Graphic Designer London - Dean Street

Reports to: Head of Brand

Direct Reports: 1

WHO ARE WE?

Iconic British brand, ghd is a global leader in high end professional hair styling tools and the UK’s number one recommended styling brand. Loved by stylists and consumers, loved by press, and loved by the people that work for the brand!

Merging science and innovation, with luxury beauty and style; ghd pioneers new technologies and beautiful designs to create the most technically advanced hair tools in the world. Developed by leading scientists in the dedicated ghd Research and Development laboratories in Cambridge, ghd tools deliver safer heat styling for hair and have become an essential part of the daily lives of professional hair stylists and consumers globally.

A trusted and loved brand, ghd sells 2 million stylers every year and 5 iconic ghd products are sold every minute. The award-winning ghd tools are used by 200,000 stylists around the world and sold in 30+ countries and more than 45,000 premium salons.

Renowned for game changing innovation and superior performance, at ghd we are on a mission to transform lives with the power of a good hair day!

ABOUT THIS ROLE

This role is a Fixed Term Contract for a Minimum 3-month period, based out of our London HQ in Soho, London.

This is a Part-time opportunity, and we would require someone to be on-site for a minimum 2 days a week.

Reporting to the Head of Brand and Online, graphic designer is to be responsible for the creative execution and aesthetics of brand communications.

The UK&I is the largest and most developed market for ghd and is a critical territory for the sustainability of the brand at a global level. The graphic designer is integral to ensuring ghd’s continued success and ambitious growth plans, maintaining market leading creative execution across both digital & print touchpoints.

JOB ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Digital:

Creation and formatting of digital photo & video assets to support media channels, ensuring all digital touchpoints are on-brand, accessible, and optimised for conversion. Including-

• .com website & CRM
• Salon and ghd pro

Print:

Work with marketing, sales and education teams to design assets and supporting material for national campaigns and launches and delivering within required time frames (including but not limited to):

• Point of sales
• Cycle Presentations & Briefs
• Planograms / VM
• Print materials
• Trade media
• PR and Event materials
• Social content
• As well as adaptation of globally supplied assets to support local requirements.
• Key lead for ghd asset library, ensuring all assets are up to date, within usage and managed in folders
• Ensure all assets across all channels are on brand and in line with ghd brand guidelines

REQUIREMENTS

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Minimum 2+ years work experience in graphic design role – in-house or agency experience.
• Advanced skills across the full suite of Microsoft Office programs, Adobe InDesign and Photoshop
• Ability to think creatively and adapt as needs change
• Ability to distil information into simple visuals
• Highly organised and with good time management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; great attention to detail, spelling, and grammar
• Good interpersonal skills coupled with an inclusive mindset, acting with transparency and integrity.
• Actively live and breathe the ghd brand.
• UK based with the ability to travel to UK/ROI without restrictions.

VALUES

We at ghd are proudly committed to our five core Company Values and aim to attract and retain employees who truly live and breathe these in everyday life at ghd.

• Collaborative – We work together to create the extraordinary.
• Creative – We foster creativity & excellence to create value for our brands and business.
• Courageous - We are agile, entrepreneurial & we own our future.
• Connected - We stay connected and ensure we are always consumer first.
• Committed - We are responsible for our impact on other & the planet.

We’re a young company that’s achieved great things by creating a best in class range of products that are loved by stylists and consumers alike. We remain fiercely ambitious, with big growth plans, exciting new innovation in the pipeline and geographic expansion.
We pride ourselves on remaining true to our founding ethos - the spirit of transformation - and have established a position at the forefront of the competitive fashion styling sector, where we are renowned as one of the leading hair styling brands around the world and synonymous with style and sophistication.