Your new role

Sofology is already a strong brand, but is also still a fast growing brand. We now have a very clear business ambition, vision and mission to deliver success and this role plays a big part of it.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Creative Team for a Design and Production Manager. You will be accountable for the design and production of all assets across various media channels and lead a team of talented Designers, across print, digital, video and animation. You’ll be an experienced Designer with a beautiful portfolio, with an obsession for detail, quality and consistency. This role will work alongside the Creative Concept and 3D teams.

A day in the life of...

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the design quality of campaign output

• Liaise closely with the Concept team to take style guide to design and develop assets across channels

• Ensure everything is on brand and design of impeccable standard

• Manage all production throughput on time and on brief

• Manage consistency across all assets

• Owner and up keep brand guidelines

• Ensure all outputs are correct to specification and industry standards

• File and archive output in a clear coherent and accessible way

• Coach, guide and develop direct reports 

• Work closely with Creative Manager on transfer of projects from conception to production

• Traffic work and ensure all production is delivered on time and effectively manage freelance resource where required

• Work with the wider teams to continually improve efficiencies and processes. Be standards driven; working with Marketing to seek quality improvements 

• Liaise with external suppliers

• Strong team player who is highly visible across the business. Integrated team member, working with other teams, ie Buying and Retail 

• Work with other Creative Managers to create a highly creative and collaborative environment in the Support Office

Measures of Success

• All creative assets delivered accurately

• Brand consistency across all channels

• Engaging design tha t meets the objective of the brief

• Delivering to deadline and on budget 

• Cross departmental team integration

• Improved processes and efficiencies

In an ideal world...

Candidate Requirements

• An experienced presenter and communicator, this role would be expected to present at internal and external meetings

• A dynamic creative that can adapt to new technologies and new media

• Must have vast experience in design and artworking in print and digital

• Experienced in digital UI design and working with UX teams

• Demonstrate their experience in creating and managing brand guidelines and style guides

• A team player who can work with other managers - 3D, Creative and Website, but can get their hands dirty and involved in the design on a day to day basis

• You will need to be able to build great relationships across the business, liaise with stakeholders on clear briefing, expectation management

• Strong problem solving skills to ensure campaigns and meet the standard on time.

• Tenacious approach to quality and instilling that in the team

• Highly competent in Adobe Indesign/Illustrator/Photoshop/Premiere/After Effects

• Strong Leadership and coaching skills

• Whilst creative is imperative, this role requires high organisation and analytical skills.

Pay and Perks

• A great basic salary & a very generous team bonus
• Professional Qualifications Learning & Development
• Next generation programme
• 30% discount across the group & 15% for friends & family
• High street Discounts with 100’s of great brands
• Contributory Healthcare
• Pension 
• Employee Assistance Programme for all colleagues & your household
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay
• Discuss flexible working & part time opportunities

A little about Sofology

At Sofology, sofas are SO our thing - but so are our people! In fact, people are our greatest asset and that’s why we are completely committed to our ED&I strategy, So For All. We are working passionately with all of our colleagues across the business to learn, understand and be completely enthralled into continuing to make Sofology an equal, diverse and inclusive place to work.

It’s important to us to make sure that we don’t just look for new talent to ‘fit in’ with our culture, but instead, we look for incredible talented colleagues to ‘add’ to our wonderful culture.

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