Woodmansterne Publications Ltd
Middleweight Designer
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Woodmansterne
Woodmansterne is the leading publisher and supplier of greeting cards and gift packaging to the very best retailers across the UK. As a third-generation family business started in 1953, we continue to have a reputation for quality, design, innovation, and service. From our site in Croxley near Watford, our award-winning studio designs all our products. At our state-of-the-art, environmentally progressive facility in Milton Keynes we house our brand-new production house and run our award-winning category management services into retail. As Woodmansterne grows, we continue to build on our heritage and reputation and invest in our bright people and exciting future.
The Company
The company has a vacancy for a Middleweight Designer. Full-time permanent position – in-house.
An opportunity to join a dynamic and quality-focused, creative studio team. Working primarily on our annual publishing programme across greeting cards and gift packaging. This role reports to the Head of Design.
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Key Responsibilities
- Design, research, and art working to meet studio briefs, with regular presentation of new ideas for consideration at key publishing meetings.
- Support the studio team with responsibility for coordinating specific design projects throughout the annual publishing calendar.
- Working to deadlines across a variety of projects, ensure delivery of all work assigned is accurate and on time.
Skills & Experience
- Core essential skills will require use of core Adobe applications primarily Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, with proficiency in extra applications a plus.
- An illustrative or similar creative applied arts skill is valued in the role but not essential.
- Woodmansterne is a team environment, so strong interpersonal skills within the department and across the business are a must.
- Expertise and knowledge of the Greetings and gift sector is a significant plus, but all applications are considered.
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- An attractive salary, along with pension contributions and healthcare benefits
- The chance to work with one of the UK’s most respected creative brands
- The satisfaction of knowing your work helps spread thoughtfulness and connection every day
If you’re someone who believes that relationships are the heart of success, and you’d like to be part of a company that shares that belief, we’d love to hear from you.
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For full job description or to apply, please email your CV and portfolio to creative@woodmansterne.co.uk
The application deadline is 31 July.
About Woodmansterne
Woodmansterne is ready to push boundaries to lead the industry into a greener, sustainable, speedier, and inspiring era. That’s why we are committed to revolutionising how we work now and in the future. Woodmansterne aims to be an inclusive organisation, committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity, and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process.
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