Career Opportunities

Permanent, Full Time, London, SW10

Are you a Textile Designer with a passion for contemporary design, looking for an opportunity to work for a market leading interior textile brand?

Our small team is expanding, and we are looking to recruit a mid-weight designer who has proven experience within the sector. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic and busy design studio working alongside a team of designers on a variety of tasks.

Part of The Romo Group, Zinc Textile launched in 2010. Creating inspirational fabrics, wallcoverings and accessories, each collection brings a fresh perspective that is not tied to trend, but rather focuses on intriguing and spontaneous designs hallmarked by texture and an array of confident patterns. We design home textile and wallcovering collections, that launch annually to our global customer base.

Key Responsibilities are:

· Working in collaboration with the design team to assist in creative processes, where possible including design work

· Supporting the day to day running of the design studio with ad hoc tasks

· Liaising with suppliers to make enquiries & give development feedback for the design studio

· Helping to arrange performance and compliance testing of new product

· Attending supplier meetings, focusing on fabric and wallcovering developments

· Supporting the design team with trend and colour research

· Assisting with photo shoots

We are looking for people with:

· A high achieving degree in Textile Design or similar qualification

· Excellent drawing skills and fluency in Photoshop, to create original artwork and colours

· A keen eye for colour sensitivity and an understanding of colour balance and proportions

· Excellent communication skills to collaborate with other relevant departments and suppliers

· Flexibility with task and time management

· Can do attitude with a creative yet practical approach to hands on tasks

If you believe you have the relevant skills and would like to be considered for this role, please submit an up-to-date CV and covering letter demonstrating your experience and interest in this role. Please send these directly to charlotte.hall@zinctextile.com.Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Join our exceptional in-house Marketing team and help us to inspire customers around the world. Working within a dynamic and fast paced luxury interiors environment, you will be responsible for the delivery of all video content for The Romo Group across our six brands, making video media a core part of the way we communicate to both our B2B and B2C audiences across the globe.

• Liaise with each of our 6 brands, design studios and the wider Marketing team to translate brand briefs into creative video concepts, designing and storyboarding videos, working alongside other creatives, stylists, designers and copywriters
• Shoot dynamic and attention-grabbing video content, ensuring lighting and sound fit for purpose
• Video content to include shooting new product launches as well as themed campaigns utilising historical video content from our substantial archive
• A high level of planning, ensuring video shoots are well organised and efficient and all stakeholders aligned
• Use video editing, motion graphic design, animation and sound design to produce standout creative content
• Edit and produce video creatives for our external and internal channels (Web, Social, Sales iPads, Digital Brochures, etc), utilising both own and freelance videographer footage
• Maintain an organised archive of video brand assets from multiple parties
• Contribute to shoot pre-production and on-set art direction to ensure assets captured are fit for purpose and work across multiple video formats and ratios
• Edit distinctive and unique digital video content for a variety of digital platforms, taking platform-specific best practices into account for each
• Complete postproduction for video projects, including light grading, mastering, encoding in different formats and quality checking each ratio for specific platforms
• Research original images, music, and video content as support material to video shoots, share references with the team and keep up to date with video editing and motion trends
• Work with our in-house photography studio to develop Product Level video for inclusion on our Product Description Pages (PDPs) online
• Perform quality assurance on all video footage
• Manage and monitor video budgets across The Romo Group

Requirements:
• A proven background in video content creation and creativity and interest of new developments and innovation in video content
• Strong understanding of social platforms and best practices for each (i.e Instagram etc.)
• 3+ years’ experience in video creation including filming and editing
• Experience using software including Adobe Premier Pro, After Effects Final Cut Pro and DaVinci
• Motion graphics experience using Adobe Suite: Photoshop, After Effects
• Able to work in an agile way, responding to briefs with a quick turnaround
• A professional approach to work with great attention to detail, high quality and consistency
• An eye for scroll-stopping content and understanding of how to drive successful video performance
• Ability to work well within a fast-paced environment with a flexible, creative attitude both within a team and autonomously
• Understanding of usage and clearance requirements for music, images and footage
• Knowledge and awareness of luxury and interiors, and ability to translate a luxury brand within the video format
• Experience working in a creative agency, or in-house for a leading brand preferred.

What’s in it for you?
• A dynamic and fast paced environment, a friendly supportive culture, and a beautiful space to work! You’ll be based at our stunning new headquarters in Nottinghamshire.
• Opportunities for hybrid working (up to 2 days from home)
• Competitive salary
• Profit Share bonus
• Generous holiday allowance
• Pension: we match your contributions of 4% in your first 2 years, and we’ll match your contributions up to 8% after 2 years
• Generous Employee discount
• Life Assurance
• Subsidised canteen, free tea and fresh bean coffee
• Free parking
We are an equal employment opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.

How to apply
If you have the relevant skills and experience, please submit your CV and covering letter demonstrating your experience and interest in this role. In addition to support your application, please submit portfolios / recent examples of your work. Please send this information to recruitment@romo.com for the attention of the Marketing Manager.