Junior Designer - NJR Recruitment : Job Details

Junior Designer

£26,000 - £28,000

Oldham – Office based

**Fantastic offices, flexible start and finish times, excellent career progression**

Do you want to work for an expanding supplier, dealing with a wide variety of products across toys, homewares, gift and seasonal?

Our client is looking to strengthen the design team with a driven and proactive individual, who’s eager to learn and develop their existing skills, in an exciting and fast paced creative working environment.

Duties include:

• Create and adapt design artwork across a variety of products, brands, and packaging.
• Contribute to the development of design concepts, mood boards, and creative presentations.
• Prepare product specification sheets, artwork files, and design assets for manufacturer use.
• Ensure all designs meet correct scaling, dimensions, and technical requirements for production.
• Develop product and packaging visuals, prototypes, and mock-ups.
• Use Adobe Creative Suite software proficiently to deliver high-quality outputs.
• Collaborate with and learn from senior designers to continually enhance skills and knowledge.
• Stay informed on design technologies, industry trends, and best practices.
• Research competitor products, toy trends, and consumer insights to inspire commercial and trend-led design solutions.
• Apply brand guidelines consistently across packaging, labels, and instructions.
• Design die lines, graphics, and layouts that are both functional and visually engaging.
• Liaise with suppliers and internal teams to review and approve print proofs and samples.
• Brief and guide photographers to capture required visuals for projects.
• Produce tailored artwork to meet the requirements of different customers and leading retailers.
• Understand and adhere to retailer-specific design and packaging standards.
• Proactively identify and resolve design-related issues internally before escalating to customers.
• Support colleagues in other departments during peak business periods.

Person Specification:

• University/college graduate or someone with 1–2 years’ industry experience, eager to learn and develop within a team of experienced designers.
• Ability to work across own-brand and licensed brands, following guidelines while pushing creative boundaries.
• Experience taking concepts through to full and final print-ready artwork.
• Strong technical knowledge of cutter guides, packaging, typography, and art working.
• Proficient in Apple Mac and Adobe Creative Cloud software, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.

Apply online or for further information please contact one of our specialist consultants quoting reference number: NJR16011