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Job description
Brand Guideline Designer – German speaking
Salary: Negotiable depending on experience
Location: South London
Job Summary
This is an exciting new role for and experienced Brand Guideline Designer/Manager – German speaking to join this highly successful fast growing global packaging agency. We are looking for someone with branding/client relationship building skills to take the brief from the client, through to creating the guidelines and demonstrating creative skills. Experience in packaging design, print processes and artwork is highly advantageous along with knowledge/experience of writing brand/corporate guidelines. Fluency in German language skills is essential, efficiency and an eye for detail are essential, along with the ambition and drive to grow with the company.
The Company
Over 30 years’ experience of designing and producing global food and drink brands that win at the retail shelf. With long standing client relationships that span over decades, we deliver our 360-degree design to artwork philosophy efficiently, faithfully, and accurately, across the globe. We love a challenge, and we love what we do.
What are we looking for?
- A background in packaging artwork and design, and/or good knowledge in print processes.
- Branding experience in a creative environment, experience/knowledge of the full brand lifecycle and able to develop, communicate and implement effective brand strategies and deliver against objectives and deadlines.
- Experience in crafting detailed corporate guidelines, brand guidelines, style guides or annual reports is advantageous, you will have the ability to learn this quickly.
- You must be a conceptual thinker and have a highly logical, systematic approach to your work.
- Thrive in a deadline-driven and fast paced project environment.
- You like to work collaboratively across teams.
- Able to take complete ownership of all assigned projects from initial briefing through to final presentation.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to work independently managing multiple concurrent projects.
- Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the business.
What will you be responsible for?
- Brand management for corporate clients which includes developing brands; the strategy of initiation of creating brands through to the creation of brand guidelines, in accordance with required deadlines.
- Assist and/or manage staff scheduling, weekly guidelines meetings and ensure a cost-efficient turnaround of all guidelines within budget.
- Assist and/or oversee the complete internal and external lifecycle of all brand guidelines, ensuring that all tasks are carried out to the required standard.
- Assist and/or lead and mentor the team to ensure consistent high standards, completion of all projects to deadlines and to provide continuous development.
- Provide expert advice to the design and artwork departments about which master elements of the new brands need to be prepared, artwork or retouched before work can commence on the guidelines.
- Systematically and logically analyse projects and advise on the most logical structure and content of guidelines.
- Understand which elements of the new brands need to be included, explained, and detailed in the guidelines.
- Foresee, identify, discuss, and solve any potential problems in relation to creating new brands.
- Oversee the setting up of new guidelines, based on existing templates and guideline examples including the design and layout of individual pages.
- Ensure that all design examples within the guidelines are consistent and fully comply with all associated guidelines.
- Ensure that guidelines are clear, logical, comprehensive, and easy to understand; liaise internally to discuss, manage, and implement changes until final approval.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate
Salary: Up to £45,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience in crafting detailed corporate guidelines, brand guidelines, style guides or annual reports?
- Do you have easy access to South London
Language:
- German (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in South London
Reference ID: M. Aria
