Junior Designer - Homeware

Internal use only - Grade F 

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Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.  

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you’re high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you’ll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.  

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Our Design team is split across our Covent Garden Office, and Liverpool Head Office. The close-knit team are responsible for our own brand design work across menswear, womenswear and home categories. It's a creative environment with design teams working hard to deliver great product for our customers.  

Seeking a creative, detailed Junior Designer for our Liverpool Homeware team. You will contribute to developing collections and support the design process for 'The Very Collection' and 'Michelle Keegan Home' from concept to final product realisation. 

Working with the wider design and buying teams, you will develop products across multiple categories, translating trends and customer insights into inspiring designs. Homeware specialism welcomed: The applicant must have previous experience across one of the following categories or multiple: Furniture design : beds, sofa, bathroom. Lighting, Decorative accessories, bed linen & soft furnishings.

Requires homeware experience. The role combines creative design, research, product development, and administration. We seek someone with strong attention to detail and a passion for interiors and design. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Support the design and development of products across a variety of homeware categories, responding to seasonal briefs, trends and customer needs. 

• Research emerging trends, colours, materials, finishes, patterns and product opportunities, compiling trade reports and trend presentations to inform the development of new collections. 

• Assist in creating design concepts, mood boards, colour palettes, product designs and presentation materials. 

• Support the preparation and maintenance of design packs, product specifications, artwork and other technical documentation. 

• Liaise with suppliers and internal stakeholders as required, ensuring information is communicated clearly and accurately. 

• Keep up to date with market developments, competitor activity and relevant homeware and lifestyle trends. 

• Reacting to sales information and designing commercially relevant product. 

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, curious and keen to develop their design skills within a commercial retail environment. They will be comfortable working across different product areas, open to new ideas and able to balance creativity with commercial awareness. We welcome applicants with a range of design backgrounds who can bring fresh ideas, transferable skills and a willingness to contribute to the wider home team. 

• A degree, qualification, alongside relevant experience in design, product design, textiles, interiors or a related creative discipline. 

• Have strong presentation skills and be confident to present designs in meetings. 

• Strong research skills and commercial market awareness. 

• An awareness of AI tools and emerging technologies, with an interest in how they can support creative development, research and workflow efficiency. 

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop. Alongside any relevant 3D software such as Rhino. 

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook. 

• The ability to interpret creative direction and translate ideas into commercially relevant products. 

• Good organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines. 

• Ability to create clear and detailed tech packs. 

Some of our benefits  

• Flexible, hybrid working model  

• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews  

• £1000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs  

• 27 days holiday + bank holidays  

• LinkedIn Learning access  

• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)  

• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk  

• Matched pension up to 6%  

• More benefits can be found on our career site  

How to apply  

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.   

What happens next?  

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.   

You can expect a two-stage interview process for this position:   

1st stage - A 45-minute Microsoft Teams interview with our Hiring Manager to talk through your portfolio and previous experience  

2nd stage - A 1 hour interview (in-person or over Teams) with the Hiring Team to present back a creative design brief that you have been set. 

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.   

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Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities 

We’re building a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don’t discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. 

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via [email protected]. We’ll be happy to support you. 

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.