Senior Designer (gifts, wrap & cards)

Job Introduction

Role: Senior Designer at cardfactory 

Product: Wide ranging to include gift, gift bags, product and packaging, gift bags, wrap, party items, and greeting cards

Based: Our beautifully refurbished Studio in Wakefield! (J41) 

Hybrid working: Approx. 2 days onsite 3 at home + free parking

We’re looking for a passionate and versatile Senior Designer to join our creative team!

In this role, you’ll produce designs across a wide range of products including gift product and packaging, gift bags, wrap, party items, and greeting cards. As a role model within the Studio, you’ll inspire creativity and innovation while mentoring and sharing skills with others. 

You’ll work from briefs and initiate your own projects, bringing fresh ideas and a strong creative eye for surface pattern, typography, colour, prints, and illustration. 

The ideal candidate will have excellent technical skills, great attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to different styles and challenges. You’ll be highly motivated, enthusiastic, and confident in driving new product development and pushing creative boundaries.

What you’ll do

You’ll be involved in researching trends and coming up with ideas for future collections, as well as leading new product development projects from start to finish. A big part of the role is creating commercially strong designs and style guides for all kinds of gift products—packaging, bags, wrap, party items, and cards. You'll also rework existing artwork into finished products, so having solid technical skills and knowing how to prep files for print is key. You’ll need to communicate clearly with both the team and external partners, and you’ll play a hands-on role in mentoring and sharing knowledge within the studio.

What you’ll need

• Gifting, gift bags, wrap, party, greeting card experience preferred
• Plenty of enthusiasm for creativity and design
• Versatile design skillset 
• Strong typesetting skills 
• Strong knowledge of print limitations and experience of using finishes 
• Highly proficient in design software - Adobe Creative Suite, esp. Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign 
• High level of 3D technical knowledge for product and packaging templates and setup