Design Team Leader
- Recruiter
- DCS Group UK Ltd
- Location
- Banbury
- Salary
- Circa £30,000 per annum
- Posted
- 18 Aug 2017
- Closes
- 15 Sep 2017
- Sectors
- Engineering, Design, Manufacturing & Industrial
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
New opportunity not to be missed! DCS Group have an exciting opportunity available for a Design Team Leader to join the team based at our Banbury site. The successful Design Team Leader will receive a competitive salary of circa £30,000 per annum depending on experience.
Would you like the opportunity to work with some of the world’s largest brands?
DCS is the UK’s official sales and distribution company for P&G, Gillette, Unilever, Colgate, SC Johnson and more and we are looking to recruit a Design Team Leader.
This role is based at our Banbury site. DCS is a Top 250 private company in the UK – if you wish to be part of our expanding company which offers exciting opportunities for career progression, we look forward to hearing from you.
The Design Team Leader Role:
You will be responsible for Management of the design team, as well as design and artwork for Packaging, Point of Sale, NPD, Corporate Literature, Website Graphics & Population and External Charity Work. Production of graphic design for internal & external projects.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities as our Design Team Leader include:
- Management of Team – Appraisals, Absence, Holidays etc
- Manage and assign workflow to team
- Design & Production of NPD & packaging concepts, final production and amends of labels.
- Design & Production of External Charity work
- Design & Production of Corporate Literature
- Help, support and teach Junior designers & artworkers.
Essential skills and experience needed to become our Design Team Leader:
- Advanced experience using Apple Mac & Knowledge of the Hardware
- Good understanding of website population and functionality
- Advanced knowledge of adobe CC Design Software including Photoshop / Illustrator / Indesign / Acrobat
- Excellent ability to produce creative and innovative design to a high standard and to meet tight deadlines
- Very high level of Design / Composition / Typographic / Conceptual skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Software including Word / Excel / Power point / Outlook
- Advanced knowledge of various print process including Digital / Lithographic / Flexographic / Screen
- Advanced knowledge of colour processes eg: CMYK / RGB / Pantone referencing
- A good knowledge of print drivers and how they work (setting up print jobs for internal printing)
- Advanced knowledge of artworking / setting files up for final print production
- Good knowledge of using a digital camera
- Excellent eye for photography composition & product photography
- Excellent Organisational skills & file management – filing and archiving artwork files.
- Self-Motivated and flexible to change
- Willing to Work overtime when required
- Ability to work to corporate/brand guidelines
- Training and / or experience in team management.
Qualifications:
- HND or BA in Design + minimum of 6 years’ experience in the industry.
- Management Experience, enrolled in a management training course, or be prepared to undergo management training.
If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our new Design Team Leader then please send a copy of your CV together with sample of your portfolio. Click “Apply” today!