Company Description:

J. Barbour & Sons Ltd founded in 1894 is a British lifestyle brand, home to the iconic wax jacket we design, manufacture and market stylish functional clothing and footwear for men, women and children inspired by the unique values of the British countryside. We are the proud holder of one Royal warrant, most recently we have celebrated our 125 years and remain true to our core values as a fifth-generation family business. Barbour is sold in over 40 countries worldwide, including Europe, the US and Japan but we have our headquarters and roots firmly located in the North East of England.

Position Overview:

We are looking for an undergraduate student to join the Graphic Design Team at the South Shields Head office. The Student Placement Graphic Designer will be responsible for designing, developing and managing production of a series of assets for the Global Marketing departments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Production of Global retail / partner store window artwork and POS
• Support design & production of wholesale in store and online artwork
• Design and production of seasonal POS
• Design and Production of VM Guides / Style Guides / Brand Guidelines
• Design & manage production of global sales tools on a seasonal basis in line with sales team needs
• Support production of event and showroom artwork / print needs
• Support the production of digital marketing materials
• Undertake any other reasonable activity, as may be required by senior management.

Skills and Experience:

• Expereince of full Adobe creative suite, including Photoshop and Indesign
• Microsoft Office – word / excel / powerpoint
• Must be creative & have imagination
• Be adaptable and able to pick up new techniques
• Keep up to date with advances in computer technology and how this affects the brand
• Demonstrate high standards of attention to detail, be thorough and precise
• Be able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines
• Excellent communication skills to build strong relationships both internally and externally
• Able to establish relationships with people at all levels. Proven experience working with a team.
• Proactive planning / time management skills to enable effective prioritization of workload
• Able to use own initiative
• Continually look for improvement and be committed to achieving the highest standards in all activities
• Able to work well under pressure, remain calm and demonstrate this style to others
• Extremely self motivated
• Strong organisational and time management ability
• Willing to go the extra mile and demonstrate commitment to the role/ company

Additional information:

• To apply for this placement, you must be currently studying an Undergraduate Sandwich Degree Course and able to undertake 12 months in industry as part of your course.

Benefits:

• Staff discount
• Staff shop
• 25 days holiday prorata’d to the holiday year
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen
• Access to training and development activities to support your career development