Deputy Design Manager

Job title: Deputy Design Manager

Location: North West London, NW2 7HF

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum

Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm + 1 hour lunch break

Our business…

At Vitabiotics, you'll find a diverse bunch of talented folk who come from a wide range of backgrounds and possess an extensive array of experience. What brings us all together is a culture that thrives on innovation, mutual respect, team work and a sense of commitment. Vitabiotics is truly a great place to work!

Vitabiotics has pioneered advances in nutritional healthcare products for over 50 years and the range includes many of Britain’s leading supplement brands such as Perfectil, Pregnacare, Wellman, Wellwoman and Menopace.

As the UK’s No.1 vitamin company, exporting to over 100 countries, Vitabiotics is widely acknowledged as leaders in innovation and in 2018 became the first vitamin company to twice receive the Queen’s Award for Innovation, awarded for its ground breaking clinical research.

As part of our commitment to innovation and development, we are looking for a Deputy Design Manager to join our forward-thinking team. The Deputy Design Manager will be working on a diverse range of print projects, principally focused on packaging, TTL advertising (B2C and B2B publications, consumer press and outdoor), in-store POS, leaflets and brochures. Will deputise in the absence of the Design Manager.

Responsibilities will include…

• Collaborating with internal teams to create new designs for packaging, POS, advertising and print.
• Creating product and packaging visuals of new products prior to launch (including photo retouching, product pack-shot creation)
• Taking projects from initial layout through final artwork to proof checking
  and approval.
• Working collaboratively with other departments.
• Creating and amending packaging artwork, advertising and
  related marketing campaigns.
• Adaption of existing approved creatives onto range of formats
  (OOH digital billboards etc).
• Supporting the Design Manager with department administration, implementing strategic processes and driving improvements and efficiencies
• Deputising for the Design Manager when absent.

Requirements

Essential

• Strong creative design skills.
• Fluent in Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator Creative Cloud and associated software on Mac OSX.
• Technical repro knowledge and excellent artworking and retouching skills.
• Excellent written English, proof-reading skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks with challenging production schedules
• Ideally experience or knowledge of Creative Dept Management/Studio/Traffic Management (either client or agency-side)
• Team management skills

Skills

• Creative & Design
• Communication & Collaboration
• Leadership & Support
• Client & Brand Understanding
• Calm Under Pressure

Benefits

• Competitive annual leave package (24 days plus bank holidays – increases to 27 days after 5 years’ service)
• Bupa dental cover
• 50% staff discount on all Vitabiotics products
• Staff skills training
• Health and wellbeing programme
• Pension contributions
• Sick pay support
• Free onsite parking
• Enhanced maternity or paternity leave
• Company events
• Fresh fruit and snacks
• 2 Charity day a year