Lead Brand Designer - London, United Kingdom - EVE LOM

Description

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create an elevated customer experience by communicating the DNA of the brand lifestyle in visual merchandising and packaging.
• Partner with the Visual Merchandising and Packaging team to elevate visual presentations across all product categories.
• Concept, create and deliver strong design solutions to support product packaging and in-store Visual Merchandising and Marketing initiatives such as fixture graphics, store signage, gondolas, end caps and display.
• Collaborate with the retailer teams to leverage all visual merchandising opportunities in retail, outlet and wholesale arenas.
• Ensure all visual implementations reflect brand identity in each product category with an understanding of each market.
• Create enticing visual displays in both windows and interiors.
• Communicate impactful storytelling presentations which align with global brand visual merchandising and packaging initiatives.
• Provide high-quality and creative packaging/merchandising designs that are appropriate for the product and are aligned to each brand's strategy and project brief.
• Design for all packaging programs, including new products, line extensions, promotional programs.
• Support the design and development of Global Visual Merchandising and packaging requests.
• Work with outside vendors to create and manage the packaging mockup process in a timely manner.
• Effectively manage multiple tasks at once.
• Work hand-in-hand with print vendors and production partners on execution ensuring all files are perfectly prepped for print.
• Support all project phases from ideation to in-store execution and post-roll-out support.
• Keen eye for detail, strong aesthetic sensibility, and the ability to translate brand identity into visually stunning packaging designs and visual merchandising signage.
• Translate and adapt existing designs to different fixture formats and sizes in both 3D and 2D.
• Ensure brand design standards are upheld across all touch points.
• Organize and prepare files for final artwork release to vendors.
• Understanding of vendor specifications and technical drawings.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of design service experience;
• Outstanding interpersonal, management, communication and organizational skills
• Deadline and detail-oriented
• Proven strong experience in packaging and visual merchandising / in store design
• Team player
• Self-motivated
• Stay up-to-date on industry trends and best practices in visual merchandising to continuously improve the effectiveness of displays
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
• Highly organized and flexible
• Proficient with 3D design, Adobe substance 3D
• Excellent listening, writing and communication skills
• Detail oriented designer who is comfortable with shifting design direction and working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Must have masteries in creative, technical skills, project management, and strong interpersonal and team collaboration skills