Wallace Hind Selection
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire
Jan 08, 2022
Full time
You are a person who thrives in design and creativity, a person who loves being on trend and finding those trends, just as comfortable in a thrift store as a major retailer you find inspiration and influence from all areas. We are a home accessories manufacturer looking to grow the design team. BASIC SALARY: £30,000 to £35,000 BENEFITS: ·5% Company Pension Scheme ·25 Days Annual Holiday LOCATION: Milton Keynes COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Newport Pagnell, Bedford, Wellingborough, Northampton. What can you expect? We are small but growing team (20), who all muck in and work together. We work with major high street brands and online retailers, their demand for excellence is incredibly high. With us, you be given the freedom to develop and grow beyond a job description, autonomy is key to us. JOB DESCRIPTION: Product Design - Home accessories Working closely with the Managing Director, you will be responsible for creating and driving product designs which will excite retail clients and grow product lines. This ranges from tweaking colour ranges right through to complete new product design and launch. ·Graphic Design; designing artwork, packaging, text, online content etc. ·Product Management; oversee the portfolios full life cycle, including NPD and product optimisation to include pricing. ·Photography; add content, images to our website or for print media. ·Inspiration; Get out and about to influence your designs and style, don't just rely on the internet. ·Interaction: With clients and buyers to both understand the brief and tell our story/share your thoughts. ·Create; all print and digital marketing content for advertising campaigns. PERSON SPECIFICATION: You'll want to make some noise and you will have the experience to demonstrate how you have achieved that in the past. You'll most likely have some form of marketing qualification, or you will have invested in yourself to enable you to stand out, that is exactly what we would like you to do for our products. To be successful in your application you will be: ·Degree educated, ideally in a design related subject. ·Commercial in your approach. ·Confident in the use and navigation of a variety of software packages, such as, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. ·Able to demonstrate some exposure to photography and photo editing (doesn't have to be from a work environment). Company: We are a well-established (85 years), growing manufacturer of consumer goods. We supply both online and major high street retailers with a wide range of creative, stylish homeware accessories. It is highly likely but not essential that you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Lead Graphic Designer, Senior Graphic Designer, Artworker, Product Manager, FMCG, home accessories, fashion, food INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application. Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct. REF: MGH16648