Date Posted: Tuesday 15th February 2022
Date Expires: Tuesday 15th March 2022
Our Bamford family is growing, and we are looking for a talented and passionate Creative Designer to join our team in South Kensington.
Full time contract, based on 40 hours per week, £35,000 per annum plus benefits.
Working across fashion, bath & body, spa, homeware and accessories ranges, you’ll support events, workshops, wellness education programmes and content illustrating.
You would be responsible for bringing the story and our brand values to life for customers across our two London stores, the Farm store and Spa in Gloucestershire and wholesale accounts.
Working with the head of Visual Merchandiser, Marketing team and reporting to the Creative Director you will be asked to turn your hand to everything Bamford requires; from packaging to brochures, signage, photography direction, our seasonal journal, eBooks and digital graphics.
Main Responsibilities
- Following creative direction, develop emotionally engaging, consistent visual storytelling throughout our customer’s journey, from the moment they first hear or see our brand and products.
- Create covetable designs which represent the Bamford brand values.
- Good technical and problem-solving abilities regarding print specifications and packaging construction.
- Ability to ensure accurate artwork is produced. Experience with print proofs and creating artwork is essential.
- Design and coordinate the seasonal install of signage and messaging with internal and external teams. We have several seasonal changes a year.
- Assess the photography requirements for new projects, coordinate the shoots for print and digital imagery, ensure timely delivery and brand consistency.
- Creating bespoke content for Social; photography, animations, illustrations,
- Excellent spelling and grammar required.
- You will be expected to travel to the farm shop in the Cotswolds a few times a month.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years’ experience as a Designer.
- Professional design experience, including fashion or lifestyle retail.
- Experience in storytelling for customers in a retail or public space.
- Able to lead packaging designs from concept through to artwork.
- Experience in managing a budget, or with sourcing and managing costs.
- Excellent skills in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator & amp; Photoshop.
- Excellent organisational skills: able to prioritise a large workload according to ever changing business needs.
- A passion for design and a creative flair
We Offer
- Up to 28 days holiday (incl. bank holiday)
- 50% staff lunch discount (at local Daylesford store)
- 30% Bamford & Daylesford discount
- 60% off Bamford skincare products
- A complimentary treatment every year
- 2 complimentary in studio classes every week
- Complimentary online classes
- Long Service Awards
- Quarterly Employee Awards
- Refer a friend scheme
- Stakeholder pension scheme
- Subsidised private medical insurance
About the Company
Bamford is a way of life. Bamford was founded on the belief that we need to be mindful of our connection to the earth – to live consciously, respect nature’s resources and the land that provides for us. Everything that we do, make and craft connects us to nature and our surroundings. We source the finest natural fibres and materials for our clothing and homeware collections and turn to the power of natural active botanicals to create our skincare and body ranges.
If you would like to be part of our truly unique business – we would love to hear from you. Please send us your CV, cover letter and portfolio (PDF or weblink).
We aim to attract, recruit and develop people from a wide range of backgrounds, with different perspectives, ideas and experiences. We seek to create a productive environment, representative of different cultures and groups, where everyone has an equal chance to succeed. If you feel you need any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to apply for a vacancy at Daylesford, please contact the Recruitment Team by visiting our website.
As part of our recruitment process, we will use and store your personal data securely for up to 6 months from the date of application. If you would like to update or remove your CV or other personal details from our records, please go to our careers page for contact details
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