Junior Designer at
WMP Creative

The Job

WMP are looking for a junior-Level designer with a desire to learn and grow in a vibrant team. You might be a recent graduate, keen to break into the agency world, or perhaps you’re a few years into your career.

The right person will need to have a positive outlook and a growth mentality. You’ll have a great eye for design, a keen interest in qualitative user research, and a solid grounding in CAD modelling, as well as being able to demonstrate exceptional creative thinking and problem-solving.

The Role

Working on client projects in a very wide range of sectors from consumer to industrial.

You will grow to lead projects under the supervision of the senior team.

Work across both, hardware and digital UX projects.

Taking projects from initial research all the way through to prototyping and mass manufacture stages.

Define strategic product design languages and aesthetic directions that make the product, unique, and recognisable, but most importantly speak to brand values and the unmet needs of end customers.

Liaising with internal teams and clients to deliver the product vision.

Create product design documentation and collaborate with customer and 3rd party engineering teams during the development

The Person

Demonstrated empathy and experience in user research with insight and opportunity identification

A strong creative problem solver.

Proficiency in SolidWorks.

Proficiency in Keyshot

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.

Competent sketching, form creation

A keen interest in observational user research and uncovering user pain points and insights.

Solid communication skills and interpersonal skills. Strong verbal and visual presentation and storytelling abilities.

A strong team player, helpful, conscientious and collaborative.

Able to manage time effectively and work to deadlines.

Available for a long-term position.

A fun and positive attitude.

Strong passion for sustainability in product design that minimises impacts on the environment, and encourages new and more sustainable behaviour

Degree in Product or Industrial Design.

Business level ability in English.

 

The Package

SALARY: Competitive, based on experience level.

BONUSES: Annual profit share and company-related bonuses

HOLIDAY: 25 days (plus long-term service incentives)

FLEXIBLE HOURS & WORKING: Flexibility for early or late starts and remote working

LOCATION: Hybrid working - currently 2 days per week in our beautiful studio in Tubney, Oxfordshire

 

More perks:

Long service award: additional holiday allowance after 5 and 10 years at the company

Company days: Two days per year when the company comes together to celebrate achievements and to plan for the future.

Wedding Leave: an extra 5 days’ leave to help with your honeymoon!

Annual training budget: we want to invest in you. As such everyone is entitled to draw on an annual training budget to enhance their skills and experience.

Home working allowance: an allowance of up to £300 per person for the purchase of furniture and equipment for comfortable, safe home working.

Wellbeing: Free entry into WMP sports events and discounts for friends and family.

A healthy diet (sometimes!): Free fruit and other treats in the office.

 

If you are keen on joining this award-winning, exciting, forward-thinking agency and taking the next step in your career, then please get in touch with your Portfolio & CV

 

e: [email protected]

t: 01865 390 258