Job Summary:

As a Senior Designer, you’ll be responsible to create design that translate brand needs into distinctive visual outcomes. Design craft and implement the brand experience across all touchpoints – Print & Digital; through cleverly applied insight, compelling conceptual territories, confident creativity and powerfully consistent activation. ?

You’ll know how to autonomously challenge a brief. Possessing in-depth knowledge of graphic design, styles and layout techniques, you’ll produce exceptional work, maintaining the brand experience across concepts and channels. You’ll work closely with Lead Designers, Art Director and Creative Studio Manager, helping to guide Middleweight and Junior team members and support their creativity.

Job Responsibilities

Work with Art Director and Lead Designer to understand the brief, brand guidelines and technical constraints for the project and aiding them guide middleweight and junior team members?.
Challenge the brief, delivering the expected and the unexpected in your response.
Autonomous in producing high-quality designs on medium to high complexity projects.
Championing and following our file set up, file naming and server filing procedures.
Adding value to internal design reviews, offering fresh perspective, giving feedback to executional consistency.
Be a team player. Keeping the channels of communication open between Design, artworking and management teams, seeking guidance and offering solution when things change.
Effectively manage your time.
Manage an allocated production workload and report progress/issues to line manager.
Use internal Management Information System (MIS) to record accurate data on personal production timings.
Ensure all quality control procedures and production standards are adhered to.
Pro-actively assisting the team, contributing to studio inspiration and design events.

Supporting tasks

Complete any adhoc tasks as assigned by the Design Leads
Follow company protocols with regards to job delivery and completion through our system
Performs other duties as assigned by the Company from time to time

Technical Skills Required

4-8 years’ experience within a Brand, Design, Comms or Media agency, in a Design roles
Excellence in Adobe CC, (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, XD, Dreamwiewer) ?
Understanding of strategic, creative and commercial aspect of brands and the world they inhabit?
Deep understanding of print production, materials and finishes?
Coaching and mentoring skills?
Emerging client presentation skills, discussing, defending design
A degree in Graphic Design, Product Design, Illustration or related field?
Knowledge of Visual Code and responsive web design is an advantage

Behavioral Competencies Required

A real passion for the process of Design, aesthetic craft, perfectionism?
Focused, organized, collaborative?
Ability to confidently and clearly articulate your thinking?
Understand the power of a sketch?
Excellent communication, time management, and multitasking skills
Good interpersonal skills
Must be a team player with great problem-solving skills, positive, proactive and adaptable to a fast-paced environment
Quality driven mindset, balancing customer expectations versus internal processes and productivity demands. Has the ability to drive quality from a holistic point of view without compromising the output.


Elevate your design career with us—become a Senior Designer and create work that inspires and resonates globally!

SGS, an sgsco company, is an industry leader in design-to-print branding opportunities partnering with global corporations to produce packaging with noteworthy brand recognition. With over 60 years’ experience serving the Print, Retail, Consumer Goods and Pharmaceutical Markets, the company’s operations are located across North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia - Pacific.
Great salary and benefits package including 25 days holiday, Employer contribution pension scheme and Private Medical. Over periods of high volume, overtime may be requested.

The Role:
Based at ourBoulogne-Billancourt site, the successful applicant will work as part of a busy and thriving reprographics department. They will be an integral part of the Print Conversion Team that specialises in the Flexographic printing process and will be expected to have experience creating single image repro files using Esko Packedge and complex step & repeat files using Esko Plato. They will be responsible for ensuring that all files will print according to the printers specifications and brief supplied. Excellent communication skills and a positive and friendly attitude are essential. A knowledge of Artpro+ would be an advantage.

Key Responsibilities:
• Creating high quality, print-ready files for Flexographic printers.
• Colour retouching specialist
• Maintaining brand/print consistency throughout all disciplines
• To use internal MIS in accordance with standardised work procedures to ensure an accurate permanent asset database is maintained.
• To follow all internal processes in place for repro
• To adhere to all reporting processes set up within the department
• Provide input into development of quality processes based on client needs.
• To communicate/advise directly with internal CSR team and client regarding possible risks -to-print.
• To actively participate in the Performance Development Program

Skills and Abilities:
• Experience working with digital packaging artwork files
• Excellent understanding of flexographic repro requirements
• Good understanding of Colour management
• Demonstrate ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced office setting.
• Keen eye for detail.
• Demonstrate ability to share skills and knowledge with others.
• Experience of working with Esko graphic editors and Esko AE.
• Ability to use Artpro+ and Adobe Creative Suite an advantage
• Excellent, proven interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills.

Timeline & location:
Onsite position at SGS&co Boulogne-Billancourt
CDD 6 months
Ideal starting date : ASAP

SGS & Co is a global brand impact group delivering speed and quality through innovation and insights, to drive impact for our world class clients. We combine deep expertise in design, graphic services, production, technology, and process optimisation with unmatched marketplace understanding, dynamic ideas, and client first customer service. We bring the world’s best brands to life and set them up for success in a modern world.



We are currently seeking an Innovation Business Analyst to join our global Innovation team. In this exciting new role, you will have opportunity to work closely with both internal and external stakeholders to both identify needs, and develop highly innovative solutions that will have a positive impact on our clients and their customers.



You will gather business and technical requirements, translate these into actionable insights, and work with Solution Architects develop and iterate prototypes that address these customer challenges, and also work with Project Managers to support the development and execution of these solutions.



This role would suit an ambitious and forward thinking individual with experience gained within either Business Analytics, Project Management or Consulting, ideally gained within the software solutions or process automation space. If this experience has been cultivated within the fields of either creative/media, design, retail or FMCG - then this would be ideal





What you'll do:



Conduct detailed interviews with clients to map their processes, understanding the nuances of their business needs and technical requirements.
Design workflow process maps, to visualize proposed solutions for internal teams and stakeholders
Identify and quantify challenges and establish a ROI for the solution (e.g. how many hours the product save, how much the client is willing to pay)
Lead the presentation of prototype, gather client feedback and ensure clients goes through a User Acceptance Testing
(UAT) to ensure it delivers on client expectations.
Lead meetings with clients, documenting decisions and project managing follow ups and tracking project milestones and timelines
Document and translate client requirements into technical requirements for the Solution Architect to develop
Test prototypes rigorously, provide actionable feedback, and work with the development team to implement adjustments and improvements in an agile framework
Establish clear milestones and timelines, managing the project efficiently to ensure that the prototype is delivered on time and meets predefined success metrics
Once the prototype is validated, ensure a smooth handover to the Product Team, ensuring all details are well-documented and any remaining customer expectations are managed
Monitor market trends, software provider / competitor activities, and press releases to identify new opportunities for innovation
Attend industry events and engage with customers to assess potential developments and opportunities in the market




What you'll need:



5+ years of experience in business analysis, project management, or consulting roles, preferably within the software solutions and process automation
Must have proven experience in evaluating business process and propose solutions Workflow and Process Mapping Tools
Excellent English level, other languages are an important plus
Knowledge about graphics and creative marketing industry is preferred
Familiar with concepts of technology automation, AI, familiar with system integrations and software development life-cycle stages




What we offer:



You will of course enjoy an excellent base salary. Other benefits of being a permanent employee of SGS&Co include:



25 days holiday per annum + additional 'Me Day'
Flexible working during summer hours
Pension Scheme
Voluntary SGS Europe Group Healthcare Scheme
Life Assurance
Healthcare Digital GP Service
Holiday purchase scheme
Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
City Bike Scheme (London only)
Employee referral program