Job Description

Our Mission

At Upper Canada UK we are constantly innovating to bring the latest trends in beauty, gifting and wellness to customers at an affordable price point. We operate across nine key brands; Aroma Home, The Vintage Cosmetics Company, Wanderflower, Yes Studio, Danielle Creations, Erase Your Face and our recent Korean skincare acquisition brands Animalz, Masque Bar and My Ingredients, spanning warming, beauty accessories, bath & body and skincare.

Head quartered in Toronto, Canada, with our UK office in London Bridge we deliver value to customers all over the globe including, US & Canada, Europe, Australia and the Middle East. As a business we are collaborative, growth focused and driven by our five cultural pillars: Innovation, Passion, Energy, Value and Partnership. No matter what role you join us in you will have a voice and the opportunity to contribute to an exciting, fast-moving business.

The role

We are looking for a Junior Designer to work within our Design Team focusing primarily on a key client within our roster.

All our products are developed and designed in-house, something we are extremely proud of. This makes us incredibly agile with our finger on the pulse. As a Junior Designer you will work across a range of outputs to bring our products to life with new and original designs inspired by emerging trends and internal briefs. This role works closely with our Product Development Team in translating key concepts and ideas into commercial and visually stunning designs.

You will be joining us at an exciting time having grown year on year for the past 6 years, there is huge opportunity to contribute to our continued growth and expansion.

Department: Design

Reports to: Head of Design

Direct reports: n/a

What you can expect

A varied workload
Working across a range of products from beauty accessories to wet lines
Delivering a variety of disciplines - product design and visualisation, illustrative, typographic, and photographic art direction
Packaging artworking
Preparing presentations for the sales team
Produce marketing materials including Brochures, Trade Show Graphics, Social Media Posts and Web banners
Develop content for our social media channels

High quality outputs
Working closely with the team to plan, design product and packaging, brief samples and artwork packaging and any supporting materials
Ensuring product design fits the brand strategy to deliver profitable brand growth
Following and being able to work to existing brand guidelines

Trend driven creativity
Generating new and original designs based on briefs and emerging trends
Working in-conjunction with the team of product developers to deliver trend led, inspirational product on time and in full to our customers
Reviewing the market to ensure product and packaging are in line with both the brand proposition and the target retailer
Competitor Shopping the retail market to be aware of moving trends

About you

You live and breathe design; you have your finger on the pulse of new trends and see inspiration everywhere! You're able to translate your ideas and creativity into commercially minded designs that follow a brief executing them into a range of outputs.

Our ideal candidate will:

Have 3-5 Years experience within the gift or beauty sector
You will have a broad portfolio of work including product and packaging examples with some experience in designing marketing materials for print & digital. Ideally you will have worked with some plush products and experience working with and briefing Far East factories will set you apart!

Be technical
You will have excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Primarily Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and PowerPoint) and be comfortable with excel spreadsheets for tracking projects. You will be able to demonstrate a full understanding of print process, understanding fabric lines and have strong art working experience creating and preparing files for print (experience of working with cutter guides, heavy text packaging).

Be inspired and collaborative
You'll be able to work and communicate with colleagues at all levels across the business, collaborating on ideas and taking direction when necessary. You'll be excited at the prospect of a fast paced and growing business environment with lots of opportunity to learn and pitch in.

Please ensure you have attached your portfolio to your application in order to be considered.

Why Join Us

Our amazing team.

Our friendly and supportive team make even the most challenging days a breeze. We are proud to be continually cultivating a culture of support, learning and growth.

Broad customer base.

From independent Garden Centres to huge global retailers our products make it into homes all over the world.

Your voice matters.

Everyone in the business has the opportunity to contribute ideas across everything, from products to how to improve processes.

Flexible working.

We are a hybrid office with team members in the office a minimum of two days a week. We offer core working hours of 10am-4pm with the flexibility to work the remaining 2 hours when they suit you.

Benefits.

Bonus scheme
25 days holiday
3% Employers Contribution Pension
Perkbox subscription
Learning & Development opportunities
Monthly socials

We are an equal opportunities employer. We value our team who come from all walks of life, who's various experiences and perspectives make our product what it is. We welcome requests for accommodations to support you in the application process.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Employee discount Flexitime On-site parking Sick pay Work from home
Ability to commute/relocate:

London SE1 3ER: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:

gifting or beauty sector: 3 years (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London SE1 3ER