Graphic Designer

Interior Goods Direct is a leading online retailer and has been trading exclusively online since 2003.

Specialising in soft furnishings, we take a considerable amount of pride in the items we sell, as not only are they despatched from our warehouse, but they are also made in-house by our skilled production teams. By producing our products in-house, we are able to provide a swift, tailored service to each and every one of our customers.

We pride ourselves on providing our customers with an enormous choice of products, without compromising on the quality of our items. As part of the company’s continued growth, an opportunity has arisen for someone to join our graphic department as a 3D Designer/ Artist.

**The Role**

An exciting opportunity for a truly creative Graphic/Digital Designer to join our small and friendly in-house team, to work across the group of brands with passion and attention to detail to drive and deliver exceptional quality creative and engaging assets for our channels.

The role is responsible for working across our 11 brands, requiring multiple projects simultaneously, with a key focus on supporting Brand Comms and Marketing creative functions on various briefs.

Working alongside the Head of Brand & Creative and Graphic team, you will be producing visuals across web, social, digital and printed materials. We are looking for a creative individual who can harness each visual and graphic tone and constantly look for new ways to develop graphics and visual communications whilst adhering to project briefs.

We require someone who understands brands, loves print and colour, is aware of the impact of font selections and arrangement, can deliver key messages within a design, creates engaging layout/composition, and has an innovative eye for design and digital trends.

**Responsibilities and Duties**

Aside from being an excellent creative designer, we are looking for a great communicator who will work effectively as 'part of the Company team,' communicating positively at all levels both internally and externally. You'll be an enthusiastic individual wanting to expand their knowledge of designing digital and print assets and help the creative team improve customer experience/journey, product photography and videography.

**Your Responsibilities will include**:

- Reporting to the Head of Brand & Creative, you will also work closely with the broader Design and Marketing team to ensure all creative work produced is consistent across all channels and platforms.
- Work from verbal and written briefs.
- Drive design consistency across all platforms design elements fit within a similar aesthetic and sense, checking new ideas against existing creative.
- Work seamlessly across the Web & Marketing team and wider business to create campaigns and assets for commercial use in line with the brief and brand guidelines for our internal and external digital channels/platforms, including banners, leaflets, booklets, catalogues, magazine ads, animation, motion graphics and infographics
- Creating print-ready artwork files and managing the proofing of files with print suppliers. (IF required, negotiate with external suppliers to ensure print media is delivered within project timelines and budget)
- If required, develop branding assets and corporate document templates, e.g. logos, stationery business cards, document formatting templates, press release formatting etc.
- Consulting the creative with the Head of Brand & Creative throughout the process to maintain the brand's visual look and standard**s**:

- Highly enthusiastic, approachable and motivated to achieve targets & deadlines across multiple assignments, with a positive "can-do" approach and strong attention to detail

**Qualifications and Skills/ Key skills/proficiencies**
- A genuine interest in our brand and what we stand for
- Bachelor's degree in graphic design, visual arts, or related field
- 3 years+ experience in a Graphic/Digital Designer role, preferably in a related industry.
- Experience working on retail-focused projects.
- Strong capability with Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Adobe XD, and Aftereffect.
- Use of 3D design software would be great but not essential (Cinema 4D, 3DS Max, V-Ray, Corona, Unreal Engine)
- Strong working knowledge of word processing (Microsoft Office), Excel and presentation software Microsoft PowerPoint
- A fast learner with a passion for developing knowledge and open to giving and receiving constructive criticisM/Feedback and making changes as required.
- Delivering the finalised artwork in line with the brief and the agreed timeline

**Desirable Skills**
- Demonstrated ability to develop innovative and practical designs with immaculate attention to detail. (Illustration, technical drawings, photo retouching, film editing, motion design knowledge)
- Strong typography skills to be able to use our brand fonts to create engaging layouts and designs.
- A strong eye for a good layout,