Creative Assistant

1 week ago


Hull, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom MYGroup Full time
My Refactory, part of MYgroup is making substantial waves in the fight against waste and driving up sustainability.

Although a relatively new company, our parent company has over 30 years of experience in the environmental and industrial waste sector.

My Refactory is now driving the side of the business where sustainability and rework, reuse of waste streams is at the forefront.

We are looking to hire a Creative Assistant who will support the creative team by actively upcycling "waste" items into new products for retail.

The creative assistant is expected to be versatile.

In the first instance, embracing all elements of the creative process from initial design stages, research and development, sampling, product refinement and final production.

They will work closely with other members of the Refactory creative team for support and collaboration, namely pre-production staff, the têxtiles team, and in house joiners.

On occasion they will also be expected to engage and support in projects that requires them to work alongside the sales and marketing team, site staff and external agencies.


This is an all-encompassing role which requires a can do attitude and a passion for minimising waste, alongside problem solving.

Roles & Responsibilities include but are not limited to;

  • Assist the creative team to successfully upcycle an array of "waste" items into new products
  • Work confidently both independently and as part of a team
  • Create products prioritising recyclability, durability/longevity, and practicality. Constantly questioning methods to improve finished products
  • Problem solving with a wide variety of materials. Championing the ethos that we work for the material, the material does not work for us
  • Use creative and explorative techniques to create sample pieces
  • Consider capsule collections of items as well as one off pieces
  • Consider the scalability of items in the design process
  • Design with target audience and affordability in mind
  • Adapt designs and general practices to meet the requirements of materials available to utilise
  • Reducing waste during both design and sampling stages, while questioning if more sustainable options are available
  • Effectively take on feedback to improve on designs and products
  • Use initiative as much as possible to come up with innovative and sustainable design concepts. Such as home interiors, fashion accessories, retail store VM and bespoke customer request's
  • Work with sales team to effectively communicate desirable and undesirable materials to target
  • Store designs and production guides in an orderly fashion for others to easily access
  • Run multiple projects simultaneously, managing own time effectively to meet set deadlines
  • Regularly communicate with the Textiles Manager to deliver projects in a timely manner, highlighting any potential issues that may impact on production and meeting deadlines
Full time and part time hours available

Wage dependent on experience

Company Pension

30 Days Annual Holiday Entitlement

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary:
£10.50-£11.50 per hour

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Onsite parking

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Hull: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
In person
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