Junior Designer

Junior Designer £26,000 - £28,000 Oldham – Office based **Fantastic offices, flexible start and finish times, excellent career progression** Do you want to work for an expanding supplier, dealing with a wide variety of products across toys, homewares, gift and seasonal? Our client is looking to strengthen the design team with a driven and proactive individual, who’s eager to learn and develop their existing skills, in an exciting and fast paced creative working environment. Duties include: • Create and adapt design artwork across a variety of products, brands, and packaging. • Contribute to the development of design concepts, mood boards, and creative presentations. • Prepare product specification sheets, artwork files, and design assets for manufacturer use. • Ensure all designs meet correct scaling, dimensions, and technical requirements for production. • Develop product and packaging visuals, prototypes, and mock-ups. • Use Adobe Creative Suite software proficiently to deliver high-quality outputs. • Collaborate with and learn from senior designers to continually enhance skills and knowledge. • Stay informed on design technologies, industry trends, and best practices. • Research competitor products, toy trends, and consumer insights to inspire commercial and trend-led design solutions. • Apply brand guidelines consistently across packaging, labels, and instructions. • Design die lines, graphics, and layouts that are both functional and visually engaging. • Liaise with suppliers and internal teams to review and approve print proofs and samples. • Brief and guide photographers to capture required visuals for projects. • Produce tailored artwork to meet the requirements of different customers and leading retailers. • Understand and adhere to retailer-specific design and packaging standards. • Proactively identify and resolve design-related issues internally before escalating to customers. • Support colleagues in other departments during peak business periods. Person Specification: • University/college graduate or someone with 1–2 years’ industry experience, eager to learn and develop within a team of experienced designers. • Ability to work across own-brand and licensed brands, following guidelines while pushing creative boundaries. • Experience taking concepts through to full and final print-ready artwork. • Strong technical knowledge of cutter guides, packaging, typography, and art working. • Proficient in Apple Mac and Adobe Creative Cloud software, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop. • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office tools. Apply online or for further information please contact one of our specialist consultants quoting reference number: NJR16011 #SUP