Senior Creative Design Lead, New Look
1-3 days a week in office (East London office)
Global fashion retailer
Job no longer available
Global fashion retailer
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
1-3 days a week in office (East London office)
1001+ employees
Company mission
Our aim is to uplift our customers, colleagues and suppliers while striving to make kinder choices for our people and planet.
Role
Who you are
- Previous experience of leading a creative design team in a fast-paced environment
- Proven track record /experience of the key stages of the design process from creative concept to design development and asset creation to tight deadlines
- A conceptual creative, creating designs for omni channel campaigns including digital and print
- Clear understanding of seasonal brand handwriting, tone of voice and style guides and applying it to all seasonal artworks
- Skilled in Adobe photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign and proficient in Office based programmes. Knowledge of after effect and sketch
- Significant experience in art direction of shoots for fashion. WW shoots essential and Teen/children’s shoots an advantage
- Demonstrated understanding of UX and UI principles
- You love all things fashion and get a buzz from finding new ways to deliver the trends our customers love
- Highly creative!
- Diplomatic
- Passionate
- Inspiring
What the job involves
- This is a role for an exceptional Senior Creative Lead who is experienced in print/ digital design, and the concept and art direction of fashion campaigns/ shoots
- You are a key player in driving New Look’s brand identity
- Inspiring and mentoring a growing team, you will lead the Creative team to deliver the ‘New Look Feeling’ to our customers in ever new and exciting ways
- Collaborating with the other key creative stakeholders in the ideation and delivery of the creative strategy
- The Creative team produce all the creative collateral for the New Look Brand, across print and digital design. Including windows, store assets, website, home pages, CRM, editorial features, campaigns, and social media assets
- Reporting to the Creative Director this role is a leadership role that sits within the Customer team, specifically in the Creative team
- Which also includes the Creative content team, art directors, creative copy team, production, traffic team, VM team and more widely across the product side of the business the Design and Styling team
- Supporting the Creative Director on the overarching and seasonal creative vision, including the ideation of the creative strategy. Delivering an exciting, consistent global brand
- Your key focus will be to lead the innovation and creative development of the Creative team
- You will be responsible for a team of 10 including 2 direct reports
- You will drive the creative concept creation each season working with the Brand and marketing lead on the brief and delivering the concepts in line with both the creative vision and the critical path
- Responsible for building out the seasonal creative campaign identity and toolkit in both print and digital. Ensuring strong & clear brand guidelines are created and adhered to
- Delivering highly creative ideas, polished executions across print and digital with a strong attention to design detail and have an eye for applying the finishing touches. All work will show a high level of finesse utilising graphics, typography and colour
- You are able to support your design rationale with solid design theory, industry knowledge and thorough understanding of fashion retail
- Collaborate with the production manager on the planning and delivery of shoots
- Collaborating with the VM teams in finding the best creative solution that delivers the product vision
- As a key member of the creative team, you are integral in pushing the design boundaries in a fast-paced fashion environment whilst mentoring and guiding team members with a strong creative hand
- You are a confident individual experienced in presenting to senior stakeholders within the business, and able to liaise on a daily basis with internal teams to manage scheduling and timings
- Constantly looking at ways to improve customer journey and usability of all New Look platforms whilst also giving clear instructions of how to build and execute templates in line with the design vision
- You champion the creative team and ensure they have a voice and a seat at the table. We always show up and have each other’s back and help each other succeed
Salary benchmarks
Our take
New Look, a well-known UK fashion retailer with over 380 stores, has been a staple of the British retail scene since the late 1960s. Though it has faced challenges in the competitive retail landscape, including entering and exiting international markets, the company has steadily evolved its business model.
Though still shedding its "fast fashion" label, New Look's recent changes signal a more focused direction. With the company reducing its UK store footprint and withdrawing from international markets to concentrate on sustainability and digital growth.
In line with these efforts, New Look has partnered with blockchain traceability startup TrusTrace to enhance transparency in its supply chain. The collaboration supports the company's ambitious sustainability targets, including a 46% reduction in carbon emissions by 2031 and achieving Net Zero by 2040.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- 40% staff discount plus friends & family discounts throughout the year
- Access to our reward platform for external discount and offers
- Private pension scheme
- Profit related bonus scheme
- Company Car allowance - you can use it to buy, lease or fund your current vehicle or take as cash benefit (Manager level and above)
- AXA Private Medical Scheme
- Virtual GP access for you and your children – it allows you to speak to a doctor at a time and date that suits you
- All employees are covered by our life assurance policy from day one
- Unlock extra leave with our buy more holiday scheme
- Celebrate YOU! Enjoy an extra paid day off on your birthday each year
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental leave
- Spread the cost of your commute with interest-free season ticket loans
- Do your bit for the environment and save money with our Cycle2Work scheme
- We're proud to partner with the Retail Trust and Fashion & Textile Children's Trust
Company HQ
Shadwell, London, UK
Leadership
Helen Connolly
(CEO)Helen was appointed to the Board of Directors in January 2022 when she became CEO. Previously CEO at Bonmarche, and senior roles at George at Asda, Dorothy Perkins and Next.
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