Senior Creative Artworker

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:
Müller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain’s private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.

Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.

Müller has been a loved brand in the UK for over 30 years. It’s a household name - and it continues to grow as we invest to make and market an ever-great range of fantastic dairy products. We are currently the 8th most chosen FMCG brand, picked from supermarket shelves over 208 million times each year

We have an exciting opportunity; we are looking to welcome an experienced **Senior Creative Artworker **to our Marketing Team based at Market Drayton, Shropshire. Y**ou will be required in the office at least 3 days per week.**

**Your challenge for the Senior Creative Artworker: -**
- Prepare and finalise artwork for production, ensuring all files meet the required specification.
- Edit and retouch images and ensure consistency in visual style and branding, produce product renders.
- Work on layout designs for digital, print and marketing materials.
- Support Junior Artworker on projects.
- Manage and maintain digital assets ensuring good file management and accurate storage
- Work closely with Brand, Creative and Marketing teams.
- Revise designs based on feedback from Creative and Marketing teams, take creative designs and produce print / digital ready artwork.
- Stay ahead on industry tools, software and technologies ensuring fresh ideas are brought to the team
- Identify and resolve any discrepancies / issues in artwork, good eye for detail.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines and maintaining high standards of quality.
- Reviewing and proofreading artwork for errors, ensuring that all elements meet brand guidelines.
- Be the gatekeeper for all brands and ensure quality / standards / guidelines are met.
- Work closely with our In-house Print department, maintaining relations and building optimisations.
- Support and maintain inhouse asset archiving.
- Stay relevant within creative and industry trends.

**Key skills & experience for the Senior Creative Artworker: -**
- A Degree or Diploma in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or related field
- 3-5 year’s experience in Artwork for Packaging/ Point of Sale Design (POS) & Print
- Agency or In-house experience
- Design/Artwork experience within FMCG
- Strong knowledge in Adobe Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop).
- Good understanding of design principles, typography, colour science knowledge
- Excellent knowledge of print with strong attention to detail
- A basic understanding of packaging technologies and materials
- Understand design consistency and Brand Guidelines
- Ability to work on multiple projects and meet tight deadlines
- Basic knowledge of web design and digital platforms is a plus
- Experience managing teams
- Showcase a good portfolio of creative artwork and print
- Ability to collaborate - working with designers and marketing teams

Müller pride ourselves on offering support to help develop your knowledge and skills. In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer our employees numerous benefits as part of your employment, including:
Competitive Salary / Bonus scheme / Life Assurance / Contributory pension plan / Employee Assistance Programme - an easy-to-use app which offers guidance and care for your physical and mental health. It puts a range of health and wellbeing services at the fingertips of Müller employees / Generous annual leave increasing with service / Flexible benefits programme / New and improved family friendly policies for maternity, adoption/surrogacy and paternity/partner leave / Free onsite parking / In addition, our employees
have access to a Rewards Benefits Programme providing an exclusive range of discounts across 800 retailers, utilities, holidays and cinema tickets.

**The Process**
**_#L1 - MB1 #LI-Hybrid_**
- Contact Details:_

F.A.O. UK Recruitment, Müller UK & Ireland, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire,