in advance.
• Identifying opportunities to improve own work and other group projects or seasonal assets that form the graphic library.

Qualifications

• Proficient understanding and execution of Design Principles: Alignment, Repetition, Hierarchy, Contrast, Balance, Typography
• Excellent understanding of Adobe InDesign with a good understanding of the wider Adobe Creative Suite
• Meticulous design aesthetic
• Proven experience creating strong graphic B2B campaigns and retail imagery
• Competent at exporting files for specific print or digital media and resolving any amends in a timely fashion.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating an ability to approach different projects from the brand\'s perspective keeping within their core values and design.
• A conceptual thinker with strong brand and design awareness
• An in-depth understanding of the brand\'s B2B target audience
• Driven, positive designer with a flexible and versatile approach
• Confident communicator across all levels
• Enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and can confidently manage multiple projects within tight deadlines
• Related degree in fashion/graphics/marketing/events is desirable
• Experience in digi design is highly desirable

Benefits

• A salary of £25,000 - £30,000 DOE
• 25 days holiday rising to 27 with length of service, plus bank holiday
• A broad benefits package including our staff favourite a very generous staff discount across both our brands. See all of our benefits on our careers portal
• Opportunities to make an impact as well as learn and develop further
• An innovative and friendly workplace with a team we are proud to be part of. Find out more about us and our culture on our careers portal

Joma Jewellery was founded in 2008 by Katie and Geoff Loxton, since then we have gone from strength to strength, launching Katie Loxton in 2015 and growing our business beyond the UK. We know that part of that growth comes from the fact that we take diversity and inclusion very seriously. We strive to be the best in our field, and we know that happens by hiring a diverse team and encouraging everyone to be their authentic selves when working with us. We dont hire based on cultures, preferences, or personalities its what you bring to the team that counts. We are always striving to improve our way of working to be more inclusive, diverse and equal, including encouraging all team members to bring their ideas to the table as we know this is key to our continued success.