Packaging Design Specialist - Own Brand in Bradford

Imagine what you could achieve here. At Morrisons, our heritage is retail, so working at pace, achieving value and putting the customer first is part of our DNA.  Our Own Brand team are key to our success and we are looking for a Packaging Design Specialist to join our team. 

The Packaging Design Specialist will deliver the 2 year design & packaging evolution programme for Morrisons Own Brand across Mid Tier, The Best, Wonky & Nutmeg Home (c. 6,100 lines). The successful colleague will use customer, category & market insight to help develop customer centric design & packaging solutions for categories across the business and will manage the roll out process of own brand packaging to guidelines. 

You’ll be responsible for:

• Rolling out compelling design solutions for Morrisons own brand product packaging. 

• Reviewing competitor activity and keeping abreast of design relevance and what matters most to customers; understanding emerging packaging trends & how these can fit into Morrisons product range

• Working with Creative Agencies ensuring designs are delivered to brief

• Liaising with internal stakeholders, external agencies and copy writers in order to formulate clear and concise design briefs, critical paths and budgets

• Consolidating feedback and reviewing direction based upon this

• Engaging with trading teams throughout the process to ensure they are aligned to new design direction & respond to feedback where required

• Being a brand ambassador both internally and externally for own brand. Protect and enhance the reputation of our brands ensuring right first time. 

• Ensuring agency output fulfils the brief and that the design quality is consistently delivered and on brand

• Managing sign off to photographic scamps and final design files with stakeholders - Traders, creative manager

• Delivering of Design solutions supporting the Own Brand strategy  resulting in increased sales

• Maximising efficiency of agency support ensuring all agencies deliver to SLA and agreed cost matrix

So that you are set for success, we are looking for a self-starter, who is an exceptional communicator with the ability to influence at all levels. You will work as part of a versatile team with a can-do culture, so it’s important that you are tenacious and strive for excellence. You will also have the following: 

• A degree in Graphic Design or equivalent level of education with retail and/or agency experience within a similar role

• Creativity and a knowledge and passion for product.

• Industry knowledge of agencies and ways of working

• Design artwork copy and print process knowledge

• Passionate and committed to delivering great quality work

•  Ability to follow briefs clearly and concisely

• Ability to build effective working relationships both internally & externally

• Own brand experience for major retailer brand or Agency

In return for looking after our customers, we look after our colleagues too 

• 25 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays & option to buy an additional 5 days annual leave (pro rata’d)

• 4 day working week + occasional Saturdays 

• Annual bonus plan

• Market leading staff discount scheme

• Competitive pension scheme

• Medical cover 

• Onsite Staff Shop, Barista Bar, Gym facilities, subsidised Canteen

We pride ourselves on being a diverse and inclusive business and are committed to making Morrisons a brilliant place to work, harbouring an environment where our people can thrive. 

Treating all colleagues with respect and dignity is the Morrisons way - we celebrate individuality and love different perspectives. It’s what you bring to the table that matters.