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The Company:
A fantastic opportunity for a Head of Design / Design Manager - Hybrid of licensed character products to work for an established, dynamic and fun company during a very exciting period. The company supply a wide range of textile products and are looking to recruit someone who will work as part of a dynamic team. Reporting to the Creative and PD Director, the role is responsible for the creation of designs that are visually outstanding and push the boundaries of creativity within the constraints laid down by licensor style guides, customers and production restrictions. Awareness of different market and retailer tastes and the application to design and development will be a key element of this role.
Benefits:
This is a hybrid role, 3 days in the office and 2 from home
Duties include:
- Responsible for a team of 8
- To produce visually appealing designs across the full range of Products, across EMEA
- Liaise with licensors to create ranges using appropriate style guides and help gain approval for the artwork that they produce.
- Understand the textile design industry to "design for manufacture" ensuring that all designs (graphics and rotaries) are achievable and commercially achievable.
- Ensure that the requirements of key stakeholders are met e.g. Licensors, customers and internal sales teams.
- Produce "mood boards" to show upcoming trends, key themes and design direction
- Work with the Senior Designer and Director to ensure that key critical path dates are met on time and in full for each range launch date.
- Create product renders and lifestyle imagery where required
- Have the ability to see things in 3D and understand the scale and size of our products.
- Work alongside the design team on seasonal core ranges and across UK and EMEA development
- Help support pitch development where relevant
- Ability to artwork for factory production.
- Other duties as required.
Skills Required:
- Previous experience manging a team
- Licensed product experience is essential across a wide range of products.
- EMEA and UK experience useful.
- Working knowledge of Adobe, Creative Suite, Microsoft Office and PowerPoint.
- Be able to present design work at various stages to internal and external stakeholders for review and final approval
- Organization and problem-solving skills with the ability to work across multiple projects simultaneously
- Able to work independently as well as part of a wider team
- Ensure all work consistently meets established brand standards and guidelines
- Able to work quickly and efficiently with excellent communication skills
- Be professional, with a positive can-do attitude and a strong work ethic and willingness to observe and learn
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Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify.
Tagged Resources Limited acts as an employment agency. We have 25 years of Recruitment and Industry experience, working with Retail and Supply Chain markets and have various positions available. If this vacancy does not suit your experience and you are looking for a suitable role please look at our website or follow us on social networking sites. All are updated on a daily basis.
