About us
Point 6 is an integrated agency of about twenty people. We have a beautiful studio in Queen's Park which is open every day — but we have a flexible working approach, with just one core day a week when we all go in. The rest of the time, it's up to you where you work as long as you're comfortable. There's a lot to learn in this role, but we have a strong onboarding culture and are proactive and hands-on when it comes to training. We value self-development and empower every member of our team to follow their passions both in work and outside of it.
We're not a party-til-dawn kind of studio, but we're a friendly, sociable bunch who enjoy regular lunchtime and afterwork trips to the various local pubs. We often use our core agency day to catch up with one another, something that is encouraged by the directors. Like everyone, we've spent far too much time apart over the last few years and relish the opportunity to come together and build the meaningful relationships that form the solid foundations of a successful agency. All in all, we adopt a people-first approach in everything we do and it translates into thoughtful, high-quality work.
About you and the role
We've won new work and are looking for a Senior Designer who's capable of strategic and joined-up thinking to work on a new packaging account in the beauty and personal care sector. We see this typically starting with building a thorough understanding of the product portfolio, current design guidelines and getting hands-on with rolling out new packs and pack ranges. In this role, you will work very closely with the client's internal design team and will be integral to the development and evolution of one of the brand's key touchpoints. Like the rest of the team, you'll play an essential role as a 'brand guardian'. A complete overhaul of the packaging design platform is planned for 2023/24 so this is a chance to be part of the redesign of a major consumer brand.
Challenging at times, the role requires a thorough understanding of the implications of design decisions across a large range of packs so you will have a proven background working within brand guidelines to manage consistency, structure and coherence through a wide portfolio – either in-house or in a creative agency. Our work often reaches beyond the realm of packaging so you'll also need to demonstrate a clear understanding of 'brand thinking' i.e. how best to articulate and implement a brand and its message across multiple touchpoints.
Designing for technology products often requires communicating 'hidden innovation' and relies on visualising the product benefits in a clear and engaging way. Your work will illustrate strong art direction and visualising skills, and while not a prerequisite for the role, 3D rendering experience is certainly an advantage.
You should find orderliness satisfying and thrive in a process-driven environment. Having said that, you'll also be keen to stretch brands creatively – using your experience to push boundaries. You'll be no stranger to working collaboratively and will thrive on working alongside our copywriters, creative artworkers and other team members at every level.
The more strings you have in your bow the better — many of our team demonstrate multiple disciplines, such as repro, retouching and video editing.
Most importantly, we are looking for someone cheerful, enthusiastic and collaborative, who will contribute to the positive, can-do atmosphere in the team and help us reach new creative heights. If you're reading this and nodding along, then this may well be the job for you!
Your responsibilities
- You will work closely with our Design Director, Creative Director and Account Directors on new and existing client projects
- You'll help us to push creative boundaries and ensure brand consistency across our global packaging clients
- You will be comfortable with presenting your ideas both internally and in client meetings and enjoy the challenge of being part of a pitch team looking to land new client work
- You will see the bigger picture – get our commercial goals and be keen to play your part in our success
- You will be at home with the whole project lifecycle – from briefing, through creation, internal review and be happy to liaise with clients during the approval process.
- You are equally happy talking about the big picture as you are keeping an eye on meticulous execution and the day-to-day details
- You love clear communication and ideally have a way with words (able to copy edit)
- You will ensure artwork adheres to range and brand guidelines and play an essential role as a brand guardian, working closely with the rest of the design team
- You will have a passion for a great creative idea coupled with a stunning execution, a love for design and art direction and demonstrate an eagle-eyed attention to detail
- You will thrive in a well-structured, organised environment and not shy away from admin.
- Like the rest of the team, you will be client-facing — confidence in communicating face-to-face, over video calls and via email is a must
- You will be able to juggle multiple projects comfortably, manage deadlines and flag any potential conflicts with our super-organised account team well ahead of time
- You will relish the opportunity to get involved with other aspects of Point 6, such as creating content for our social media channels, lending your expertise to other areas of the team, or helping to plan agency social events
- You will have an appetite for growth and development, and value quarterly appraisals as chance to show that growth. How you develop within our business will be driven by your personal ambition
Salary: up to £45,000 depending on experience
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
If you like the sound of joining Point 6, please apply by sending your CV and cover letter to joinus@point6.co.uk
Right to work in the UK is essential — Point 6 does not offer UK work visa sponsorship.
No agencies, please.
