Graphic Designer London, England
Job description
JOB TITLE: Graphic Designer
DETAILS: Fixed Term Contract (Up to 6 months)
LOCATION: London
REPORTS TO: Head of Creative
Dr. Barbara Sturm, one of the most sought-after aesthetic doctors in the world, drew on two decades of anti-inflammatory research and practice to create her high performance, ingredient science-focused skincare regimens. Her unique products have achieved cult status with skincare devotees worldwide, and her philosophy of healing the skin has challenged both aggressive approaches and the conventional wisdom.
Dr. Sturm has built more than a brand—she has built a lifestyle based on bettering oneself through education and self-care, focusing on your own beliefs and ambition and taking every challenge as an opportunity. Our community and customers are at the core of everything we do and their voices, opinions, and ideas inform each decision we make. Join us and become part of #TeamSturm.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Dr. Barbara Sturm is looking for an in-house Graphic Designer on a Fixed Term Contract for 6 months. Working alongside the creative team as part of the Graphics Department to execute high-quality assets across a variety of projects such as digital banners, gifs, infographics, social media, icon creation, small and large-scale print projects and more - for the Dr. Barbara Sturm brand and global wholesale accounts.
The successful candidate will be a go-getter, interested in the luxury beauty and wellness industry and have confident experience using the Adobe suite – in particular Adobe Photoshop and InDesign. Experience in retouching and photo editing is a plus. The ideal candidate will also be media savvy and up to date on all the latest design trends, techniques, and tools in the digital world.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A GRAPHIC DESIGNER
- Assist and work alongside the Graphic Design Lead on all projects.
- Create engaging and innovative on-brand artwork across digital and print.
- Create infographics and imagery designed to inform, educate and inspire
- customers to purchase.
- Create in-store graphic treatments including point-of-sale and VM collateral.
- Work across team on design briefs for Social Media posts, Digital Ads, Emails, Presentations and more.
- Designing in-house collateral – business cards, press releases, bounceback cards.
- Supporting the Digital Designers when needed to create and design online collateral for email, website affiliates and display.
- Working alongside creative copy to strengthen our brands’ social strategy by creating engaging assets.
- Work with the organic and paid social team to drive a premium look and feel on their channels, while also supporting the growth of followers and engagement.
- Act as the brand guardian across all projects, ensuring they are executed to a premium design level and meet project deliverables and deadlines.
- Actively participate in campaign brainstorms and execution
- Ability to generate ideas, actively seek, and design new creations that are both on trend and captivating.
- Excellent understanding of layout and typography, with strong attention to detail and the ability to work closely within brand guidelines.
YOUR AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE
- 2-4 year’s experience as an in-house digital/graphic designer or within a design agency - ideally with a luxury background
- Excellent skills in Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
- Confident in Adobe Illustrator.
- Luxury fashion or beauty e-commerce experience a huge plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in visual communication, graphic design, or equivalent experience
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organised and detail-oriented
- Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines.
- Experienced in art-working print-ready files from small scale to large OOH
- Must have strong attention to detail, typography, composition and layout skills
- Strong understanding of digital design and conversion metrics.
- Experience working to templated creative and interpreting briefs to best practice outcomes
- Ability to concept, develop and create a wide variety of creative assets.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment, individually and also a positive team player.
- Ability to manage multiple design projects of varying complexities from beginning to execution.
- Organised and structured in their work and makes sure all work is accessible to the team
Candidates invited to interview will need to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.
Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. Dr. Barbara Sturm is an Equal Opportunities Employer. The company is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin colour, marital status, genetic information or parental status. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.
