Leaflet jobs in Reading

When sleep is good, life is good. Everything just seems brighter. We wake up with energy and enthusiasm. We feel better and guess what? Even look better.

We set out in 2008 with a mission to shake up the bedding industry by providing great quality products for less. Whilst this is still an important part of who we are and what we believe in, we have evolved into becoming a champion for the amazing emotional and physical benefits of sleep. Because everyone deserves great quality sleep.

Soak&Sleep is a leading online retailer of premium bedding and bath linens. Renowned in the sector for its high-quality products, great customer service and fair pricing it has become the go to brand for bedding that provides comfort and a night of relaxing, refreshing sleep.

Role:

Working alongside the Brand Manager and Brand & Design Executive, this role demands a high level of creativity whilst being a custodian of and ensuring adherence to our Brand Guidelines. A confident communicator, with a high level of attention to detail and time management are required as is the ability to liaise across functions within the business to produce and manage the design workload across multiple digital platforms and offline where required. A drive to learn, follow briefs and seek advice when required is critical to this role.

Responsibilities:

• Develop digital assets for Soak&Sleep across all platforms, to drive engagement and help position the brand
• Design key visuals for campaign activation across multiple platforms
• Develop iconography and infographics for product promotion
• Develop, design and evolve informational documents and public-facing educational materials
• Ownership, application and evolution of the Brand Guidelines
• The custodian and reference point for all company wide graphic standards, logo usage and use of brand imagery
• Design offline marketing collateral including press ads as required
• Creation and design optimisation of automated email programmes
• Support development of weekly email asset creation and scheduling for B2C & B2B
• Image manipulation; edit and repurpose images for use online and by partners
• Lead production of packaging materials for new and continuity products
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of the marketing calendar and organizes workload accordingly alongside ad hoc design briefs
• Design campaign pages for website inline with marketing calendar
• Supports with the design of social assets
• Assist in the design layout, visual appearance and usability of the Soak&Sleep website, ensuring that brand continuity is maintained
• Ensures projects completed on time and to cost with minimum delays and always to the highest standards
• Ensure artwork and graphics meet internal customer requirements
• Develops and maintains an awareness of brand competition as well as halo and inspirational brand

Experience

• Graphic Design Degree
• 2 years minimum experience of working in a fast paced ecommerce environment
• Ability to flex between business as usual day to day tasks and the longer term projects

Skills

• Good Knowledge and demonstrable understanding of full Adobe Creative Suite (XD, Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Understanding of Shopify page builder functionality
• Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS would be an added ideal, but not essential
• UI/UX mockup experience and creating wireframes to brief website agency would be an added ideal, but not essential
• Basic knowledge of print techniques for leaflets and bounceback
• Basic knowledge of Klaviyo for email building and scheduling
• Understanding of Magento page builder functionality
• A keenness to learn, an ability to take and understand briefs plus respond positively to feedback
• Good time management
• Self-motivated, with a drive to achieve
• An understanding of ecommerce businesses
• A flexible approach and good team player who can achieve buy in from key stakeholders
• Able to articulate design choices and approach to all stakeholders
• Good Google suite skills
• Knowledge of digital and print design principles and practices

Accountability

• Ownership and ambassador of Brand Guidelines
• Delivery of on-time and on-brand assets in line with the marketing calendar and/or project deadlines, including any tactical changes
• Organisation of design briefs within Basecamp for cross functional projects
• Completes and holds self accountable for maintaining knowledge of Sleep Ambassador training.
• Comprehension of Target Audience and ToV
• Understands and conducts self in line with brand values
• Holds self accountable for maintaining in depth knowledge of products, services, promotions and Terms and Conditions.

Department: Ecommerce/Marketing

Reports to: Brand Manager

Direct Reports: None

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £26,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Store discount
• Work from home

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Experience:

• Digital design: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Guildford GU1 4SJ