Born on South Molton Street, London in 1971, Molton Brown is an icon of uniquely British style. Today, Molton Brown is one of the leading global brands in Kao´s global cosmetics portfolio. Growing from small-scale artisans into the international fragrance brand it is today, its pioneering presence is felt in our stores and websites, travel retail, luxury department stores and the most esteemed hotels around the world.
Expertly blended in London, Molton Brown’s signature fragrances, bath and shower gels, home and hand care luxuries have claimed iconic status. Kao and Molton Brown have a passion for integrity, for craftsmanship, for artistry and for giving our consumers the ultimate, quality experience.
About our role:
The Senior Creative Artworker is responsible for the day-to-day management and execution of all printed creative assets for Molton Brown across every physical customer touchpoint, including POS, marketing collateral, and packaging. Working closely with the Creative Director and wider Creative team, they help establish and maintain creative standards while ensuring the highest quality of artwork delivery.
In partnership with the Senior Manager, Creative Operations, the Senior Creative Artworker manages the team's workflow through Smartflow, coordinating projects and stakeholders across Molton Brown's global markets to ensure efficient delivery and consistency across all outputs.
What you will do:
- Lead and manage the team in both their professional and personal development so that they feel motivated and supported with clear objectives to support this. Be responsible for ensuring that they have clear workplans and are confident in what they have to deliver.
- Management of all print briefing, working with brief holders to form a clear brief and assign the brief on the create workflow in are Online brief management software. This is for the artworking team as well as other teams in the creative department.
- Developing designers’ concepts through to finished print-ready artwork for campaign POS artwork, marketing materials and packaging, delivering them on time and on brand.
- Presenting artwork to key stakeholders, articulating reasoning behind typographic and creative decision-making while capturing their feedback and subsequently applying it.
- Organisation and management of the pack shot briefing and budget ensuring that photography is delivered according to business needs with the appropriate reviews and sign off.
- Leading on process improvements that make the team more efficient and allows the team to deal with a growing workload in a manageable way.
What you will need:
- Design-related degree or demonstration of relevant experience in packaging and global campaign POS artwork.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating sound artworking experience across packaging and print (specifically including large suites of multi-channel retail POS)
- High quality retouching skills
- Experience of working for a luxury brand with proven organisational skills, meticulous attention to detail and a broad knowledge of print processes
- A team player ideally with previous line management skills or studio management experience. 8 Plus year of experience needed.
- Working with lots of internal and external partners this role is for someone who is a true team player and great at managing different relationships, managing photographers, retouchers and brief holders exceptions to deliver the brief.
- Demonstrate experience of, or the ability to lead a successful team while managing a heavy & fluctuating workload. Must demonstrate the ability to easily adjust personal & team priorities in line with business needs.
- Must have an excellent understanding and experience of print pre-production and print processes as well as reprographics and setting artwork to printer’s specifications.
- Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- An entrepreneurial environment where passionate and innovative teams come together.
- Respect, teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of how we work.
- A workplace culture that prioritises employee wellbeing, with opportunities to get involved in initiatives such as Mental Health First Aiders, the Charity Committee, and DE&I communities (region dependant)
- A broad range of benefits, including flexible working, competitive salaries, health and wellbeing offers, pension / retirement options dependant on location, insurance options, and more…
- Learning and development opportunities
Skills Required
- Design-related degree or equivalent experience in packaging and global campaign POS artwork
- Strong portfolio demonstrating artworking experience across packaging and print, including multi-channel retail POS
- High quality retouching skills
- Experience working for a luxury brand with proven organisational skills and attention to detail
- Previous line management or studio management experience
- 8+ years of relevant experience
- Ability to manage relationships with internal and external partners including photographers and retouchers
- Proven ability to lead a team while managing a heavy and fluctuating workload
- Excellent understanding and experience of print pre-production, print processes and reprographics; set artwork to printer's specifications
- Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office
What We Do
Born on South Molton Street, London in 1971, Molton Brown is an icon of uniquely British style. Our Eaux de Parfum and Toilette, and Bath, Body, Hair and Home collections have been Made in England since day one – and we’re committed to this for our future. Sourcing only the best ingredients in exceptional fragrance concentrations, our quality has awarded us with a Royal Warrant from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. As part of our ever-evolving sustainable journey, we never have and never will test on animals, we run our own manufacturing facility in Elsenham and we champion beauty that’s kinder to the environment. Inspired by our progressive home, London, we work side-by-side with our eclectic set of perfumers to empower you with long-lasting, distinctive fragrances you’ll love. We’re one of the leading global brands in the cosmetics portfolio of Japanese consumer goods company, Kao Corporation. Growing from small-scale artisans into the international fragrance brand we are today, our pioneering presence is felt in our stores and websites, travel retail, luxury department stores and the most esteemed hotels around the world
