Graphic Designer, Retail Sales - Ceremony Of Roses

This is a Full Time Job

Ceremony Of Roses are Sony’s inhouse merchandise team that manage the merch for a host of artists in many genres. We are rapidly growing and have an exciting opportunity to join the team! With the huge recent growth of direct to fan sales, we are seeking a Graphic Designer to join our Global Retail Creative team who will be responsible for the design execution of retail art for all sales territories, including presentation and mockup development along with technical design. This role will focus on artist designs for United States retail.
Additionally, this role works with the Senior Creative Manager to handle incoming input, amendments and design request from Retail Sales.

What you'll do:
• Design Development -Thoroughly research client history, current events and industry trends in design and popular culture prior to starting each project, in order to provide insightful design direction. Build mood boards to guide design execution, informed by both the artist’s identity and current retail trends .
• Design Execution – Design and mock-up apparel items that reflect provided or created concept direction that resonate with target audiences and retail trends.
• Mockups & Presentation – Assemble decks and presentations that support the approval process with artist teams, sales and retail partners.
• Input & Amendments/Requests – Manage revisions on designs, garment blanks, and color selections based on feedback. Handle requests ranging from simple blank substitutions to reworking approved artwork into new layouts, compositions, and colorways.
• Technical Design – Finalize approved artwork, preparing files for print production to ensure accuracy and quality.

Who you are:
• Strong portfolio demonstrating a wide range of professional design experience at a senior level
• Proven track record of managing complex design projects from concept to completion
• Experience in branding, marketing collateral, digital campaigns, and print production
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Familiarity with Figma, Sketch , or other UI/UX tools.
• Knowledge of print production processes , color theory, typography, and layout principles.
• Basic understanding of HTML/CSS and responsive design is often desirable.
• A strong portfolio showcasing a variety of projects– branding, digital, print, and campaign work.
• Strong creative vision and ability to translate concepts into compelling visuals.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for stakeholder engagement.
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities for guiding junior designers.
• Time management and ability to meet tight deadlines in fast-paced environments.

What we give you:
• You join a vibrant global community with the opportunity to channel your passion every day
• A modern office environment designed for you, empowering you to bring your best
• Investment in your professional growth and development enabling you to thrive in our vibrant community
• The space to accelerate progress, positively disrupt and create what happens next
• We give you the platform to champion positive change, with the opportunity to contribute to our social impact, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• We provide an excellent range of benefits like private medical cover, a generous pension scheme, life assurance, income protection, plus loads of music industry perks. There’s also time off over winter break

Equal Opportunities

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Please note that applicants must be at least 18 years of age.