JOB OPENINGS
WE ARE CURRENTLY RECRUITING FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS
ILLUSTRATOR & PRINT DESIGNER
MATERNITY COVER - (WITH A VIEW TO A FULL-TIME POSITION)
Salary 27-32k
Paper & cloth is a well-established UK-based print and illustration studio, producing artwork for textiles, stationery, and interiors. We’re looking for a kids illustrator /print designer - maternity cover with a view to a full-time position for the right candidate.
GENERAL OVERVIEW
You will be required to work in a busy and fast-paced environment, creating inspiring and innovative artwork, coupling strong commercial knowledge with a highly productive output.
You will have excellent illustration, colour and compositional skills and the ability to produce consistently high quality designs to inspire our clients. You will be part of a creative team involved in all stages of the design process, formulating trend directions and artwork. You will be responsible for creating a mix of characters, prints, florals and themes from baby - older, designing prints and graphics, and using a variety of skills to create illustration, print, florals and typography.
This role is based remotely, meeting in the Northampton studio on a Quarterly basis (Maybe more during the onboarding process)
The ideal candidate will have commercial experience, preferably in kids and/or stationery graphics.
Strong hand-drawn and digital drawing skills are essential. A happy disposition, endless imagination and a general passion for print & pattern. Knowledge of current trends and the ability to take responsibility for your own projects.
Must be technically brilliant in PS and Illustrator.
Please note that whilst this is a remote role, we are only accepting candidates based in the UK as you will be required to occasionally travel for meetings in our Northampton studio.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The role includes (but is not limited to):
* You will have excellent illustration, colour and compositional skills and the ability to produce consistently high quality designs to inspire our clients.
* Researching trends and formulating original, commercial concepts for print and graphics.
* Formulate, design and finalise illustration / print sets to a commercial level, including working print repeats, in line with the studio expectations and in line with the team output.
* You will need to be able to pencil draw, print, character & floral concepts/layouts to a high commercial standard for clients to approve.
* You will contribute to the research and trend development in the studio and coherently present your ideas to the Creative Director and team.
NECESSARY SKILLS
* Highly skilled illustrator with commerical expierence (ideally in print design)
*A high standard of drawing ability from sketch to final artwork
* High level of commercial understanding of photoshop & illustrator, including working repeats
* A strong eye for colour, typography and layout
* Passion and ability to deliver different styles of graphics to ensure originality, responsive to trends & client requirements
* High attention to detail
* Great organisational skills
* A creative thinker, confident in creative problem-solving and proposing new ideas
DESIRABLE SKILLS
* Experience using project management tools such as Monday & Teams
HOW TO APPLY
Please send a PDF showing the breadth of your portfolio. Please ensure you include your original hand drawn sketchbook concepts as well as final art. Include a variety of character work. This will enable us to assess your handwriting and experience, which will need to complement the studio and current team. Please note, due to the volume of applicants, we will only be contacting those who are successful.
We will look forward to hearing from you!