Creative Lead

We are therefore looking for an inspirational creative leader to join our team. In this role you will help run a team of graphic designers and a copywriter, being responsible for the final output of all creative assets across the business from digital to print.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for final output on all customer-facing communications including but not limited to: Web creative, emails, affiliates, Paid social assets, Instore windows & visuals, POS, and packaging.
• Overseeing the workflow for the creative team and creating an environment that promotes creativity.
• Develop the skill set of the creative team providing technical and creative support.
• Ensure all projects are completed on time and to a high standard.
• Work with copy to generate cohesion between copy and creative.
• Managing the creative budget.
• Ensure assets are being shared with the larger business for international usage.
• Be a key part of the wider Marketing team with a keen understanding of the campaign calendar.
• Communicate projects and direction with key stakeholders across the business.
• Present creative concepts to internal and external teams to gain buy-in and present a clear direction.
• Understand the big picture of company direction and filter down to team and external suppliers.
• Ability to manage the entire creative process from ideation through to final delivery.
• Be hands-on with the ability to pick up projects when needed.
• Art directing all campaign & in-house shoots.
• Solid understanding of photography and retouching processes.
• Production experience, building teams of freelancers where needed and juggling multiple shoots in a hands-on environment.
• Ability to generate impactful creative assets across various channels and formats.
• Work with the in-house ecommerce studio to ensure ecommerce imagery is effective and to a high standard.
• Act as brand guardian ensuring a consistent visual tone of voice across the customer experience both in store and online.
• Maintain and uphold the style guidelines for the brand.
• Liaise with third party agencies on major campaigns.

Qualifications & Skills

• The perfect candidate will have a wealth of design, art direction & management experience.
• You may be either in-house or from an agency, but you have a portfolio which shows your work within either accessories, fashion, or beauty.
• Can communicate clearly and concisely in written, verbal and visual forms.
• Strong presentation skills, comfortable delivering a structured creative presentation internally and externally.
• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Experience working on both digital and print projects including large format and window display.
• A strong understanding of photography and light.
• In-depth knowledge of User experience design.
• Highly organised, with a pragmatic approach.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and juggle multiple projects at once.

There are fundamental characteristics that will make you a success in this role: you balance creativity and analysis, stay on top of fashion/retail and graphics trends, lead by example, are customer-obsessed, enjoy learning and aren’t afraid to fail, scrutinize details while seeing the big picture, give constructive feedback, work autonomously while remaining part of the team, remain calm under pressure, and are a creative problem solver who adapts to change. Have a positive approach with a can-do attitude.

Additional skills valued: expert in Figma, proficient in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, photography, and light retouching capability. Understanding of Adobe After Effects (Desirable).

Company & Benefits

Accessorize is an exciting and ethical fashion brand. Our story began with one man and his vision back in 1984. We are now on an incredible journey of rediscovering the brand and making our product, experience and marketing creative, modern and relevant again.

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with the option to purchase additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Bonus day off each year after 6 months service
• A pension that you will automatically be enrolled in after 3 months
• Private Healthcare
• Life assurance (subject to participating in the pension scheme)
• A flexible working approach
• Early pay day Friday finish
• A generous staff discount with up to 50% discount on our products
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounted gym membership at our on-campus gym
• Additional discounts such as Westfield discount, Taste card membership etc.

If this all sounds great and you feel you are who we are looking for, let us know and apply today by submitting an up to date CV along with a short cover letter and portfolio showing your work. At Monsoon Accessorize we don’t focus only on what we do, we also care about how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and an environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people and are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will also consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.