Senior Packaging Designer
West Midlands
1 x Permanent
1 x 12 month contract
Salary up to £45k + bonus
Ref: GD56
Senior Packaging Designer required for a Creative Studio, who works across all categories unlocking the potential of each brand. It is focused on the creation and delivery of award winning design, working directly with the marketing teams and alongside external agencies. They believe in the value that outstanding innovation and design can bring to their brands
They are looking for additional talent to create and implement sharp and breakthrough packaging ideas and designs. Are you a creative thinking strategic packaging designer who has a track record working within one of the leading innovation or design agencies? Are you looking for a new challenge? Always wanted to secure an exciting role client side? This might be your opportunity.
Capabilities
An excellent hands-on creative with the ability to inspire creative, manage people and lead a team
Track record of packaging design, yet able to 'build brands' through-the-line
Ability to act as a brand guardian and strategic brand and design consultant
A true passion for design that engages across multiple touch points
Create and deliver compelling presentations
Able to balance client needs while striving for creative excellence
Experience
Working in FMCG design environment across packaging, POP &/or sales collateral
High caliber agency background preferred.
Strategic thinker
Ability to clearly communicate and structure arguments and presentation
People manager experienced in developing and motivating designers
People Savvy
Inspire & motivate designers
Draw the best out of a team and create breakthrough results
Influence colleagues and stakeholders
Inspiring communicator and presenter
Please forward your CV, portfolio and salary requirements to ann@greensr.co.uk
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Web Designer
West Midlands
Ref: WD30
£22k – 28k
A successful established Creative, Design and Marketing Agency with interesting and varied client base are looking for a good all rounder. The majority of the time you will be designing for web with front end coding. Ideally you will have some back end coding experience but this isn’t essential. You may also be required to design for print.
You will have complete responsibility for designing a wide range of SME and Blue Chip clients. To be suitable for this position you will have a strong portfolio, an impressive commercial background in web design and ideally have web development skills. It is essential that you have experience of working within an agency environment.
Responsibilities will include designing new applications, systems testing, web support, content management and general maintenance of the web applications and web sites. In addition to great all round design skills the ideal candidate will hand code to a very high standard and be an expert in HTML, JavaScript, CSS, AJAX, PHP, MySQL, also have extensive experience of Open Source CMS systems such as Joomla.
Please forward your CV and work samples, if you have the skills to fill this role and are looking for a long term career where you will be respected, appreciated and work with keen likeminded individuals.
Please forward your CV, portfolio and salary requirements to ann@greensr.co.uk
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PHP Magento Developer
Nottinghamshire
Salary: £26,000 + depending on experience
Ref: WD29
PHP Magento Developer required for a branding and web development agency, established for over 18 years, with an impressive and varied client base. They are looking for an experienced and talented Web Developer to join their web development team.
Working in a collaborative and creative environment, this role involves:
Interpreting requirement briefs and specifications
Designing and developing systems, websites and underlying databases using HTML PHP, MySQL, CSS and JavaScript
Specialize in the development of Magento websites
Carrying out system testing and documentation
Liaising with clients and delivering training sessions
You will have a comprehensive understanding of the Magento framework and be able to generate sites based on a bespoke design created by our web designer. You will be able to advise account managers on the best way to implement client requirements and take advantage of existing Magento modules and/or built-in functionality.
Essential to your success as a PHP Magento Developer you will possess the following:
A high level of PHP and MySQL web development experience in a commercial (ideally
agency) environment
Excellent XHTML / CSS skills (hand-coded)
A deep understanding of the Magento framework, including:
Payment / merchant gateway integration
Bespoke design skinning
Future-proof implementation
Module installation and customisation
Testing & training site administrators
Strong JavaScript/AJAX knowledge
It would be advantageous if you possess Linux administration experience and familiarity with the
development of content management systems.
You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and good organisational and
planning skills. Experience of providing technical support and/or training to a non-technical
audience would also be beneficial. You will enjoy working in a creative environment and want to work with a talented design team in order to create cutting edge websites.
Please forward CV, Salary & URL’s to ann@greensr.co.uk
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Web Designer
Nottinghamshire
Salary: £27,000 + depending on experience
Ref: WD28
Web Designer required for a branding and web development agency, established for over 18 years, with an impressive and varied client base. They are looking for an experienced and talented Web Designer to join their web development team. As part of a multi-disciplinary creative team, working closely with our account managers and web developers, you will work to ensure brand continuity and a highly interactive and engaging user experience. You will create innovative designs for thier clients’ websites (ranging from content managed brochure sites to brand-driven retail sites and ecommerce), Flash animations and email marketing campaigns.
This role is all about designing vibrant, exciting new websites. You will have a technical understanding of HTML and CSS and the possibilities within these areas. As an ideal candidate you will have agency experience, with a portfolio of exciting web designs. You will demonstrate a strong creative bias, with well-developed user interface skills and will be able to supply technically considered designs for production by our in-house web development team. You will have client-facing experience and be able to present and explain the rationale behind your designs, plus project manage your development in conjunction with an account manager, web manager and client contact.
With a minimum of 4 years’ industry experience, you would be expected to suggest innovative and original ideas for new websites; as such, you will constantly keep yourself up to date with the latest industry developments and inspirational new sites.
In terms of software, you will have excellent skills using the Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver).
Applicants should send a full CV, with details of previous online experience; accompanied by a list of URLs of sites you have designed in the past, detailing your direct involvement in each.
Please forward CV, Salary & URL’s to ann@greensr.co.uk
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Senior Graphic Designer
Birmingham
Salary £25k - £28k dependent on experience
Ref: GD55
Creative agency that specialises in the creation for advertising and marketing campaigns for a wide reaching portfolio, are on the lookout for an experienced, highly creative Senior Graphic Designer to join their team, to work on our diverse portfolio of Public Sector
All applicants MUST:
1. Have a minimum of three years’ agency experience.
2. Be capable of producing outstanding, fully-realised campaign ideas, from conception through to completion of final print-ready artwork. This will be demonstrated via their portfolio of work, which will show both scamps and finished artwork.
3. Be confident of presenting their ideas in a cohesive and professional manner directly to clients in a pitch situation.
4. Be comfortable discussing and having their work critiqued by large focus groups of the general public, encompassing all social demographics and age groups, from eight to eighty.
5. Be FULLY conversant with Adobe Creative Suite in a studio environment, including the ability to produce finished artwork accurately and efficiently.
6. Have experience working in an online environment, including websites and e-marketing.
7. Have a keen eye for attention to detail in all aspects of the job.
8. Have an excellent command of the English language, including writing copy.
9. Work well both as part of a team, and also under their own initiative.
10. Be confident in mentoring the more junior members of the creative team, sharing their skills and experience and providing guidance and support.
Please forward your CV & portfolio to ann@greensr.co.uk
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Artworker
Coventry
£17 – 22k
Ref: GD53
Experienced Artworker required for a busy studio. The role entails producing detailed and accurate tender documents and proposals. You will take real pride in your work, with super powers of concentration and attention to detail. Having a friendly and personable nature you will be a natural communicator, able to interact well with the busy team. You will possess outstanding knowledge of InDesign & Photoshop, being capable of producing accurate, print ready, error free artwork on time and to tight deadlines.
Please forward your CV to ann@greensr.co.uk
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Digital Consultant
Shropshire
£excellent depending on experience
Ref: AH74
A growing, established, successful integrated agency are looking for Digital Consultant to join their fast expanding digital team.
The opportunity has arisen for an experienced individual, expert in all things web related including but not limited to web development, online marketing strategies, website analysis & social media as well as an understanding of DNS management and the wide range of various web technologies.
Reporting to the Head of Digital, you should have a deep and broad understanding of all things internet. You should be comfortable in front of clients, discussing a brief, consulting and visualising the options. With an air of confidence and credibility to offer advice, leading and coaching the client to the strongest possible solution available and then following this up with project scoping and quoting.
Internally you will be involved in the day to day operations of the digital team and as such you should be confident in communicating successfully with both the creative and technical individuals within the department. You will be the 'go to' individual for knowledge and support to help the team achieve first class results.
The role is based at our Shropshire and salary is commensurate with experience and talent.
Please forward your CV to ann@greensr.co.uk
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Web Designer
Bradford
£16 -20k dependent on portfolio, experience and willingness to grow into the role
Ref: WD28
Web Design agency with varied client base is looking for a Web Designer to join their busy team.
Skillset: ADOBE CS3+: PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, HTML, CSS; Demonstrate flair and creativity in designing websites, buttons, graphics and promotional/ marketing graphics in website and e-commerce designs. Portfolio (online or website files) of work required, and a willingness to master design skills
Professional attributes: Strong portfolio of Adobe Photoshop/ Illustrator work for website design. Good communication skills outlining your intentions with designs, take suggestions and incorporating feedback from project manager, marketing executives, team and the client to produce visually striking and useable websites. Be motivated, work to deadlines and targets, whilst meeting all the features and user needs of a website.
Job description and role:
You will liaising closely with a senior developers and/ or the client at the design stage and finding the answers to questions about why the site is needed, who the target audience will be, who the leading competitors are. You will need to develop and/ or work on website briefs provided.
You will need to deliver strong, well-realised homepage, e-commerce, HTML emails and landing page concepts in Adobe Photoshop. You will need to be aware of navigation, content areas, header, footer, sidebar and typography aspects of websites in producing designs.
Design banners, advertisements, ‘call-to-action’ graphics to enhance website designs
You will need to solve problems in design through wireframes, sketches and mock-ups; you will need to communicate your solutions but also take feedback where provided.
You will also work with developers to design websites conscientious of Content Management Systems, online stores and the database driving website functionality. Database and development experience not required, but preference will be given to candidates keen to learn these essential skills.
You will need to mark-up home and landing pages in accessible W3C valid XHTML & CSS code using Adobe Dreamweaver (or strong alternative HTML editor of your choice). You will need to produce optimised images and graphics for the web and in PDF files.
You will need to undertake testing of websites in different web browsers and resolutions, and fix errors. You will need to upload website files via FTP (Filezilla or preferred alternative) and test website after launch.
Desirable: PHP/ MySQL development experience, logo design experience or willingness to design creative logos, WORDPRESS CMS, AJAX, JQUERY, commercial experience desirable.
Please forward CV and work samples to ann@greensr.co.uk
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Creative Artworker
Lincolnshire
c£18 – 22k
Ref: GD51
Established full service marketing communications agency, with a wide range of clients including many well known names, is looking for an agency experienced Creative Artworker. You are required to work on site in their modern offices in Lincolnshire. It is expected that you will have at least 2 years experience.
The job requires a real eye for detail and knowledge of working with and creating brochure templates, style sheets and preparing print ready artwork for brochures, marketing materials and POS.
As you’d expect, Mac skills with Indesign, Quark Xpress, Photoshop and Illustrator are a must.
Please forward a CV and work samples to ann@greensr.co.uk
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Senior Graphic Designer
West Midlands
£35 -40k
Ref: GD49
Outstandingly creative talented Senior Graphic Designer Required. A full service marketing communications agency, with impressive blue chip client base, offering a range of high quality services to their clients is looking for an outstandingly talented Senior Graphic Designer, to join its successful creative team working on a variety of core brands. From an agency background, you will be passionate about design and brands, with the drive to succeed and be full of enthusiasm for all things creative. You will have a fantastic portfolio of exciting individual work, showcasing a variety of designs, with the ability to work alongside creative teams to enhance and execute campaigns. You will have over 5 years experience working as a Mid level/Senior Designer within a creative agency where you will have worked on a wide range of clients
In return you’ll work on some great brands, in a positive creative working environment, please forward a portfolio as a pdf or link your website, showcasing your work along, with your CV.
Please forward your CV & portfolio to ann@greensr.co.uk
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Graphic Designer
West Midlands
£25 - 30k
Ref: GD48
Talented Graphic Designer with impressive creative portfolio required. A full service marketing communications agency, with impressive blue chip client base, offering a range of high quality services to their clients is looking for an outstandingly talented Graphic Designer, to join its successful creative team working on a variety of core brands. From an agency background, you will be passionate about design and brands, with the drive to succeed and be full of enthusiasm for all things creative. You will have a fantastic portfolio of exciting individual work, showcasing a variety of designs, with the ability to work alongside creative teams to enhance and execute campaigns. You will have over 3 years experience within a creative agency where you will have worked on a wide range of clients
In return you’ll work on some great brands, in a positive creative working environment, please forward a portfolio as a pdf or link your website, showcasing your work along, with your CV.
Please forward your CV & portfolio to ann@greensr.co.uk
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Senior Copywriter
West Midlands
£40 – 50k dep on Exp
Ref: CW7
A full service marketing communications agency, with impressive blue chip client base, offering a range of high quality services to their clients is looking for a highly creative Senior Copywriter, with an outstanding style of writing and ability, to write ground breaking copy across a wide range of their clients. You will have the opportunity to team up with an Art Director, Creative Director, also to have the opportunity to work autonomously; to do what you love to do – crafting beautiful creative copy on numerous projects. They are looking for an outstanding portfolio of copy for a variety of prestigious blue-chip clients, with at least 5 years agency copywriting experience.
In return you will join a positive team, full of dedicated creative professional, within a successful growing organisation.
Please forward your CV & portfolio to ann@greensr.co.uk
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Graphic Designer
Leicestershire
£depending on experience
Ref: GD47
Awarding winning agency is looking for an outstandingly talented Designer, to join its successful creative team working on a variety of core brands. From an agency background, you will be passionate about design and brands, with the drive to succeed and be full of enthusiasm for all things creative. You will have a fantastic portfolio of exciting individual work, showcasing a variety of classic designs, packaging etc, with the ability to work alongside creative teams to enhance and execute campaigns.
In return you’ll work on some great brands, in a positive creative working environment, paid competitively with generous benefits and for an agency who likes to promote from within.
If you are truly outstanding I cannot wait to see a pdf portfolio showcasing your work and your CV.
Please forward your CV & portfolio to ann@greensr.co.uk
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Web Designer & Developer
West Midlands
£26 – 27k
Ref: GD45
A successful established Creative, Design and Marketing Agency with interesting and varied client base, are looking for a good all rounder that can both design and build websites also with the ability too design for print.
You will have complete responsibility for designing and coding a wide range of SME and Blue Chip clients. To be suitable for this position you will have a strong portfolio, an impressive commercial background in web design and development. It is essential that you have experience of working within an agency environment.
Responsibilities will include designing new applications, systems testing, web support, content management and general maintenance of the web applications and web sites. You will hand code to a very high standard and be an expert in HTML, JavaScript, CSS, AJAX, PHP, MySQL. You will also have extensive experience of Open Source CMS systems such as Joomla.
Please forward your CV and work samples, if you have the skills to fill this role and are looking for a long term career where you will be respected, appreciated and work with keen likeminded individuals.
Please forward your salary requirement, CV & work samples to ann@greensr.co.uk
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Senior Conceptual Visualiser
Northamptonshire
£excellent
Ref: GD37
Senior Conceptual Visualiser required for a multi-award winning retail marketing agency that are on a roll.
They are looking for a talented visualiser / designer with very strong conceptualising skills and experience of Retail Interiors, POP & POS and Sales Promotion projects. You will be responsible for defining big brand ideas and platforms that span across multiple channels for our mouth-watering range of blue-chip clients.
You'll be able to bring them to life with slick, clean and contemporary hand drawn visuals (Wacom) to tight deadlines and within budget. You will be reporting to the Creative Director and working within a senior team of creatives in our modern, well equipped and energetic Northampton studio.
Good general Mac skills are also essential.
If you want to work on big projects for some of the world's biggest brands, then this is the job you've been waiting for. They are going places and want to take you with them.
The position comes with a competitive salary, profit sharing scheme, training and mentoring, a modern 'no-nonsense' working environment, 20 days holiday (increasing 1 day per year, up to 25 days), duvet days, life insurance, private medical insurance and company pension.
Please forward your salary requirement, CV & work samples to ann@greensr.co.uk
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