Junior Product Designer (Home & Gift, 9 - 12 Month Maternity Cover Contract)

We are looking for a Junior Product Designer to join Team OB’s Home & Gift Design team in our Support Office on a 9 – 12 month maternity cover contract.

As a Junior Product Designer at OB you will be self-motivated and passionate, with a flexible approach and be part of our Design team’s continued growth and success. In your role, you will develop and create inspirational designs across the home and gift categories.

Reporting to the Product Designers, you will work collaboratively with the Design team to deliver and develop inspirational collections in line with the Oliver Bonas design handwriting. You will translate concepts into designs across a variety of categories within a fast paced and creative environment, using a flexible approach with the ability to carry out multiple projects simultaneously to tight deadlines.

Using your strong self-awareness and organisational skills, you will collaborate closely with the other designers on the team and experiment with creative ideas and an energetic approach to your work, sharing new ideas and designs that are brand appropriate. You will also be responsible for some administrative tasks.

Our Support Office is based in Tolworth, near Chessington, only a 30-minute journey from London Waterloo. We offer hybrid working with a split of 3 days in the office and 2 days home working per week, and are open to having conversations about working flexibly.

A bit about us …

At Oliver Bonas (OB), our values of Work Hard, Play Hard & Be Kind are integral to everything we do. Collaboration, imagination, curiosity, and teamwork are key to our success, and everyone has their part to play in making OB a special place to work.

Having fun is key, and a playful and positive approach creates an optimistic environment. We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we are serious about what we do.

Our team knows their stuff. They’re confident and creative and unafraid to challenge convention to find solutions, taking accountability for their actions, but always with kindness and humility.

More about the role …

An OB Junior Product Designer will:

• Work on multiple designs and briefs from across the Home and Gift categories, using effective prioritisation skills to ensure all deadlines are met

• Manage and adhere to the product design development critical path for own area

• Translate seasonal design concepts into designs that respond to the business needs for the relevant product category

• Ensure the OB brand values are reflected in all areas of work from design through to production

• Develop designs from initial concept, sketch, briefing, art-working, product rendering, 3D printing prototypes through to product approval

• Collaborate with the Print Designer and Buying and Merchandising teams to ensure the collection is cohesive

• Assist the Head of Home and Gift Design and Design team in creating seasonal department concepts and themes, colour palettes and trend research that are in line with the brands handwriting and vision

• Produce and maintain packaging concept packs each season in relation to key areas that you work on, that are to be shared with the relevant teams and suppliers

• Generate new and original designs based on these findings and ensure that OB brand values are reflected in all areas of work from design development to production

• Review and react to the market and social trends to identify emerging product opportunities

• Work closely and collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including designers, buyers, merchandisers, photography, graphics, and marketing

Bonas Benefits:

• Generous employee discount up to 50% off all OB products

• Free access to our 24 hour employee assistance programme with Care First – offering financial, emotional and vocational support

• Flexible holiday – 30 days (including bank holidays) – increasing to 35 days with length of service

• Annual discretionary profit related bonus scheme

• Free membership for our Westfield Health Cash Plan

• Auto-enrolment into our pension plan

• Free access to our onsite gym

• Cycle to work scheme

• Refer a Friend incentive

• Quarterly free lunch

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave

• Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity Voice network and EDI team

• Mental Health First Aider support

• Education and support through 360L eLearning platform

What we look for:

• A love for the OB brand and product

• The ability to connect with the OB brand identity and an understanding of the OB handwriting

• Excellent drawing, design and art-working skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Computer skills including CAD, Adobe Suite, Photoshop, and Illustrator

• Communication and interpersonal skills

• An energetic, fun and flexible approach to how you work

• Team player and collaborative

• Desire to continually learn and develop knowledge and skillset

• Ability to prioritise projects and manage time effectively and adhere to a tight critical path

• Ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at OB

At Oliver Bonas, our promise is to do our bit to make living a joyful experience and give cause for optimism. This promise is central to our work in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). To bring joy to others, we must first ensure everyone at OB feels valued, included and most importantly, can be themselves at work.

It is important to us that our brand reflects wider society and the communities in which we operate. As a result, we welcome all eligible applicants for this role however we are particularly interested in speaking to eligible candidates from the Black, Asian & Mixed Heritage communities.

Oliver Bonas is a Disability Confident Committed employer under the Disability Confident employer scheme.

To read more about our ED&I commitments, head over to the EDI page on our website: