Design Studio Lead
Crown Paints are looking for a Design Studio Lead with Artwork experience to manage a team of 5 studio creatives, ensuring the team are set up for success when it comes to all aspects of delivery against creative briefs.
The successful Candidate will be responsible for:
- People leader of the Crown Design Studio team, responsible for providing leadership, support and evaluating performance
- The output of work from the design studio, making sure brand guidelines are adhered to and there’s clear consistency across all brands.
- To be the relationship manager between the Design team and the Marketing team
- Run all studio requests from the marketing team and rarely, the wider Crown team
- Assessing briefs as appropriate, liaising with designers to assist with studio time estimates and identifying the correct designers for each project.
- Planning the work into the studio - flexibility is important. The role will involve planning of quick turnaround jobs alongside larger, longer term, projects
- Quick, agile and effective solutions for same day issues may arise occasionally
- Ensuring all work is being saved to the design server on an ongoing basis and all filing protocols are being adhered to
- Liaising with the designers to identify where they require relevant training and upskilling
- To be a strong Graphic Designer and/or Artworker themselves, able to step into the role when the team are at capacity.
What we offer
We offer an attractive reward package that includes:
- A company culture that is inclusive, warm, welcoming, driven, and allows everyone to show up as themselves every single day without judgement
- 28 days basic annual leave each year (plus 8 bank holidays)
- Ability to purchase a generous amount of significantly discounted paint for personal use
- Pensions, Group Income Protection and Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - 24/7 access to confidential support via an employee helpline with qualified counsellors
- Health & wellbeing perks - a range of medical dental and optical treatments for you and you family
- Eating out, Retail and Leisure discounts available
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Training and development throughout your role
About you
- Previous experience of graphic design and artworking is a must.
- Must have strong People Management experience, managing at least 3 people and responsible for role evaluations, grievances etc
- Must have a cross-section of work in your portfolio
- Develop people: have the ability to develop the design studio team, identify and develop high potential candidates, coach and deliver feedback
- Drive performance and be comfortable with difficult conversations where vital
- Implement soft management skills with the ability to build trust, honesty & openness within the team
- Understand the creative design process, end-to-end.
- Be organised and have the ability to continuously re-plan the studio workflow if higher priority projects come in.
- Be reactive, calm and solutions oriented
- Be a good communicator, firm but fair, with great stakeholder management skills
Software Skills:
- Sound working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud software packages
- Experience of project management software (Adobe Workfront desirable)
- Some experience of Microsoft packages such as Powerpoint & Word
- Portfolio of work required at interview
About Crown Paints and Hempel
Crown believes that every pot of paint is brimming with potential and we want to put that into the hands of everyone. As one of the UK’s leading paint brands, we support homeowners and professionals to ‘paint their own possible’ and create beautiful, transformative spaces for everyone to enjoy.
With a heritage dating back to 1777, the company has a rich and colourful history, pouring 200 years of knowledge and skill into every tin of paint. Headquartered in Darwen in Lancashire, the same town the company started in all those years ago, Crown also has a manufacturing site in Hull and an ever-growing network of over 170 Crown Decorating Centres located throughout the UK and Ireland. We’re proud to have held the Royal Warrant since 1949 in recognition of our commitment, passion and experience.
As an industry leader in innovation and sustainability, Crown knows what a positive difference we can make to people and the planet and have set ambitious targets to become carbon neutral across all manufacturing operations, drive full circularity across product and packaging through recycling schemes, eradicate all waste to landfill and ensure 100% of paint containers make maximum use of recycled and recyclable materials.
A Part of Hempel
Crown Paints forms part of the global coatings group Hempel, who service sectors including decorative, infrastructure, marine, wind and thermal power. Hempel is proudly owned by The Hempel Foundation, an ownership structure that is unique in the coatings industry. The Hempel Foundation is dedicated to making a difference through philanthropic initiatives that bring about positive change. This includes empowering children to learn, making coatings more efficient and sustainable and sustaining biodiversity all over the world.
Application due
2024-12-25
Seniority Level
Job Functions
Art / Creative, Design
Industry
Chemicals
Crown Paints is one of UK’s most renown paint manufacturers and we have been manufacturing for over 200 years, with over 60 years proudly holding the Royal Warrant. However, what really sets Crown apart is the support we provide for cultural, humanitarian and scientific causes across the world through our ownership structure. Crown Paints is part of the Hempel Group, which gives our company stability and our employees extended, global career possibilities.
