Group Office: Marketing - Graphic Designer
14 February 2025
Part- Time Mid-Weight Graphic Designer
Working Days: Mon, Tues & Wed
Based at our Group Office in Farnham, Surrey, GU9 9JX
Reporting to: Senior Graphic Designer
Squire’s is an expanding family-owned group of 17 garden centres located mainly in the West London/Surrey/Berkshire area.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced graphic designer to join our small in-house marketing team, with this very varied and hands-on role, in a friendly environment.
Your primary responsibility will be to manage the creative, production and delivery of POS to the garden centres and Café Bars, as well as our digital channels.
There is a high level of artworking in this role, but a chance to be creative too! Approximately 70% of this role is dedicated to print design and production of signage, POS, advertisements, leaflets, and magazines for the group. Some photography is required too.
If you are an enthusiastic, well-organised team player, who enjoys working at a fast pace and is able to meet tight deadlines, then you will excel!
Main duties and responsibilities
* As part of a team, manage the production of material for the group from creative brief to final print and delivery.
* Design and artwork a range of material within brand guidelines.
* Produce digital creative for our website and social media platforms.
* Take photography for PR, social media, POS, products for the website, food, and events.
* Co-ordinate with the printers to obtain the best price and ensure material is delivered on time.
* Projects that you will work on may include seasonal menus, editorial pages in our magazine, promotional and event POS, customer notices.
* Write engaging copy and provide a competent level of editorial and proofing skills to ensure accuracy.
* Help maintain the image library ensuring all images are filed and labelled correctly.
* Assist with centre and group office marketing requests.
Who we are looking for:
* Experienced in managing multiple projects as part of a team.
* Proven experience in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator essential.
* Excellent oral and written communication.
* Organised, self-disciplined with a positive, collaborative attitude.
* Photography skills are desirable.
* Ability to deliver a high level of accuracy and attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
Please state your salary expectations when applying for the role.
Squire’s is a family-owned group of 16 garden centres based in Surrey, Sussex, Middlesex, and Berkshire. Since 1936, the purpose of our business has been the happiness of those who work in it.
We are committed to growing our business and promoting the highest standards in horticulture, catering, and retail.
We want our staff to enjoy working with us in a friendly, energetic customer-focused environment.
Rewards & Benefits:
We want our employees to be known for their friendliness, helpfulness, and good customer service, with their whole ethos being ‘nothing is too much trouble for our customers’. In turn, we will provide an extensive benefit package, please see below.
* Employee Discount: 50% in Restaurants and 20% in Garden Centre on joining, increasing to 25% after 2 years’ service and 30% after 5 years’ service.
* Holiday (including bank holidays): 5.6 weeks on joining increasing to 6.2 weeks after 2 years’ service and 6.6 weeks after 5 years’ service.
* Bonus: We reward our employees with a non-contractual bonus at Christmas, based on the profit of the company in any financial year (first year is dependent on start date).
* Pension: We offer a Defined Contribution Pension Plan to new employees. If you pay into the plan and meet the government criteria, the company will too, and these contributions will be invested.
* Attendance: After one year’s service, if you have worked for a full financial year and have 100% attendance, one day holiday (pro-rata) will be added to your holiday grant as a 'Thank you'.
* Made A Difference Scheme (M.A.D): A reward scheme for team members who make a difference to our business through outstanding customer service, over and above normal duties or initiatives that have grown/inspired the business. There is a monthly winner. All winners select a gift to receive.
* Learning & Development: You can look forward to a wealth of learning opportunities with us that will enhance and develop you with the skills and confidence you need.
* Birthday: After 6 months service if your birthday falls on your contracted day to work, you can leave work early (holiday policy rules apply). If you have 2 years service on your birthday, you will receive a £25 Squires gift voucher (pro-rata for less than 40 hours).
* Cycle2work scheme: After 1 year’s service, a government initiative which offers a 25% to 39% saving on new cycling equipment. This cost is deducted out of your pay over 12 or 19 months.
* Child's first day at school: After 1 year's service come in late and go home early on your child's first day of school life, so that you can be there to take them and pick them up from school on their first day.
* RHS Membership or a Tree/Shrub: After 1 year's service Squire's employees can choose either one tree or shrub to plant each year up to the value of £50 retail on the anniversary of your engagement or £50 towards RHS annual membership.
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): After 2 years service employees are eligible to join an EAP, that gives them access to a range of wellbeing resources, etc.
* Retirement: After 15 years service if you are retiring and have over 15 years service, your contracted hours will be reduced by a fifth but your pay will remain the same for your final 3 months.
* Free Parking: Available to all employees in the designated parking areas on our site.
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