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The Creative Vision team exists to keep the brand and business at the forefront of fashion and culture through exceptional research and ideation, direction setting and creative development. The team owns the translation of the Selfridges brand across image, language and design ensuring a powerful and impactful consistency as well as leading world-renowned campaigns that are disruptive, cut through the noise and draw attention to Selfridges. The team develops briefs and toolkits to define the future of the physical and digital Selfridges experience while doing research that provokes and pushes the business and our ideation forward.
Role Purpose:
As a Design Manager, you will work on the design direction for Selfridges’ most high-profile and exciting moments across the stores, online and beyond.
We are looking for a highly talented and visually articulate individual, tuned in to the latest creative and cultural movements with a broad skillset and a strong point of view. With strong storytelling and communication skills, you will have the opportunity to shape the graphic language of a variety of projects, including campaigns, magazines, store design, pop-ups, and more.
You will support the Senior Design Manager in defining, developing and executing Selfridges brand and campaign moments across multiple channels. You will also play a key part in maintaining and evolving the core brand identity. Working collaboratively across teams, you will work to bring Selfridges’ unique personality to life. You will also lead some projects independently.
Key responsibilities
- Continue to build Selfridges’ creative reputation through innovative, highly creative graphic design.
- Visual research and ideation in collaboration with the wider team at the inception of a project, demonstrating awareness of current creative and cultural movements
- Present work at both internal and external stakeholder meetings, including at director/board level where appropriate.
- Ensure consistency of creative/brand message across multiple channels by working with motion and digital designers across the business.
- Build relationships with key stakeholders throughout the business to help steer concepts.
- Develop graphic toolkits for key moments throughout the year such as calendar events.
- Maintain and evolve our brand guidelines.
- Work alongside external creative collaborators; art directing illustrators and designers where appropriate.
- Ensure the department maintains high standards regarding operating in an environmentally sustainable and ethical manner.
- Challenge the team to think differently, see new perspectives and consider new approaches to our graphic output.
The Ideal Candidate
- Degree in graphic design or closely related field.
- 3–5 years of relevant experience in a professional creative environment.
- A strong portfolio of graphic design work.
- Highly organised with an ability to manage time and priorities, and work to processes and deadlines.
- Strong visual, verbal and written communication skills.
- An enthusiasm for your practice and a strong sense of personal responsibility for your own learning and development.
- A strong knowledge of and skill for typography.
- Intellectually curious and open-minded.
- Able to present confidently to large groups and externals.
- Knowledge of the print/production process.
- Knowledge of motion/3D design desirable but not required.
About the Company
Rewards and benefits
Here are just a few of our rewards and benefits that help make our team experience that bit more extraordinary.
Flexible working options to benefit you, your family and your wellbeing that can include part-time, flexi-time, job sharing or hybrid working
Generous annual leave that increases with length of service
Up to five paid volunteering days – from beach cleans to co-ordinating food and clothing donations
Family leave that suits your set up including Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental leave policies
Defined pension contribution scheme
Generous bonus and/or commission scheme
Enviable team member discount including sale previews and double discount days
Exclusive local discounts on a range of restaurants, bars, beauticians and entertainment
Subsidised gym memberships
A sustainable car salary sacrifice scheme (subject to eligibility criteria)
Several internal communities to get involved in from our Diversity Board and Green Warriors who are leading the charge on D,E&I and sustainability, to the Wellbeings who are always thinking of new ways to champion healthy minds, bodies and routines for our team members
Workplace Options, our confidential team member assistance programme for when life gets tricky or you need a little guidance
Access to a wide range of training programmes to help your career development
Read on to find out how you can play your part in Reinventing Retail…
Everyone is welcome
Selfridges is a place where we want everyone to feel a sense of belonging. We embrace every self and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are leading with purpose to not only increase the visibility and recognition of under-represented talent within our organisation, but the wider industry too. Here at Selfridges, everyone is welcome – irrespective of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age or disability, we stand by equal opportunities for all.
To ensure every feels welcome, we offer support at every stage of the application and interview process. Should you need it, please let your recruitment contact know and they will be more than happy to help.
Our awards cabinet
We’re not ones to brag, but since you asked...Selfridges has won the award for The World’s Best Department Store an unprecedented four times at the IGDS awards, with an additional award for the Best Sustainability Campaign. We were also recognised as a ‘Best 25 Big Company to Work For 2020’ as awarded by The Sunday Times.
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