Tjarks and Tjarks Design Group
Brand Guidelines Designer
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Brand Guidelines Designer
Our Story So Far..
At Tjarks and Tjarks, creativity meets craft. For over 35 years, we’ve been shaping bold, distinctive brands that don’t just sit on the shelf, they stand out and get chosen. Trusted partners to our clients across decades, we help navigate the ever-evolving world of shoppers and retail, designing packaging that connects, competes, and converts. From big ideas to flawless execution, we deliver a true 360° design-to-artwork approach. Efficient, precise, and globally consistent. We don’t just collaborate, we create as one. Our team of experts blend imagination with technical excellence to bring brands to life in a seamless, truly integrated way.
About the Role..
We are now looking for a talented and driven Brand Guideline Designer to join its dynamic brand guidelines team in a newly created, high-impact role. This is a fantastic opportunity for a creative professional who thrives on bringing brands to life - from interpreting client briefs to crafting compelling, visually engaging guidelines.
We’re seeking someone with strong branding expertise and exceptional client relationship skills, who can confidently guide projects from concept through to delivery while showcasing innovative thinking and attention to detail. A solid background in packaging design, print processes, and artwork is essential, along with proven experience in developing clear and inspiring brand or corporate guidelines.
Fluency in German is a strong advantage, and we’re looking for someone who combines efficiency with precision, as well as the ambition and drive to grow and evolve alongside the company.
About You
- Background in packaging artwork and design, and/or good knowledge in print processes.
- Branding experience in a creative environment, experience/knowledge of the full brand lifecycle and able to develop, communicate, and implement effective brand strategies and deliver against objectives and deadlines.
- Experience in crafting detailed corporate guidelines, brand guidelines, style guides, or annual reports is advantageous, you will have the ability to learn this quickly.
- Conceptual thinker with a highly logical, systematic approach to your work.
- An eagle eye to ensure a consistent, high level of precision and accuracy – you will guarantee the technical accuracy of all guidelines documentation.
- Experience of people management and motivation would be advantageous.
- Thrives in a deadline-driven and fast-paced project environment.
- Likes to work collaboratively across teams.
- Takes complete ownership of all assigned projects from initial briefing through to final presentation.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.
- Ability to work independently managing multiple concurrent projects.
- Ensures that all deadlines are met within project budgets.
- Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
- Confident, motivated, and positive attitude.
- Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the business.
- Proficiency in business English (native/bilingual/high proficiency).
- Meticulous attention to technical details.
- Comfortable with iterative/repetitive tasks.
- Comfortable receiving meticulous feedback and actioning such feedback to the T.
- Proficiency in InDesign, layout, and InDesign automations.
- Ability to handle multiple projects and deadlines at the same time (up to 4-5 a week).
- Ability to switch to design tasks/able to handle design tasks (light implementation for style guide purposes).
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The Day to Day..
- You will learn quickly where required about the entire brand guideline process, your aim will be to make sure that the department is running smoothly and ensuring new and existing guidelines are to the highest standard.
- Brand management for corporate clients which includes developing brands; the strategy of initiation of creating brands through to the creation of brand guidelines, in accordance with required deadlines.
- Assist and/or manage staff scheduling, weekly guidelines meetings, and ensure a cost-efficient turnaround of all guidelines within budget.
- Assist and/or oversee the complete internal and external lifecycle of all brand guidelines, ensuring that all tasks are carried out to the required standard.
- Assist and/or lead and mentor the team to ensure consistent high standards, completion of all projects to deadlines, and to provide continuous development.
- Provide expert advice to the design and artwork departments about which master elements of the new brands need to be prepared, artworked, or retouched before work can commence on the guidelines.
- Systematically and logically analyse projects, and advise on the most logical structure and content of guidelines.
- Understand which elements of the new brands need to be included, explained, and detailed in the guidelines.
- Foresee, identify, discuss, and solve any potential problems in relation to creating new brands.
- Oversee the setting up of new guidelines, based on existing templates and guideline examples, including the design and layout of individual pages.
- Ensure that all design examples within the guidelines are consistent and fully comply with all associated guidelines.
- Ensure that guidelines are clear, logical, comprehensive, and easy to understand; liaise internally to discuss, manage, and implement changes until final approval.
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Our Team & Our Values
We’re a vibrant, creative crew who care as much about our culture as the work we make. Our values aren’t just posters on the wall, they were crafted by our team and guide everything we do.
- Be Innovative – Think Ahead
- Be Collaborative – Succeed Together
- Be Supportive – Lift Each Other Up
- Be All In – Show Up with Purpose
We’re always looking for talented, passionate people to join our growing squad in our Purley studio. If you’re ready to collaborate, create, and be part of something truly awesome, this is your playground.
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