Senior Graphic Designer (12 month Maternity Cover) - Devon

About us:

At Nkuku (Nuh–ku–ku), we create beautifully handmade home and lifestyle products. We work with artisans throughout the world, combining timeless design with traditional skills and natural materials. Our brand is underpinned by 3 core values: Ethical, Eco-Friendly and Handmade, and these values are integral to all that we say and do.

The sense of “family” is an important element that runs throughout the company. The culture is friendly and informal but professional and focussed. The emphasis is on team and working together for the good of the company. We support and respect each other and work together with a common goal.

About you:

We are looking for someone with experience as a senior designer or potentially a strong designer looking for the next step up into a Senior Designer role. You will have a solid knowledge of design for a variety of requirements across print and digital, as well as excellent organisational skills.

We’re an ethical and inclusive employer so want you to feel free to be yourself, also possessing the ability to bring our core values alive in everything you do.

About this role:

Reporting to our Head of Design this 12-month fixed-term role is focussed on business as usual and Tier 1 campaigns. You will be able to create fresh approaches to key campaigns as well as output quality BAU materials across print and digital. One of our current aims is to increase the quality of our digital and social ads, so a knowledge of motion graphics is important.

At times you will be required to support with project management and the multiple streams of work coming through the internal content agency, so being highly organised and good under pressure is a must.

About your key responsibilities:

• Supporting Head of Design in creation and rollout of:Tier 1 Campaign creative direction and assets

Seasonal templates/creative direction
Seasonal design asset libraries

• Digital design leadEmail

Digital / social ads – motion graphics/video/gif and static ads.
Web UX/CX

• Print design leadPOS

Packaging
Direct Mail
Brochures
Print production management – paper stock and working with print house

About your skills and knowledge:

• At least 3 years’ experience of working in a similar role where you have formed a solid foundation within:

Graphic Design

Digital Design

Motion graphics

Print production management

Creative Campaign design

Project management

Have a real eye for detail

• Excellent organisational and time management skills including the ability to prioritise and multi-task and handle time-sensitive deadlines in a complex, fast-paced, with multiple streams of output.
• Ability to support with project management of workloads coming through the internal content agency.
• Able to think logically and creatively to put your ideas together practically
• Excellent presentation skills, written and verbal with the ability to create and manage communication content for multiple audiences
• Confidence with tech and an excellent understanding of Adobe CC as well as Microsoft Office
• Proactive self-starter who can manage a complex workload.
• A creative proactive problem solver
• Builds effective and open relationships with all members of the Nkuku team
• Ability to work collaboratively, leveraging cross functional buy-in to getting goals achieved.
• Ability to work as part of a team, under pressure, all with a can-do attitude
• Ability to embrace a more relaxed environment, without relaxing the standards.
• Whilst this is a hybrid role, you will need the ability to work at least 2 days a week from our offices in Totnes

About your Benefits:

• A competitive salary and incentives
• 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays
• Statutory Pension
• BUPA healthcare Plan and Employee Assistance Program
• Life cover Insurance
• Company Cycle to work scheme
• Great team discounts on Nkuku products and within the Café
• Paid Charity Volunteering Days
• Charitable Giving Program
• Benefits Hub – a discount marketplace for many well-known High Street Brands
• Reciprocal Discounts with other likeminded companies
• Fitness Classes
• We’re a growing business that encourages our people to grow with us.
• To be around like-minded people who want to offer great service within a relaxed, friendly and ethically conscious environment.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free fitness classes
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid volunteer time
• Private medical insurance
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location

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