Graphic Designer

Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry.

Overview:

The role will be integral in working with the Corporate Image Department team to drive all brand design output to the next level. The role will be integral in supporting the Art Directors and Creative Image Director in developing and delivering creative projects across the brand.

Your Mission:

The Graphic Designer will be responsible for developing and delivering designs and artwork across all asset output by the brand- this will span across all product categories and communications materials. Some specific day-to-day responsibilities will include the below:

· Research and Art Direction support

· Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and concepts and developing interactive design

· Using innovation to redefine a design brief within time and cost constraints

· Presenting finalised ideas and concepts to the Visual Director, Art Director or Marketing team

· Working with a range of media, and keeping up to date with emerging technologies

· Creative design work for project briefs and managing Art working process

· Image and trend research: creative referencing, sourcing creative partners the department can collaborate with external teams such as photographers, models, stylists, set designers, illustrators, editors etc

· Campaign support (under direction of Visual Director & Art Director)

· Pre-production: development of preproduction documents

· Post-production: retouching notes, management of the final delivery of imagery, layout development, cropping and setting up advertising guidelines, digital and outdoor format artwork

· Works with project managers and team members to provide professional recommendations for concept, art direction (as requested/ required), production, print buying, and monitors quality control

· Operates CC to prep files for artwork and oversee press

· Creates and develops media using digital art and photographic techniques

· Responsible for supporting the creative team on a day-to-day basis

Your Talent:

· Confident using Cretive Cloud Apps, Adobe Suite (including InDesign & Photoshop)

· Previous experience in digital and print design

· Knowledge in motion design/editing preferable but not essential

· Previous experience in fashion/ lifestyle brand design environment would be beneficial

· Team player with strong communication skills

· Solutions driven with the ability to take initiative

· Enthusiastic and energetic

· Excellent eye for detail

· Creative thinker with ability to push ideas

· Ability to work across multiple projects with various deadlines

· Pro-active, motivated and open minded

· Strong understanding of campaign development and executions

Reward:

Our philosophy is to go beyond monetary return and consider ourselves responsible for your wellbeing, your family, your health, your time and the community.

• Up to 50% discount on Stella McCartney products

• Matched pension contribution up to 6%

• Extensive private medical and critical illness insurance, as well as life assurance

• Annual Health Screening

• 25 days annual leave (not including Bank Holidays) + 1 day of Birthday leave

• Flexible working/core hours

• Enhanced Maternity/paternity packages

• Matched Give as You Earn charity scheme

• Discounted gym and fitness memberships (Classpass) 

• Health cash plan

• Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support Services

• Employee referral bonus

• Optional/ Paid Benefits: Season ticket loan, cycle to work and tech schemes, travel and dental insurance and much more.

We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview.

At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.