Founded over 20 yearsago by three entrepreneurial women with a passion for beautiful, practical andcomfortable homes, OKA is more than a furniture and homeware retailer: it is alove affair with living well.
We inspire people toconfidently create a home that reflects their personality, a space wherenothing should be too precious or perfect to be enjoyed with family andfriends. British-born, today we have 13 stores across the UK, an established Interior Design and Trade business, amail-order service and a thriving website.
We are currently lookingto recruit a MidweightGraphic Designer to support our Design Team, based atour office in Didcot, Oxfordshire.
We operate a hybrid workingmodel: three or more days from the office, the remainder of the week from home.
ABOUT US
We know the best workis done by people who enjoy their jobs, so we create a fun and nurturingenvironment where everyone feels valued and is able to thrive. We are lookingfor an agile and proactive Midweight Designer with a positive attitude andentrepreneurial spirit who can help us nurture this company culture.
Working as part ofour Studio team, the Midweight Designer will utilise their motion designexpertise to design effective direct marketing materials, collaborating onmulti-channel promotional campaigns, creating dynamic social media content andproviding crucial motion design support to the wider team.
KEYRESPONSIBILITIES
• Design impactful and response-driven direct marketing materials, includingsocial and digital content, direct mail, and visual retail communications,ensuring they align with OKA’s brand values and identity
• Working with the other Designers, Marketing teams, and Copywriters onmulti-channel promotional campaigns, visualising and developing concepts to thecreation and delivery of final assets
• Contribute to the ongoing creative evolution of theOKA brand, exploring new ideas and solutions to enhance our visual identity
• Supporting wider design team with BAU asks such as designs and conceptsfor the E-commerce site, layout of direct mail materials, point of sale, visualretail solutions, press releases, and internal communications when required
• Managing design projects from the concept to completion, while liaisingwith both internal and external stakeholders
• Design and build of dynamic social media and email templates
• Actively contributing ideas in creative meetings and brainstormingsessions and having the ability to build and develop creative concepts relatedto design
• Staying ahead of trends and new technology
ABOUT YOU
· Previous experience as a midweight Graphic Designeror Digital Designer within a brand or agency environment
· You’rea confident creative thinker, excited to take on a challenge and produce newideas for a creative luxury brand
· Proven experience solely managing design projects,from ideation and research through to presenting mock-ups and producing finalassets
· Can showcase an exceptional portfolio
· Expertin the working Adobe Creative Suite, with a keen interest in developing newskills for both online and offline design.
· Proven experience in crafting creative content fordigital and mobile-first marketing channels, including social media, emailcampaigns, digital advertising, and on-site materials.
· A talent for grasping brand strategy andtranslating it into compelling digital communication
· Possess strong typographic, layout, and motiondesign skills
· Up to date with the latest design trends and intune with the ever-evolving social landscape
· Self-motivated, proactive and up for a challenge
· Diligent inensuring all creative outputs meet the highest standards of quality andconsistency, reflecting the luxury and sophistication of our brand
· Anadaptable and versatile designer, happy to take on a challenge – from detailfocused packaging design to brainstorming new ideas for campaign concepts.
· Ateam player, with a positive and enthusiastic working ethic
· Aproblem solver and detail-orientated critical thinker
· Passion for the OKA brand
OUR BENEFITS PACKAGE
· 33 days holiday (including bank holiday entitlement), plusLength of Service increases
· Day off for your birthday
· Enhanced Maternity Pay
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Eligibility for a discretionary company Bonus Scheme
· Discounts on 60+ UK retailers via My OKA benefitsplatform
· Plus a suite of additional employee benefits including Companypension scheme, life assurance cover, free eye tests, cycle to work scheme, interestfree travel loans, social events, wellbeing centre and more.
If successful you will become part ofthe OKA family, a fast-paced and dynamic business. If you would like to applyfor this position, please send your CV and details of your current salary,salary expectations, notice period and right to work information via the linkprovided.
When applying, please includeexamples of your design work or a link to a portfolio of your recent work.
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