Senior Packaging Designer

THE OPPORTUNITY

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Creative team as Senior Packaging Designer, championing the Joma Jewellery brand. You will be driving the brand forward, increasing our positioning in the market as an affordable luxury brand. You will be actively progressing projects from conceptual stages all the way through to design delivery.

You will work directly with the Creative Director and Lead Designers to deliver new products on time and to budget. You will be responsible for leading packaging development including; communicating with suppliers, creative development and brand styling, whilst keeping the target audience in mind. You will be managing projects from start to finish with the wonderful opportunity to oversee and grow product personalisation.

This is a hybrid role, meaning you will be able to work from home and be based on our Head Office in Banbury, Oxfordshire 1-2 days a week on average, but may flex up or down dependent on business needs.

BEHIND THE BRANDS

We’re a family-run, entrepreneurial company with an exciting pace of life and a bright and friendly team. We are passionate about creating stunning products with a personal touch and innovating our business behind the scenes. We value creativity, collaboration and integrity.

HOW YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE
- Leading by example for the team, sharing extensive knowledge of product, processes and competitors to further design practise; in addition to ensuring consistency when delivering a cohesive on-brand collection
- Providing a comprehensive understanding of the brand’s packaging development strategy and targets with the ability to direct junior members of the team to meet these goals
- Presenting concepts/ideas to the Creative Director and Lead Designer, providing updates at key points throughout the design process
- Managing critical paths and taking on other projects or responsibilities as required to meet deadlines
- Collaborating with other designers to manage any packaging concepts needed for the Joma Jewellery brand, alongside participating in group projects to meet tight deadlines
- Communicating clearly to design team managers and lead designers with progress of development, whilst monitoring targets to ensure the whole team are on track with quantities, targets and on budget
- Developing packaging and POS for our target market, designing freehand and using all adobe programs to create final artwork
- Being involved in all stages of the product and packaging development lifecycle, from research to identifying customer needs, concept curation and testing
- Designing to brief using anticipation of trends and understanding of brand heritage, whilst offering a good understanding of the customer and their lifestyle to ensure we are offering products for all their needs
- Having responsibility for specification sheet sign off on all designs, mentoring and coaching designers to deliver accurate specification sheets and samples
- Providing technical specifications and liaising with suppliers and factories
- Taking ownership of samples and modifying ideas based on design development

THE TALENT YOU'LL BRING
- A strong portfolio showcasing a proven ability deliver designs from a creative concept to finished samples within a relatable industry
- Strong visual communication, utilising your excellent AI and Photoshop proficiency and hand drawing skills
- Ability to demonstrate an exceptional level of accuracy in both written correspondence and numeracy
- Ability to demonstrate excellent organisational skills in order to manage information flows and ensure that designs are delivered on schedule
- A high degree of confidentiality and integrity is essential
- Able to work pro-actively independently as well as with others
- Advanced knowledge of Excel, Word and Creative suite knowledge such as; Photoshop, AI and ID
- Experience of working in a fast-paced retail environment
- Problem solver and ability to think on your feet, being resourceful and taking responsibility for projects
- A positive, can-do attitude and excellent collaboration skills
- Proven experience working independently under general instructions on a large variety of exciting projects
- A design qualification and/or experience within a similar position, preferably within fashion, jewellery and lifestyle industry.

PERFECTLY PACKAGED
- A salary of £30,000 - £37,000
- 25 days holiday rising to 27 with length of service, plus bank holiday
- A broad benefits package including our staff favourite - a very generous staff discount across both our brands. See all of our benefits on our careers portal
- Opportunities to make an impact as well as learn and develop further
- An innovative and friendly workplace with a team we’re proud to be part of. Find out more about us and our culture on our careers portal

Joma Jewellery was founded in 2008 by Katie and Geoff Loxton, since then we have gone from strength to strength, launching Katie Loxton in 2015 and growing our bus