Midweight Graphic Designer London, England
Job description
Job Role: Midweight Graphic Designer
Reporting to: Head of Brand Creative
Location: Head Office, White City Place, West London
Contract type: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
About Us:
ME+EM is one of the UKs fastest-growing modern luxury fashion brands. As a direct-to-consumer business we operate in a truly multi-channel sense with seven London stores, as well as concessions in Harrods and Selfridges, supporting a rapidly expanding global digital business.
We are an entrepreneurial, creative, and passionate group of people. We work hard, are enthusiastic to learn and aren't afraid to take risks. Everyone contributes to our success at all levels, and that's precisely what makes being a member of the team so rewarding.
Our goal is to make ME+EM as diverse and inclusive as we possibly can. We make sure everyone has a voice with annual engagement surveys, employee-led committees, focus groups and quarterly town hall meetings. We pride ourselves on being approachable, supportive, and welcoming and ensure that everyones hard work is rewarded.
About the Role:
As a Midweight Graphic Designer, you will be responsible for driving the graphic identity of the brand alongside the Head of Brand Creative, who this role reports into. This is a new role in a growing team, helping us cement our market position as a modern, luxury brand and drive increased consistency across all touchpoints of the ME + EM experience. Your role will include:
- Developing and bringing to life a seasonal graphic design and image treatment, in accordance with the seasonal look and feel set out by the Head of Brand Creative
- Plotting out our monthly look book pagination and focusing on how to best develop the book as a selling tool as well as a key part of our brand identity.
- Acting as the brand guardian across all print projects, ensuring they are executed to a sustainable but intelligent and premium design level.
- Occasionally assisting the Art Director on research development for campaigns and editorial shoots.
- Building a folio of ongoing competitor evaluation from season to season and supporting the Head of Brand Creative and Fashion Editor on ways in which the brand can lean into trends.
- Create in-store graphic treatments including point-of-sale graphics to ensure how the brand ethos is communicated in retail spaces.
- Take on the responsibility for treatments in packaging, gift cards and other always-on parts of our offering.
- Working closely with the Digital Design Director and their team, who lead on paid social and on-site experience, ensure that there is consistency at all touchpoints.
- Work with the organic social team to drive a premium look and feel on their channels, while also supporting the growth of followers and engagement.
About you:
- With 3-5 years graphic design experience, preferably within the fashion industry, youll be extremely well versed in integrated solutions across print, packaging, digital, point of sale and show an understanding of art direction.
- The right character would be passionate about creating innovative content across all platforms and work strategically with varied team members to deliver inventive, disruptive and performing campaigns and content.
- Youll be happy working in a matrix organisation with multiple stakeholders. Youll be a team player, comfortable with the fast pace that comes from being a part of a growing organisation.
Employee Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays and a day off to celebrate your birthday
- Discretionary annual bonus scheme
- Generous Staff Discount of up to 70% off and Sample Sales
- Generous Friends and Family Discount
- Company Pension Scheme
- Employee Assisted Program (EAP) offering annual health checks, financial wellbeing support and physical and mental wellbeing services
- Length of Service Awards
- Employee referral incentive
- Monthly social and wellbeing events, annual summer and Christmas parties
- Mental Health Awareness and First Aid Training
- Cycle to work scheme
- Volunteer Day
- Tech scheme with Curry's PC world
- Annual Eye Care Voucher for a free eye test and money off glasses frames with Specsavers
- Real Living Wage Employer
- Enhanced maternity and paternity package after 2 years of service
We are an equal opportunities employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status. Minorites, LGBTQ+ candidates and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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