Junior Designer

&Open; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Hybrid Working Model

Company Pension

Healthcare cover

25 days Annual Leave + 2 Company Days

Maternity and Paternity Paid Leave

Employee Stock Options Plan

Job summary

&Open in Dublin is seeking a curious and creative Junior Designer to join our Creative team in a permanent, entry-level role. You’ll support design tasks across client briefs, merchandise collections, presentations, production artwork, and Shopify content, working with senior designers to develop ideas from brief to polished work.

You’ll contribute to a fast-paced, collaborative environment, build fundamentals in design, typography, and branding, and be open to feedback while developing

Qualifications

• A portfolio demonstrating strong design fundamentals and potential.
• A design qualification or equivalent portfolio experience.
• Proficiency in Illustrator and Photoshop is required.
• Understanding of typography, layout, colour, composition, and brand consistency.
• Excellent attention to detail and time management.
• Clear communication and a collaborative attitude.
• Interest in branding, merchandise, packaging, gifting, or product design.
• Experience with Figma or presentation tools is helpful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the Creative team across client and internal projects.
• Create and update presentations, mood boards, mock-ups, and visuals.
• Assist with development of gifting concepts and merchandise.
• Adapt designs for different clients, formats, and channels.
• Prepare files for print, digital, packaging, and product applications.
• Collaborate with designers, production, content and marketing teams.

Skills

Portfolio

Strong design fundamentals

Typography layout

Brand consistency

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Design qualification or related discipline

Equivalent portfolio experience

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Figma

Job description

About &Open

We’re the global gifting platform for companies that care.
Our platform sends gifts globally at scale, while our team guides the process with taste, thought and attention to detail.
As a B Corp-certified company, we’re all about less waste, more impact. At the end of the day, it’s not how much you send, it’s how you make people feel that matters.
Our customers include OpenAI, Hubspot, Revolut and Fin.

About The Team

At &Open, our Creative team is a close-knit group of designers and creatives who dream up and deliver thoughtful gifting experiences for our customers.
We work across creative concepts, merchandise collections, product development, production artwork, catalogue content, presentations, campaigns, and Shopify experiences.
We care deeply about the details, including materials, finishes, decoration methods, packaging, colour, and storytelling. We believe every element contributes to a gift’s emotional impact.
As we continue to scale, we are evolving towards a more product-led and catalogue-first approach while continuing to raise the bar on creativity, taste, and execution.

About The Role

We’re looking for a curious and creative Junior Designer to join the team in a permanent role.
This is a varied, entry-level position for someone looking to build their experience across a broad range of creative work. You’ll support the team with design tasks across client briefs, merchandise collections, presentations, production artwork, and platform content.
You’ll work closely with senior members of the Creative team, learning how ideas develop from an initial brief into polished, practical, and engaging creative work.
We’re looking for someone with strong design fundamentals, a thoughtful approach, and a genuine enthusiasm for learning. You do not need to know everything from day one. You should be open to feedback, comfortable asking questions, and ready to contribute wherever the team needs support.
This role is ideal for a recent graduate, an early-career designer, or someone with relevant portfolio experience who wants to develop within a fast-paced, collaborative creative team.

What you'll do?

Design Support

• Support the Creative team across a wide variety of client and internal projects
• Create and update presentations, mood boards, mock-ups, and other visual materials
• Assist with the development of gifting concepts and merchandise collections
• Adapt existing designs and templates for different clients, formats, and channels
• Help prepare design work for internal reviews and client presentations
• Make updates and refinements in response to feedback

Artwork and Production

• Create accurate production artwork using supplied templates and specifications
• Prepare and check files for print, digital, packaging, and product applications
• Apply client logos, brand assets, and artwork to product and packaging mock-ups
• Assist with product sample reviews and record feedback or required updates
• Maintain clear, organised, and consistent working files
• Work with the Production and B&M teams to understand practical requirements

Catalogue Content and Visuals

• Support the creation and maintenance of visual content for the &Open product catalogue
• Assist with editing product imagery and uploading content to Shopify
• Help with in-house product photography when needed
• Support the organisation and tracking of product samples
• Help the team keep catalogue content organised, accurate, and visually consistent

Team Collaboration

• Work closely with designers, creatives, B&M, production, content, and marketing teams
• Manage assigned tasks and communicate clearly about progress and deadlines
• Take ownership of feedback and apply it thoughtfully
• Ask questions and seek guidance when needed
• Contribute to a positive, supportive, and collaborative team environment

What You'll Need

• A portfolio that demonstrates strong design fundamentals and creative potential
• A qualification in design or a related discipline, or equivalent portfolio experience
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop
• An understanding of typography, layout, colour, composition, and brand consistency
• Strong attention to detail and a willingness to check work carefully
• Good organisational and time-management skills
• The ability to manage several tasks with support and prioritisation from the team
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative attitude
• Curiosity, initiative, and a genuine willingness to learn
• Openness to feedback and confidence asking questions
• An interest in branding, merchandise, packaging, gifting, retail, or product design
• Experience with Figma, Google Slides, presentation design, artwork preparation, or image retouching would be helpful, but it is not essential.

What success looks like

• Reliable and thoughtful support across a broad range of creative projects
• Accurate, well-organised design files and production artwork
• Consistent application of client brand guidelines
• Positive collaboration with the Creative team and wider business
• Clear progress in design skills, confidence, and creative judgement
• Increasing ownership of tasks and smaller projects over time
• A proactive, curious, and dependable approach to work
• Creative contributions that strengthen the quality of the team’s output

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Hybrid Working Model
• Company Pension
• Healthcare cover
• 25 days Annual Leave + 2 Company Days
• Maternity and Paternity Paid Leave
• Exciting experience in a fast-paced start-up environment
• Employee Stock Options Plan

Location

Head Office: Dublin, Harold's Cross. Hybrid working model.

All Welcome Here Statement

We believe diverse teammates, opinions and backgrounds generate a larger global impact and more considerate acts of care. &Open is an equal opportunity employer and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.