National Portrait Gallery: Junior Designer (Commercial Team/ Long Term Contract)

Designer is needed in London, United Kingdom.

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Client: National Portrait Gallery

Location: London, United Kingdom

Contract: Part Time, 22 Month Contract

Salary:

£26,771 pro rota

Role Purpose:

The Designer provides key support to the Commercial team especially the retail team. In this role they will work on product development for retail and publishing, the development of marketing assets (print and digital) and point of sale promotional materials.

Key Accountabilities:

• Working closely with the retail team to design, sample and produce exhibition-aligned products
• Contribute ideas and designs to the development of our core gallery product for the gift shop and possible external retail distribution
• Work with artists and other external designers on product development making sure all necessary parties internally are kept up to date
• Organising, art directing and assisting with product photography for the website and graphic presentation of the online shop using Shopify software and e-newsletter templates
• Conduct changes to the ecommerce and picture licensing sites
• Producing visual merchandising materials such as shop signage, vinyls and graphics and contributing ideas for shop displays and presentation such as window displays
• Liaising with the Gallery’s Communications and Design teams on the application of the NPG brand and Style guides
• Design and produce packing materials, carrier bags, swing tags etc
• Sourcing and procuring services and goods from external suppliers
• Working with the publishing team on print materials such as postcards and greetings cards and small publishing projects as required
• Working with the Rights and Images and Publishing team to produce promotional materials in digital or print format as required
• Promoting sustainable working practices and reducing the environmental impact of the Gallery’s operations in line with its Sustainability Statement
• Planning and managing work schedules to deliver projects within set timeframe and budgets

Key Criteria for Success:

After 6 months in post, the successful candidate will have:

• Established good working relations with key colleagues across the Gallery
• Successfully supported the development and delivery of the commercial team’s marketing requirements
• Produced creative and appropriate design solutions for our exhibitions and core product range
• Developed a good understanding of key commercial objectives for the Gallery

We offer all our employees a competitive benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave allowance
• Interest free season ticket and bicycle loans
• Rental deposit scheme
• Membership of the Civil Service Sports & Leisure club
• Access to independent, low-cost healthcare schemes
• Employee assistance programme
• Free entry to many UK museums, galleries, and exhibitions
• Staff discounts on Gallery shops site and restaurants
• Professional & personal development opportunities