Senior Home & Gift Print Designer (10 - 12 month maternity cover contract)

We are looking for a Senior Home and Gift Print Designer to join Team OB on a 10 – 12 month maternity cover contract.

As a Senior Home and Gift Print Designer at OB you will create and develop inspirational print design collections to be used right across all home and gift product categories.

Reporting to the Head of H&G Design you will collaborate with the Design team and wider Buying teams to develop and deliver concepts into print designs across home and gift. Working across a variety of designs and utilising your drawing and painting skills, you will successfully execute repeat print patterns, placement print ideas and personality motifs.

You will be talented, self motivated, passionate and organised and be able to influence and inspire the team through your work, sharing new ideas and designs that are brand appropriate and our customers will love.

OB is a fast paced environment so you will need to flexible and be able to work on multiple projects simultaneously to tight deadlines.

Our Support Office is based in Tolworth, near Chessington, only a 30-minute journey from London Waterloo. We offer hybrid working with a split of 3 days in the office and 2 days home working per week, and are open to having conversations about working flexibly.

A bit about us …

At Oliver Bonas (OB), our values of Work Hard, Play Hard & Be Kind are integral to everything we do. Collaboration, imagination, curiosity, and teamwork are key to our success, and everyone has their part to play in making OB a special place to work.

Having fun is key, and a playful and positive approach creates an optimistic environment. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we are serious about what we do.

Our team knows their stuff. They’re confident and creative and unafraid to challenge convention to find solutions, taking accountability for their actions, but always with kindness and humility.

More about the role …

An OB Senior Home and Gift Print Designer will:

• Support the Head of H & G Design and the wider Design team in translating seasonal designs concepts into print designs
• Design print ranges that respond to the business needs while still driving excitement and newness to the range
• Take multiple briefs from the H&G Design team, using effective prioritisation skills to ensure all deadlines are met
• Collaborate with H&G designers and work on other product categories if needed
• Manage the product design development critical path for own area
• Create fresh and authentic designs that have heart and depth and in line with the OB handwriting and that inspire and delight our customers
• Ensure OB brand values are reflected in all areas of work from design through to production
• Create colour palettes and work with the Head of H&G Design on seasonal colour themes
• Identify new print ideas to be developed through authentic inspirational research
• Professionally communicate via email and face to face with the Product Design, Buying and Merchandising teams, as well as external suppliers
• Coordinate and communicate season design concepts to H&G buying, fellow designs members and marketing
• Suggest and identify new areas to support growth of brand and increased profitability
• Carry out regular competitor research to understand the market, staying ahead of the competition
• Develop skills and strategies to keep motivation and inspiration high

Bonas Benefits:

• Generous employee discount up to 50% off all OB products
• Free access to our 24 hour employee assistance programme with Care First – offering financial, emotional and vocational support
• Flexible holiday – 33 days (including bank holidays) – increasing to 35 days with length of service
• Annual discretionary profit related bonus scheme
• Free membership for our Westfield Health Cash Plan or Private Medical
• Free access to our onsite gym
• Cycle to work scheme
• Quarterly free lunch
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Voice network and EDI team
• Mental Health First Aider support
• Education and support throughout Looop eLearning platform

What we look for:

• A love of the OB brand and product
• Accomplished drawing and painting skills
• Ability to conduct strong research
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent computer skills including advanced Photoshop and Illustrator
• Great communicator at all levels
• Approachable and adaptable to change
• Self-motivated and a positive attitude
• Great team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A genuine passion for retail and design
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at OB

At Oliver Bonas, our promise is to do our bit to make living a joyful experience and give cause for optimism. This promise is central to our work in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). To bring joy to others, we must first ensure everyone at OB feels valued, included and most importantly, can be themselves at work.

It is important to us that our brand reflects wider society and the communities in which we operate. As a result, we welcome all eligible applicants for this role however we are particularly interested in speaking to eligible candidates from the Black, Asian & Mixed Heritage communities.

Oliver Bonas is a Disability Confident Committed employer under the Disability Confident employer scheme.

To read more about our ED&I commitments, head over to the EDI page on our website: https://www.oliverbonas.com/meet-the-team/diversity