Role: Gifting Junior DesignerDepartment: DesignContract: Full-Time, PermanentLocation: Havant, Hampshire, PO9 1QJWorking Arrangements: Hybrid Working (3 days per week office based)Unleash your creativity and shape the future of gifting as our next Gift Designer. Who are we? For over 30 years, we’ve travelled, we’ve laughed, we’ve grown. We believe life is for living and more fun with those we love. Our purpose is to bring positivity to our customers lives through the clothes we make, the things we do and the values we have.We are Made for Life. Trusted quality. Sustainably sourced. Proud to be a B Corp™.Equality and inclusion isn’t an aspiration but the standard. We promote and drive equality within our workforce to ignite an inclusive foundation for us all to build and truly connect with our customers, colleagues, and communities alike. You play a key part in creating an environment free of prejudice, racism, sexism, harassment, bullying and any other form of marginalisation in our workplaces.Role SummaryWe are looking for a Gift Designer with strong design skills to create multi product across home, well-being, beauty and stationery. You’ll join a cross functional team working on briefs to suppliers, artworks, design and product development, alongside packaging. You will bring our gifting range to life, bringing newness and innovation following the product life cycle through to production.Working alongside our buying and merchandising teams, you will design within our customer brand look and feel, championing sustainability with an excellent knowledge and awareness of latest trends.You will create product and packaging artwork for production, finalising and approving artworks used across product, print and packaging.You must be able to manage your own workload, balance multiple projects and deadlines, helping lead the direction and range for the design side. Have good organisational skills and have a passion for working on all sorts of projects both big and small.Role ResponsibilitiesResearching, owning and driving the gifting range across Women’s and Men’s all year roundDriving newness, keeping on top of relevant current and future trends for your areas, sharing ideas and inspirational references with the teamMust be fully competent in creating design packs, CADs and artworks to achieve high quality first samples within the critical path timingConduct market research to identify what the latest trends are and always having a strong commercial awareness of key competitorsContinually reviewing the range with your buyer to ensure choice and newness is offered. As well as ensuring to potentialise on best sellers and identify any missed opportunitiesDesign and product develop ranges with the Buyer based on sales and trend informationLiaising with suppliers on product, design detail and fabricsPresent ranges to team and Senior team each season, ensuring you present your product vision for your area, identify the key trends and backing the product you feel strongly forSupport Senior Designer in research themes and directions for Design PresentationAlign self to companies social and environmental mission and champion any actions that you can directly impact at all times’Skills and ExperienceDegree or equivalent in Design based subjectAt least 3+ years’ experience at working at a junior level within the gift, home, packaging industry preferredExpert knowledge of Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesignExperience working with cross -functional teams, like designers, buying and merchandisers, account managers and suppliersExperience working on end to end product and packaging design – concept to the creation of final artwork and proofingStrong research skillsPresentation skillsRole CompetenciesStrong eye for trends and understanding of the FatFace brandBe organised, a self – starter and able to prioritise own workloadFantastic knowledge of gifting, packaging and working on many optionsAbility to convey designs starting with paper to 3D designGood Knowledge of Factory processes and be able to articulate yourself clearly and confidently when communicating and briefing out suppliersCreative and able to convey vision of Fat Face BrandComprehensive understanding of customer profile, product range & competitorsDemonstrate knowledge of trend within the marketplaceBe resilient in working at pace, adapting to change and open to constructive feedbackYou should thrive and be able to organise and prioritise own workloadWork well within a collaborative, team focused environment, meeting tight deadlines and sticking to critical pathKey Contacts and RelationshipsInternal:• Product team – Design, Buying and MerchandisingExternal:• SuppliersAccountable ResourcesRepresents the brand image and handwriting – impacting on a wide area of customer facing brand collateral and seasonal communications. The visual proposition of these assets can strongly effect sales, plus both brand integrity and customer brand loyalty.FatFace Benefits25 days holiday plus bank holidaysPerkbox our online platform to use from day one (this includes amazing online discounts, home workouts, wellbeing content, popular brand discounts etc.)THRIVE – Our learning management system- access from day one with 1000’s of pieces of learningDental Insurance (employee funded)Pension schemeEAP support around the clock- UNUM/Retail Trust/ Fashion Textiles SupportCritical illness/Death in service for Salaried staffSick pay allowancesO2 phone discountEye Tests/contributions to glassesSabbatical leave in line with serviceEnhanced Family Friendly policies i.e. Maternity LeaveRefer a friend schemeUnleash your creativity and shape the future of gifting as our next Gift Designer.