Junior Brand Designer

WHO WE ARE QUINTESSENTIALLY BRITISH; DISTINCTLY GLOBAL. At Ted Baker, we know what it means to be a truly forward-thinking designer brand. From the iconic props in our shops, to the delightful details and thoughtful touches which set us apart from the crowd. These are the qualities we see brought to life in our People. We look for thoughtful, motivated team members - who know that ambition and authenticity go hand in hand. Driven by their curiosity and boundless creativity, our People are subject matter experts who fortify their team and strive to achieve new levels of success for the Ted Baker label. THE ROLE Reporting to the Head of Brand Creative, a Junior creative role and responsibility at Ted is to engage our valued customers through unforgettable and unorthodox ideas that always embrace our brand’s quirky sense of humour and British roots. To be a Junior Brand Designer, Ted specifically needs: highly creative ideas, polished executions that meet our ‘quality control’ standards, strong attention to (design) detail, an eye for applying finishing Ted touches and a high level of finessing. He/she must be a fast worker and excellent at multi-tasking, with the ability to turn a project around quickly with no loss of quality whilst delivering to highest possible standards. Ted wants you to show that you are ambitious, enthusiastic and self-motivated with excellent communication skills… that you are able to challenge a brief… and to demonstrate that you have the talent to deliver fantastic creative ideas that are absolutely right for the Ted brand and therefore engage Ted’s customer! Overall, Ted wants to meet a talented, enthusiastic and self-motivated designer – someone who has a creative and commercial mind and the ability to grasp a brief with both hands. You will need to develop distinctive ideas and executions (without looking for continuous direction / organization from senior team members), and experience in presenting ideas and concepts. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Fully conversant in Adobe Creative Suite – particularly Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

• Skills in typography, illustration, photography, layout, and idea generation

• Ability to respond to any given briefs and to generate ideas (+ research into the relevant areas in order to bring new ideas to the table)

• Maintain a good level of communication with the Head of Creative / Creative

• Projects Manager on ideas, print costs and possible routes for development

• Ability, if required, to place orders with printers and suppliers and ensure a full print spec is given to ensure no complications or misunderstandings take place

• Ability to react quickly and efficiently to last minute briefs on tight deadlines, and to juggle / manage a range of projects – and your own time – effectively

• Areas that you must be able to work within are as follows:

o product branding o POS o in-store graphics and signage o marketing campaigns and give-aways o promotional concepts o event invitations o direct mailers and postcards o labelling and trims o corporate literature, packaging to large format graphics o digital communications o new ideas brought to the business o and much, much more! Tools of the Trade…

• Polished / high quality executions

• Strong attention to (design) detail

• A keen eye for applying finishing touches + high level of finessing

• Ability to contribute towards creative teams’ positive atmosphere

• Knowledge of printing process

• Experience briefing photographers, illustrators, artworkers and retouchers a bonus

Personal traits…

• Proactive, focused and ambitious

• Positive and forward-thinking

• Committed and hard working

• Highly creative thinker, excellent at idea generation and visualisation

• Effective communication and organisation skills

• Able to take on new ideas and direction

• Fast worker (excellent at multi-tasking projects) with a cool head under fire

BENEFITS At Ted we offer a range of benefits to keep you well including our healthcare scheme, access to Aviva’s wellbeing app to track your fitness goals and assistance from the Retail Trust when you need a little help with life’s ups and downs. If you want to cycle to work you can join our tax-free cycle scheme or if getting the train is more your thing then we’ll help with an interest free loan for an annual ticket. We want you to share in Ted’s success so we’ll invite you to join our corporate bonus scheme. For your longer-term financial wellbeing we’ll pay into a pension scheme for you with Aviva. And finally, we want you to enjoy wearing Ted! We have a fantastic team discount scheme offering you a 75% employee discount, a friends and family discount scheme and the opportunity to shop in our fantastic onsite sample shop. OUR VALUES… AUTHENTIC We have the freedom to be our ‘best self’, being true to ourselves and others KIND We try to do the right thing: for each other, our communities, our planet and for Ted CURIOUS We are hungry to explore, innovate and think differently COURAGEOUS We have the confidence to be brave, have fun and discover the unexpected INCLUSIVE We embrace and respect individuality and celebrate difference & diversity BENEFITS At Ted we offer a range of benefits to keep you well including our healthcare scheme, access to Aviva’s wellbeing app to track your fitness goals and assistance from the Retail Trust when you need a little help with life’s ups and downs. If you want to cycle to work, you can join our tax-free cycle scheme or if getting the train is more your thing then we’ll help with an interest free loan for an annual ticket. We want you to share in Ted’s success so we’ll invite you to join our corporate bonus scheme and from time to time we run a share save scheme you can join. For your longer-term financial wellbeing we’ll pay into a pension scheme for you with Aviva. And finally, we want you to enjoy wearing Ted! We have a fantastic team discount scheme offering you a 75% employee discount, a friends and family discount scheme and the opportunity to shop in our fantastic onsite sample shop. Ted Baker is committed to equal opportunities and embraces diversity, understanding the needs and benefits of a balanced, inclusive workforce. We do not tolerate any harassment or discrimination towards any of our candidates or employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer