Junior Graphic Designer

To work with the Graphic Design team on the design and development of the Jigsaw brand and The Shop at Bluebird. Responsible for assisting and maintaining assets and styling across the site to ensure consistency. The role is heavily weighted to digital design, however the ideal candidate would be comfortable designing for print when required.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work as part of the creative team alongside the other graphic designers, assisting on the designs for online and instore to help promote and progress the success of The Jigsaw Group.
• Design and creation of emails
• Design and creation of online editorial features
• Design and creation of affiliate and onsite banners
• Design and creation of POS marketing material
• Crop and artwork images where necessary
• Liaise with other departments within the company to supply and adapt design work for social media and other uses
• Create mobile and multi-device friendly content for all of the above online content
• Responsible for assisting the Graphic Designer with the maintenance and creation of regularly changing on-site graphics and imagery
• Regularly undertake competitor research, making improvement suggestions
• Assisting when required in design for print including look books, adverts, flyers, in-store POS, postcards and invitations
• Maintain brand guidelines across all channels
• Other adhoc duties within in the team

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: 

• An appreciation of commercial drivers within fashion and how the design can affect conversion rates
• Understanding of the limitations and possibilities within the web development, do not need to create code but do need to understand what is used for what.
• Able to work with existing implementations to optimise the look and feel, and user experience.
• The ability to design and create work from concept to fruition.
• Adaptable and with the ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong communication and time-management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a variety of people and personalities.
• Work effectively on your own initiative as well as within a team
• Excellent organisation skills with the ability to plan, organise and prioritise tasks to meet tight deadlines.
• the ability to be able to artwork print projects

ESSENTIAL:

• Design degree or similar
• Previous experience in the industry as a junior graphic designer
• Excellent skills in photoshop, illustrator, indesign
• Exceptional attention to detail and creative thinking.
• A love of fashion and knowledge of trends and designers.
• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Experience working on website designs or print publications.

DESIRABLE:

• To know how to design and artwork responsively for desktop/ tablet / mobile
• To know how to artwork print projects
• To be able to use after effects or similar
• Ux experience

BENEFITS:

• Holidays
• Life Assurance
• Pension
• Fantastic Staff discount schemes – up to 50% (and 70% on 5 items per season)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to Retail Trust benefits and discounts
• Sample sales 
• Core Hours

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications are encouraged from individuals regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships or pregnancy and maternity.