Creative Graphic Designer

Job description

WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS JOB

We believe that what a brand does is more important than what it says—we want you to help brands do amazing, unprecedented, wild things, creating experiences that people never forget.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE DOING IT AT Red Ox Fashion

Because the idea that a brand’s action is more important than its rhetoric is the key to our entire approach. It is all about the experience and we can—hands down, bar-none—create that better than anyone else. That’s not jargon or ego—it’s truth. Experience creates the connections that lead to loyalty, advocacy and sales. So we imagine and create those things here, in what we call the total brand experience. And how we do it is with genius, dedication, strategic thinking and working together as collective groups. Before you get any ideas, it’s important you know we’re serious about taking care of each other here. So think on that. We work too closely not to have fun together. We work too smart not to make the world better. And we work too well not to continually push for more. Think on all that, too.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR

Creative thinker with an emphasis on visual expression. Superior comping skills. Able to create layouts and compositions based on existing design parameters. Not client facing. Works under limited direction of ACD or higher. Expected to generate over-arching creative ideas, as well as to round out campaigns originated by other teams. Begins to participate in shoots, edits and builds.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL DO (RESPONSIBILITIES)

Brainstorm creative graphic sketches, designs, and copy layouts for a variety of applications

Determines size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, select styles and size of type, and arranges layout based upon available space, knowledge of layout principles, and aesthetic design concepts

Maintain brand guidelines and ensure assets hold brand consistency

Partner with Digital Marketing to leverage performance data and learnings to iterate optimizations to campaigns

Utilize performance data to iterate creative designs for marketing and social campaigns

Other duties relating to graphics or marketing may be assigned

Illustrates a passion for traditional design principles, with ability and interest to challenge the status quo

Translates high-level concepts into brand-appropriate design directions

Creates in-situation mock-ups with applied graphics

Delivers polished mood boards to communicate design

An understanding and interest in how to design newsletters and marketing materials including but not limited to, email, affiliate, paid social, media, and homepage site banners etc.

Speaks to design intent and visual story-telling across multi-functional teams

Maintains consistent creative quality while applying brand guidelines

Manages multiple projects with fast deadlines; thriving in a dynamic environment

Stays abreast of the competitive design landscape to better understand brand objectives, target audience and industry trends to share back with the larger team

Presents work internally

HERE’S WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR (QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS)

Bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field.

3-4 years experience preferred

Strong portfolio demonstrating your passion for design

Digital experience/interest a plus

Strong skill in layouts, typography, line composition, colour, photography, animation, visualization, and graphic design fundamentals

Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite

Natural communicator with strong visual and verbal presentation skills

Understanding of production process, designing large scale graphics to files for the web, file types, specs, dimensions, colour profiles etc

Hustler at heart who can adapt to rapidly changing priorities in an energetic environment

Collaborative spirit and drive to take ownership of the work

BENEFITS

Competitive Salary

Employee Discount

Pension Contribution Scheme

Friendly and positive family/team

On-site Free Parking

28 days paid holiday

Comfortable and cosy office

Casual Dress

Wellbeing support

The chance to be part of a rapidly growing company with career progression and the next success story

Along with your application, please submit your portfolio of work. Applicants who don't submit this will not be considered.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Manchester, SK4 5BH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Experience:

• Graphic design: 5 years (preferred)
• Fashion & Apparel: 3 years (preferred)
• Video editing: 5 years (preferred)