Leading and inspiring the in-house design team, encouraging brilliant work, always thinking ‘brand first’ about every creative. The in-house design team are the guardians of the B&Q brand, ensuring all touch-points are brought to life across multiple channels. The team is responsible for building inspiring campaigns, working closely with our creative agencies to ensure ATL campaigns are aligned to the brand. Effectively fostering strong and collaborative relationships across the Creative Studio, the wider Marketing teams and with key stakeholders across the business. Interrogating and developing briefs using design expertise and flair to develop innovative creative solutions. Presenting finalised ideas and concepts to creative team and stakeholders whilst building strong relationships through a 'can do' attitude. Working across a wide range of creative disciplines – including branding, in-store POS, merchandising, social media campaigns, brochure design, email design, building brand guidelines and campaign packs, digital / print design, motion and video production, art directing and travelling to photo shoots, working with production teams.

Working within the B&Q in-house creative studio to deliver creative excellence and innovation across a wide range of projects. Overseeing and developing the B&Q brand, ensuring that all team outputs meet go-to-market briefs and the quality expectations of stakeholders and customers.Responsibilities include managing junior designers to foster an environment that is conducive to creative development. Overseeing the delivery of work from the creative studio, ensuring that all work produced is innovative, accurate and to the highest possible standard whilst meeting the brief, on brand, on time and on budget. Working across teams to contribute ideas and thinking to design briefs and proposals that will help deliver a competitive advantage for B&Q. Working with external creative partners (freelancers, creative agencies etc) and supporting them in delivering creative excellence aligned with the B&Q brand. Working with the Workflow and Traffic Planner to ensure the effective scheduling and managing of work and full utilisation of the studio's capacity.

Secondment role whilst current employee fulfilled an eight month role with Kingfisher.

Designing promotional material for all aspects of the B&Q business including the implementation of a major company rebrand, store POS campaigns, category and product POS, national press advertising campaigns, brochures / leaflets and product design, such as gift cards and packaging design.Responsibilities include ensuring creative briefs are fully understood and implemented inline with the company brand and communication strategy. Presenting design concepts to the client. Producing guidelines for stores to ensure correct implementation. Liaising with printers and internal departments to manage project costs and timelines, supporting the critical path timing and ensuring work is completed within company guidelines. Managing product photography and artwork direction for national advertising campaigns and in store promotions.

Designing and illustrating a wide variety of greetings cards, brand campaigns and gift ranges from concept through to final design. Generating exciting new and innovative style directions for existing brands, opening up new markets and potential target audiences. Working closely with product developers to test and finalise new ideas. Conceptualising, building, lighting and shooting sets / character models for greetings card and gift product ranges. Visualising a wide variety of product packaging and in-store / trade show point of sale (POS) for presentation to company directors and external clients e.g. Clintons / Next / M&S / Tesco / Asda.

Design of all internal / external college promotional material e.g. prospectus, websites, brochures, leaflets, adverts, signs and posters campaigns. Managing work and planning design briefs to meet clients’ needs within realistic targets. Giving expert advice, guidance and awareness of possible design solutions. Liaison with printers to achieve the highest quality finish within client deadlines.

Production of all graphics requirements for a large and complex organisation including promotional material, graphic, video and innovative training / learning aids.