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Graphic Designer

Poole
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Graphic Designer

Job Location: Poole, Dorset (nr Fleetsbridge)

Job Type: Contract – 12 – 14 months

Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum

Hours: 39 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 8am – 5pm & Friday 8am – 4pm

Benefits:

  • Up to 31 days holiday to start including bank holidays, increasing to 36 days with service and the option to buy 4 days additional holiday every year

  • Free car parking

  • Various discounts available for shopping / cinema / gyms etc.

  • Life assurance

  • Fun, modern and friendly working environment

  • Excellent training

  • Regular company team building events

    We are currently recruiting for a Graphic Designer for a well-established design, manufacture and distributor of homeware products based in Poole. This role is for a 12 – 14 month maternity contract.

    Within this role you will be creating visual content to showcase the brand across digital & print to resonate with their audience.

    Key duties will include;

  • Designing & producing high quality marketing materials including brochures, catalogues, signage etc

  • Creating striking digital content for email campaigns, website banners, product pages & social media.

  • Working with the product team to develop branded content for new product launches

  • Assist with photo editing, retouching, and creating image composites for product photography.

  • Develop creative packaging concepts and labels

    The successful applicant will possess:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, or a related field.

  • A strong portfolio showcasing a diverse range of work, particularly in branding, print, and digital design.

  • Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).

  • A solid understanding of typography and layout principles.

  • Exceptional time-management and organisational skills.

  • A working knowledge of Shopify, WordPress, 123-Reg, Lightspeed & Netalogue is a plus, but not essential.

    For more information about this brilliant role, please contact our Recruitment Team on (phone number removed) or send your CV.

    Those who have the right skills and experience, our aim is that you will hear back from us within 24 hours but due to the high number of applications we are receiving at present, we are unable to respond to every application individually so If you do not hear from us within 3 days, please assume that your application at this stage has not been successful. As new positions arise, we will review any applications already made to us and may contact you about other suitable roles.

    Resource Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. It is the policy of the Company to take all reasonable steps to ensure that each applicant is assessed only in accordance on the basis of their qualifications, skills and abilities to perform the relevant duties without prejudice in regards to background, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or gender.

    By completing our application process, you are authorising us as a Recruitment Agency to contact you in connection with your application by email and / or telephone & SMS under GDPR Article 6(1) (a) and you are also consenting to receiving information via the same means in relation to Resource Recruitment providing you with work finding services. Our Privacy Policy can be viewed on our website under the Privacy Policy tab on our website. Should you wish, you may opt out at any time.

    Keywords: graphic design, graphic designer, editing, editor, imagery, content, art, photography, adobe, photoshop, Poole, Bournemouth, Ferndown, Wimborne, Blandford, Dorchester, Wareham, Wallisdown, Upton, Hamworthy, Salisbury, Weymouth, Ringwood, Christchurch, Shaftsbury

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