Junior Designer

Gift Designer (product and packaging)

We are a multi-award-winning product design company specialising in creating unique, innovative products for leading retailers around the world, including John Lewis, Urban Outfitters, ASOS and Barnes & Noble.

Due to continued company growth, we are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Gift Designer to join our creative team.

This is a varied, fast-paced role involving everything from developing new product ranges and packaging to trend research, customer presentations, catalogues and trade shows. It would be ideal for a creative designer who enjoys working across multiple projects and wants to develop their career within the gift and lifestyle industry.

The Role

• Designing exciting and innovative products and packaging that are commercially relevant and appropriate for the brand and target customer.
• Researching emerging trends and creating trend reports and mood boards to inspire colleagues, customers and future product ranges.
• Managing design and research projects from initial concept through to presentation.
• Creating high-quality customer presentations, range boards and design concepts for both branded and own-brand collections.
• Developing innovative product, packaging and graphic design ideas for the company.
• Supporting occasional in-house marketing projects, including flyers, email campaigns, social media graphics and brochures.
• Assisting with the design and production of company catalogues and trade show materials.
• Carrying out regular online competitor and market research to stay informed about new products, trends and competitor activity.
• Supporting the company's social media accounts with creative content where required.
• Working closely with the wider design, product development and sourcing teams to ensure projects are delivered accurately and on time.

Required Skills & Experience

• A positive, proactive and enthusiastic attitude with a strong work ethic.
• Friendly, personable and confident working as part of a collaborative team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
• Strong planning, organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage several projects and deadlines at once.
• Able to work quickly and efficiently from detailed briefs while maintaining a very high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent spelling, grammar and proofreading skills.
• A strong understanding of product and packaging design, with the ability to create commercially appropriate and innovative design solutions.
• Comfortable developing designs independently and working from initial direction with minimal guidance.
• A strong eye for colour, typography, layout and visual presentation.
• A genuine interest in retail, gifting, lifestyle products and emerging consumer trends.
• A keen commercial eye and the ability to identify what customers will respond to and what the next major trends could be.

Location & Recruitment Process

Our office is based in South Wimbledon, London, so applicants must be able to travel to and work from this location.

Please apply with your CV and portfolio demonstrating relevant examples of your design work.

If your portfolio is selected to progress to the next stage of the recruitment process, you will be required to complete a design brief so that we can assess your creative thinking, design approach and suitability for the role.