Creative Artworker

Home Bargains; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A retail company in Liverpool is seeking a Designer to join their Graphics team. The role involves crafting on-trend designs and artwork while ensuring compliance with guidelines. Candidates should have a degree in design, experience with Adobe Suite, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams. This position offers an opportunity to influence product aesthetics and requires strong creative and problem-solving skills. Competitive employee benefits are included.

Benefits

28 days annual leave increasing to 33 days after 5 years

Company pension scheme

10% store discount

Employee Assistance Programme

Health cash plans and cancer cover

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in design.
• Experience in retail product design team.
• Strong creative skills and customer-focus.

Responsibilities

• Handle a range of design requests ensuring timely delivery.
• Develop sample artwork and prototypes for products.
• Collaborate with suppliers and buyers to resolve design issues.
• Oversee transition of designs into production.
• Conduct market research for style guides.

Skills

Creative skills

Problem-solving skills

Customer-focused

Organisational skills

Ability to manage stakeholders

Education

Degree in design or equivalent experience

Tools

Adobe Suite

Job description

Based at our Liverpool Head Office

Employee benefits

• Full-time employees receive 28 days of annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays), increasing to 33 days after 5 years of service. Annual leave is pro-rated for part-time or alternative working arrangements.
• Contributable company pension scheme
• 10% store discount at all our retail stores

MyHB colleague benefits platform with access to:

• Discounts UK wide on retail, leisure, hospitality venues
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line
• Low-cost voluntary insured health cash plans and cancer cover

Job Introduction

We are looking for a Designer to join our Graphics team based at our Liverpool Head Office. In this role, you will develop designs and/or artwork for a specific category, ensuring they are on trend, visually appealing to our customers, and compliant with regulatory, licensing, and branding guidelines.

Job Overview

• Handle a range of design requests for the category and ensure all design and artwork is delivered on time to suppliers, signed off, and compliant with correct design and product standards (critical path).
• Develop sample artwork and prototypes for products and/or product packaging ready for review and sign-off.
• Develop and finalise artwork ready for production based on style guides, regulatory, and branding guidelines.
• Collaborate with product approval specialists, suppliers, and buyers to resolve design and packaging issues.
• Oversee the transition of final designs and/or artwork into production with our suppliers.
• Regularly review individual performance objectives and KPIs with your line manager and act on development areas.
• Conduct market research through competitive shopping, store visits, trade show attendance, and consumer trend analysis to develop style guides and support category planning.
• Stay updated on changes in product and packaging regulations to ensure compliance.
• Recommend and support process improvements across the Graphics function.
• Coach and support Junior Designers within the team and across the Graphics function.
• Work closely with the Design team for the category, category buying team, Product Approval Specialists, the wider Safety & Compliance team, and third-party suppliers.
• Degree in design or equivalent experience.
• Experience of using Adobe Suite.
• Experience of working in a retail product design team
• Demonstrated creative skills.
• Customer-focused and commercially astute.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage stakeholders and work with cross-functional teams.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.