Product Designer for Personalised Gift Company

Jonny's Sister Ltd is a personalised gift company that has been trading for over 17 years. As well as their own website, they work with John Lewis, Next, Not on the High Street and Joules to name but a few.

The position of Product Designer requires a minimum of 12 months design experience, preferably within gifting/homeware. A degree or similar in a relevant subject is required. The successful candidate will need to hit the ground running so proven and relevant experience is essential. We will consider a part time position for the right person.

Full details of the position will be discussed at interview but, in brief, it carries the following requirements:

Product Design JD

• To work from a brief or from your own initiative based on trends, gifting occasions and company needs.
• To research the market for comparative products and customer appetite.
• Source products.
• Create digital and physical mock-ups and templates for approval.
• Test new designs to ensure they are feasible for production and fit within time and financial constraints.
• Redesign products/personalisations for different retailers.
• Design bespoke products for corporate clients.
• Prepare products for photography, help with the organisation of props and location.
• Work with photographer on product styling
• Edit images post photography, including adding personalisation
• Introduce new products and designs to the production studio and demonstrate new production methods if needed.
• Support the studio team in production during busy periods
• Design branded packing materials.

Skills needed

• Adobe Creative Suite - Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom
• Digital design
• Visualisation (product mocks up, putting text and illustrations onto a pre-existing images)
• Photo editing
• Illustration/ drawing
• Layout design/ ability to design with typefaces and colour
• Digitize files for embroidery (preferable but not essential)

Traits

• Creative & visionary
• Able to multitask
• Work independently
• Extremely organised
• Great time management/working to tight deadlines
• Problem-solving
• Innovative
• Eye for detail
• Communication skills (speaking with manufacturers, clients etc)
• Adapt quickly - quick learner
• Able to work in a fast paced environment

Design-led traits:

• Ability to interpret a brief
• Knowledge of trends and how to interpret within design
• Knowledge of creative manufacture (eg embroidery, printing, etc)
• Keen enthusiasm for craft and design.

Personal traits

• A sense of fun and a good sense of humour
• A 'can do' attitude
• Infectious enthusiasm
• Positive attitude
• Team player

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Freelance, Graduate
Part-time hours: 24 per week

Salary: From £24,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
We adhere to strict Covid social distancing practise within the workplace. We swab surfaces and other frequently touched areas on a 2 hourly basis and no visitor is allowed into the building unless wearing a mask

Application question(s):

• Why do you feel you are the best person for this position?

Which area of this job do you feel you would need most support?
What is your greatest strength?

Experience:

• product design within homeware or similar: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person