Zimpli Kids are on the look out for some fresh talent to bring bright ideas and creative thinking to our design team over a fixed 12-Month term, providing maternity cover. This role is ideal for a recent graduate or an individual that has all the skills just not the experience.
At Zimpli Kids, we design and manufacture some of the most unique and innovative children’s bath and sensory play toy brands on the market! We strive to create fun ‘just add water’ products that safely enhance both children’s and parent’s experiences of bath time and sensory play time.
Our ever so famous Gelli Baff and Slime Baff; two Intertek certified biodegradable powders that transform water into goo or slime and back again are the first toys to ever be accredited as skin safe, by the British Skin Foundation. We manufacture most of our products in our ISO9001, ISO14001 and SMETA accredited UK factory and currently distribute to over 40 countries worldwide.
Job: Graphic Designer (Maternity Cover)
Reporting to: Head of Design/Operations Manager
Hybrid: 3 days in the office/2 days work from home
Location: Great Harwood
Salary: £25,000 - £27,000
Main Duties include:
· Creating compelling product presentations, engaging packaging concepts, and high quality physical and digital mocks of new products and packaging for our Sales and Marketing teams.
· Designing eye catching marketing materials such as mailshots, web banners and email signatures.
· Liaising with our customers and distributors across the globe to update and maintain packaging artwork, including creating translated artworks based on existing UK artwork for new territories.
· Preparing and submitting print ready artwork for purchase orders placed every 3-4 weeks.
· Keeping up to date with safety, environmental and other legal packaging requirements that are brought to your attention, and ensuring any artwork that is sent to print remains up to date and compliant.
· Maintaining our online product brochure and resources pages.
Skills, Knowledge and Attributes:
· BA in Graphic Design, Visual Communication or similar.
(Applicants without a BA will still be considered providing they have proven experience)
· Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud apps, namely Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
· Skilled illustrator or 3D Artist/Modeller.
· Excellent organisational skills and ability to prioritise your workload and deadlines effectively.
· Comfortable working at pace, with the ability to adapt and effectively communicate.
· Strong portfolio, preferably showcasing your skills across print, packaging, digital and illustration.
· A high attention to detail and clear understanding of design principles.
· Comfortable working on a Windows PC.
Benefits
· Competitive salary
· Flexible working
· Monthly attendance bonus (non-contractual)
· Non contractual profit share scheme
· 20 days holidays (+ bank holidays)
Please note: A Portfolio showcasing your work should be attached to your application or sent to Daniel@zimplikids.com. Please ensure this is in the form of a pdf (Under 15MB) or a link to your online portfolio/website.