InStore Creative Design Manager, Boots UK
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Job Location:
Nottingham - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Location: Nottingham Full-Time
Contract: 12 month FTC
Recruitment Partner: Frankie McCallister-Lyas
Overview:
The In-Store Creative Design Manager is responsible for creating engaging functional and brand aligned retail environments that enhance the customer experience and drives commercial performance by format.
The role translates brand strategy and customer insight into physical spaces ensuring consistency across formats whilst also considering local market needs.
Role Responsibilities:
Translating brand identity and guidelines into design solutions.
Translation of creative intents into communication merchandising layout and design development briefs.
Review of creative design drawings also including plans elevations fixtures and fittings.
Collaborating with both internal external resources to deliver practical design within budget. These teams may include architects merchandisers manufacturers etc.
Support the trial and rollout of store concepts across multiple locations ensuring consistency and quality
Create solutions that optimise customer flow dwell time and product presentation.
Balance creative ambition with operational commercial and accessibility requirements.
Use customer insights sales data to inform design improvements
Present design concepts clearly and confidently to senior stakeholders.
Management of external agencies
Maintain and evolve retail design guidelines
Stay up to date with retail trends materials sustainability practices and emerging technologies
Identify opportunities to innovate store formats and customer experience
Manage critical paths and costs in line with project plans and managing stakeholders in line with expectations.
What youll need to have:
Proven experience in retail commercial or spatial design.
Strong conceptual design ability and visual communication skills.
Experience in the creative design process whilst managing a concept from creative to reality
The ability to express ideas through both written and oral communication to either individuals or groups.
Able to manage complex projects independently
Have a understanding of retail operations customer journeys and visual merchandising principles.
Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
A strong people leader able to motivate and lead a diverse team with continuous improvement at its heart.
Ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships cross functionally with the ability to influence at all levels.
Able to embrace endorse and positively react to change
Confident in expressing ideas opinions and solutions with a variety of senior stakeholders and the ability to listen and understand the views of others
Ability to manage and lead external agencies and brands with experience in project management.
Awareness of customer market changes and industry best practice
Why Boots:
At Boots we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.
Our benefits:
Boots Retirement Savings Plan
Discretionary annual bonus
Generous employee discounts
Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying discounted gym membership life assurance activity passes and more.
Access to free 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at (Please note any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate)
Whats next:
If your application is successful our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion youll be notified by email.
Where a role is advertised as full-time we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
Keywords
InStore Creative Design Manager
Contract: 12 month FTC
Recruitment Partner: Frankie McCallister-Lyas
Overview:
The In-Store Creative Design Manager is responsible for creating engaging functional and brand aligned retail environments that enhance the customer experience and drives commercial performance by format.
The role translates brand strategy and customer insight into physical spaces ensuring consistency across formats whilst also considering local market needs.
Role Responsibilities:
Translating brand identity and guidelines into design solutions.
Translation of creative intents into communication merchandising layout and design development briefs.
Review of creative design drawings also including plans elevations fixtures and fittings.
Collaborating with both internal external resources to deliver practical design within budget. These teams may include architects merchandisers manufacturers etc.
Support the trial and rollout of store concepts across multiple locations ensuring consistency and quality
Create solutions that optimise customer flow dwell time and product presentation.
Balance creative ambition with operational commercial and accessibility requirements.
Use customer insights sales data to inform design improvements
Present design concepts clearly and confidently to senior stakeholders.
Management of external agencies
Maintain and evolve retail design guidelines
Stay up to date with retail trends materials sustainability practices and emerging technologies
Identify opportunities to innovate store formats and customer experience
Manage critical paths and costs in line with project plans and managing stakeholders in line with expectations.
What youll need to have:
Proven experience in retail commercial or spatial design.
Strong conceptual design ability and visual communication skills.
Experience in the creative design process whilst managing a concept from creative to reality
The ability to express ideas through both written and oral communication to either individuals or groups.
Able to manage complex projects independently
Have a understanding of retail operations customer journeys and visual merchandising principles.
Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
A strong people leader able to motivate and lead a diverse team with continuous improvement at its heart.
Ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships cross functionally with the ability to influence at all levels.
Able to embrace endorse and positively react to change
Confident in expressing ideas opinions and solutions with a variety of senior stakeholders and the ability to listen and understand the views of others
Ability to manage and lead external agencies and brands with experience in project management.
Awareness of customer market changes and industry best practice
Why Boots:
At Boots we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.
Our benefits:
Boots Retirement Savings Plan
Discretionary annual bonus
Generous employee discounts
Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying discounted gym membership life assurance activity passes and more.
Access to free 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at (Please note any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate)
Whats next:
If your application is successful our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion youll be notified by email.
Where a role is advertised as full-time we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
Keywords
InStore Creative Design Manager
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Graphics Design
- Copywritter
- Creative concept
- Advertising
- Communication
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Autodesk
- Art Direction
- Flash
- Flex
- HTML
- SEO
- Fine art
- Quarkxpress
About Company
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