Job Description

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As we move in to a new phase of the Debenhams journey, reimagining the iconic brand and delivering our ambition of making it the Great British Department Store an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Creative Manager to join the group, working on Debenhams itself and our family of brands; DP, Burton, Wallis, Coast and Oasis. This role is responsible for driving the development and delivery of all the creative concepts and art direction for campaigns, graphic design across all channels and web site development and design. From developing a brief through to delivering finished design assets for all channels this is a pivotal role in the creative studio. Reporting to and working hand in hand with the Senior Head of Creative, the role is responsible for the management and development of a team of 2 Graphic Designers and is supported by a wider studio team, additional graphic designers and campaign production. Effective communication and liaison with the rest of the Brand, specifically Brand Marketing, Buying and Tech are hugely important to this role. This is a new role so the successful candidate must be hands on and willing to work out best practice, be agile and adaptable to change and willing to take ownership of processes; changing and improving as we go.

Your role

We\'re Debenhams, an established and much-loved household name. We\'re known for our impressive fashion, beauty and homewares offering - we\'ve become a truly unstoppable digital brand. We aim to be the UK\'s leading online department store and expand internationally.

What you\'ll be doing

• Work with the SHOC and graphic design and production teams as well as all relevant business functions to develop and sign off all seasonal and non seasonal campaigns across all channels.
• Take ultimate ownership of creative delivery of shoots where necessary, working with brand marketing and social teams to confirm priorities and deliver against them.
• Lead or support the SHOC on the creative / art direction on shoots of all scale whenever necessary.
• Be the creative representative on all cross function projects, taking ownership of processes from a creative point of view and finessing accordingly.
• Manage the Creative workflow, planning and implementing the best approach to meet the needs of the team and the brand e.g. effective CPA management
• Work closely with the SHOC and wider design team to ensure that all design work is in line with Debenhams group brand strategies, including presenting to board of directors wherever necessary.
• Work with brand marketing and product teams to develop all brand propositions where necessary.
• Work with Tech, development and UX team to develop all site redesigns across all group brands.
• Act as a brand guardian to ensure creative output is consistent across all multi-channel touch points.
• Project manage all ad-hoc and seasonal projects for example press events.
• Manage and develop a team of 2 midweight graphic designers of all levels.

Working with us

To succeed here, you have to love working at pace. It\'s relentless, but we love it. Change is a certainty - you need to adapt and be agile. We want you to challenge the status quo, innovate and be open to trying new things. We\'re always pushing boundaries. We empower our people, giving them freedom and autonomy to learn and grow in their roles. We\'re passionate, agile, creative and one team.

More about you

• Creative awareness and an ability to combine an innovative approach with commercial ideas
• Proficient in adobe suite
• Flexible and enjoy working in a high pace, fast moving and changing environment
• Excellent organisation and project management skills
• Good networker and communicator and the capacity to build strong working relationships both internally and externally
• Experience of presenting to Senior Management and Directors
• Ability to work with others and able to influence and communicate effectively across all levels
• Excellent people management skills
• Commitment, drive and self motivation
• Experience in working with and managing creative designers
• Commitment, drive and self-motivation

Why join us

We\'ve set our sights on dominating the global e-commerce fashion market, and because we\'re 13 brands (and counting), there are plenty of opportunities to grow your career. Our mission is to create a workplace where everyone is respected, their individual differences are valued, and they can be themselves at work without exception.

• You\'ll get the opportunity to take part in our various share schemes
• Core hours enable you to flex your working times around your needs on an ad hoc basis
• Benefits that support your health and wellbeing
• There\'s up to 40% discount off our all of our brands
• Our social calendar? Next level
• With HQs in Manchester and London and offices across the globe (some are dog friendly!), we offer a buzzing atmosphere and the boohoo family culture wherever you work

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