Graphic Designer - Leek, United Kingdom - Encore Recruitment

Encore Recruitment

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Leek, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Graphic Designer

Leek

This is a unique opportunity to join a thriving company, offering excellent potential to drive your career forwards.

My client is the UK's market leading supplier of adult and children's nightwear, supplying mainly character merchandise to major High Street retailers and on-line companies in the UK.

A vacancy has arisen for a customer facing Graphic Designer at the adult office in Leek.

You will be:

See concept designs through to production, working closely with buyers and factories to ensure the brief is met.
Work closely with technologists and merchandisers, to ensure products fit and find solutions to any problems in production.
Researching trends, and creating mood boards for new projects and seasons ahead.
Collaborate with other creatives in the Design team to ensure a common vision and consistent branding across the business.
Attending customer meetings and prepare for presentations.
Design to a brief and amend as buyer's requests.
Creating exclusive designs, with awareness of cost and factory restrictions.
Prepare design packs, including technical drawing and size specs.
Manage day to day work load, working closely with buyers and factories to ensure deadlines are met for samples and designs.
Check samples off from the factories, ensuring they fit the design pack sent.
Develop new products with the factories from research, requesting new fabrics and embellishments.
Ensure high service levels are provided and newness in design is given.

You will have:

Minimum 12 years design experience using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop packages.
The ability to work as part of a busy team.
The ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
Thorough understanding of the current market and research of retailers to ensure handwriting is in line.
Experience within the field of nightwear ideal though not essential.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Benefits: