Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title:

Designer

Reports to:

Lead Designer

Sector:

Luxury Retail

Location:

Bath HO Tuesday to Thursday / remote working Monday & Friday

Hours:

Monday to Friday 40 hours per week

Company Background

Established in 1974, Graham & Green is a proudly independent, family-run homeware emporium. Our flagship store in Notting Hill was the first of its kind, brimming with exotic homewares scoured from far-flung corners of the world. You'll find us in the very same spot today, alongside four additional stores across the UK. Our mission remains the same: to source the very best furniture, homeware and unique gifts that excite, inspire and bring joy.

We pride ourselves on having a colourful vibrant community where everyone feels part of the family. Whether that's friends, family, colleagues, customers, makers or furry friends. We're only as good as the team that forms us, which is why we're always on the hunt for exceptional people to be a part of our special culture.

Are you looking for a new adventure? We're hiring retail experts who reflect our passion for eclectic, soulful homewares and strive to provide the very best in customer experience. We're creative innovators, seeking like-minded folk with an eye for colour and design to join the G&G family. If that sounds like you, we'd love you to come explore our curious little world with us.

Job Purpose

The successful candidate will be passionate about both print and digital, combine exceptional levels of creativity with proven technical ability, and be able to reflect our brand style.

Key Responsibilities

Support the Lead Designer in working with the Marketing Director and Creative Director on developing the company brand story, look and feel, visually communicating this to our audience, following the marketing plan Produce Seasonal Campaigns for all platforms as directed by the Design Lead (Social, Email, Print and Advertising) Work closely with the Design Lead in creating new marketing concepts and visual ideas Liaise with all departments to produce high quality responses to creative briefs as required Assist with graphics for in-house product, textile design and packaging designs Design weekly emails Create social assets as briefed by Digital Marketing Manager / Social Media Marketing Manager

Person Specification

Good knowledge of, and interest in, retail brands and how they promote themselves A keen interest in vintage graphics Excellent organisational and communication skills Exceptional attention to detail Ability to manage a variety of workloads and responsibilities Relaxed and adaptable outlook: G&G is not a regimented environment Good humoured in the face of occasional and inevitable chaos! A team player

Skills & Experience

3+ years' commercial design experience Adobe Suite: Mainly Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator Digital design: Marketing emails / social / front end website design Basic animation skills a bonus (Photoshop, AfterEffects etc.) Print design: Marketing collateral, POS, packaging and other customer facing print design Retouching skills in Photoshop an advantage Retail marketing experience Comfortable sketching out ideas, concepts and thought-processes Visualising skills to show mock-ups of designs Illustration skills a bonus Textile and/or Surface Pattern design experience a bonus

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance and birthday off Company Pension Scheme Bike2Work Scheme Generous staff discount A small, friendly close-knit team Flexi-working
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Company pension Cycle to work scheme Employee discount Private medical insurance Sick pay
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bath BA1 5BG