We are on the hunt for a talented Visual Marketing Artworker to join our Customer team and help us champion garden living and continue to bring the Dobbies brand to life. This role is for a maternity cover Visual Marketing Artworker to join our in-house Studio team, based in our Central Support Office in Lasswade, from mid-August 2024 to end June 2025.
Responsibilites
- Assist in the creation of a variety of collateral including price POS, printed materials & packaging
- Amending and artworking existing designs
- Work as part of a team on a wide variety of projects from small amends and fast turnaround price POS to larger more detailed print & packaging projects
- Coming up with original concepts and able to follow the process through to finished artwork
Who we are looking for
- Fully conversant with Adobe Creative Suite
- Extensive experience in using InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
- High level of computer literacy, including Word, Excel and Powerpoint
- Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS/JS
- Experience of working within a fast paced studio environment essential
- A can-do and flexible attitude
- Ability to multi-task & comfortably work on several projects at once
- Artworking with some design skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong team player with collaborative approach to working
- Able to work under pressure & to tight deadlines
- Can demonstrate our values at all times – we’re one team, getting better everyday. We bring a smile. We live and breathe gardens. We make it work for our customers.
What we offer
- Holiday – enjoy a well deserved break with 33 annual leave days per year (pro-rata for part time)
- Discount – treat yourself with generous uncapped discount across our stores with 50% off in our Restaurants, 25% off in the Garden Centre and 10% off in our food halls
- Hybrid working – a combination of office and home working to help balance your work life balance
- Pension – save for the future with our company contributed enhanced Group Pension Plan
- Season ticket loans – spread the cost of travel with an interest free loan
- Access to Wagestream – support your financial wellbeing, with ability to access earnings ahead of pay day, save for the future and financial advice
- Access to Retail Trust – seek confidential support, access to a Virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards with our employee wellbeing platform
- Access to Dobbies Academy – continue your development with our eLearning platform and development programmes
- Study assistance – invest in your professional development with funded courses and qualifications
- The little things to keep you going through the day – free tea, coffee, and milk
- Collaborative office space – with access to our wellbeing room, learning resources and even a book swap
- Invites to our annual company conference, summer and Christmas social events
About us
At Dobbies, we’re proud to have history dating back to 1865. Founded by James Dobbie, we’re the UK’s largest garden centre retailer, with 3,800 colleagues and 77 stores, including six little dobbies, and a Central Support Office near Edinburgh.
Our passion and joy for gardens and plants is what makes us special. In our stores, we showcase this through own brand and branded products, concession partners and services. We have something for every season, occasion and style of garden, outside and in.
Many of our stores also feature a restaurant or coffee shop, where customers can enjoy refreshments or meals in a relaxed and welcoming environment.
At Dobbies, we champion garden living all-year-round and offer a calendar of events and experiences that bring people and communities together.
We’re committed to being a great place to work. We’re one team and we encourage our colleagues to be the best version of themselves, every day; to share their wins and celebrate success. Together, we make it work for our customers.