Graphic Designer Henley on Thames, England
Job description
JOB SPECIFICATION
Position: Graphic Designer
Company: Bremont Watch Company
Location: Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, UK
Report: Head of Content
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Bremont is a leading luxury British watch company producing beautifully engineered mechanical watches at their state-of-the-art Manufacturing and Technology Center
“The Wing” in Henley on Thames, England
Founded 2002, when Nick and Giles English, Co-Founders, embarked on a journey to make beautifully crafted pilot’s watches of exceptional quality. Driven by the desire to play their part in reviving the British watch industry and build a globally recognized luxury brand.
Bremont is global business operating its own boutiques and a wholesale network across the world with its own manufacturing center based in the UK. As we grow the business, we look to invest in the right talent to enable us to achieve our goals.
CONTEXT AND PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Bremont is looking for a talented Graphic Designer with creative flair to join us at our head office in Henley-On-Thames. The successful candidate will play an integral role in the delivery of designs within the Content and Marketing team and will be responsible for supporting the design for multiple campaigns, events and experience projects across the full spectrum of digital and print channels, working closely with the team to understand the direction and ensure the delivery of pixel perfect, user- friendly design.
The candidate should be an ambitious designer with a desire to constantly improve brand expression through better design; with an understanding of digital and print artwork best practices. The candidate must have a passion for wanting to share and pitch new ideas, work across a broad variety of creative, marketing and branded collateral, love collaboration with internal teams and be accountable for the quality and standard for the work they output.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Conceptualising and delivering designs including but not limited to website and digital banners, social media assets, brochures, newsletters, event invitations,
Interior and exterior Boutique displays, wholesale POS materials and print publication adverts.
- Receive briefs from internal team members and transform these into finished print and digital artworks.
- Preparing print-ready, multi-language pack artwork including separations for cutter guides, spot colours and special finishes.
- Conducting research and conceptualising potential design executions, taking projects from brief through to final assets.
- Taking existing print and digital designs and resizing/reformatting for the required marketing channels.
- Assist in the design and build of brand emails.
- Staying on track with emerging design trends and culture and engaging with the wider digital creative community.
- Ensure all design work across digital and print is executed with creative flair, at pace, and to the required brand standards and guidelines.
- Working with the E-Commerce Manager and Senior Digital Designer to assist in the delivery of artwork and image formats required to improve the Bremont online experience.
- Liaising with print suppliers in the UK and abroad.
- Demonstrate the highest design standards for all channels and touchpoints and motivate others to display the same. Have a good understanding of digital technology including the back-end systems and functionality.
- Constantly maintain awareness of new trends in design, on and off-line, and how these can be appropriately applied to the brand.
- Manage multiple briefs and communicate progress accurately to internal stakeholders and project managers.
- Articulating and presenting creative ideas/treatments to the team.
KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- A Design related qualification and 3+ years of relevant commercial design experience in-house or agency side.
- A strong portfolio that demonstrates your eye for detail and digital/print design skills.
- Experience in luxury/premium design desired but not essential.
- Essential knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign
& Acrobat) and knowledge of Website CMS systems (ie Shopify) and Email
Builders (ie Braze, Hubspot, CampaignMonitor)
- Understanding of responsive design for multiple platforms.
COMPETENCIES AND LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS
The ideal candidate will possess most, if not all, of the following competencies:
- A self-starter, able to work at a fast pace and adapt to an ever-changing retail environment
- A willingness to learn and grow their design skillset
- Impeccable time management, process driven and able to manage multiple projects at once and communicate clearly on progress and delivery
- Have a passion for innovation and trying new ideas to improve sales opportunities
- Understand and show passion for the Bremont brand and luxury sector as a whole
- A positive and upbeat team player who can focus on the customer experience
- Has an analytical, problem-solving attitude
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Henley on Thames: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- What are your salary expectations?
- Please provide portfolio as part of the application process
Experience:
- Graphic design: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
