Brand Material Designer
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Develop luxury brand marketing materials representing a true luxury brand. Design the materials and find innovative solutions, which are benchmarked against the best, current trends.
The company
Our client is a Dutch design and textile printing company. Influenced by Indonesian Batik, designed in the Netherlands, it’s history and design style is a multicultural mixture of beauty and industrial craftsmanship. Founded in 1846 by Dutch entrepreneurs, It is one of the world’s most dynamic fabric design companies with a reputation for surprising creativity and global exchange. Within this exchange is the story of African women — entrepreneurs and tailors who took the prints into their hearts and culture; creating meanings around the designs and beautiful garments to express their individuality
They have been designing and manufacturing distinctive fabrics loved by African women since 1846. The specially crafted fabrics – Wax Hollandais, Super-Wax – continue to be made with time-honoured methods and materials in Helmond, the Netherlands.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Design and develop assets* for offline based on strategic content
Research best practice in luxury brand marketing materials
Analyse offline market needs
Identify the requirements and opportunities for different users in consumer touch points in Africa
Analyse success of assets and review performance -
Incorporate luxury research within the African context
For example: give aways, packaging, banners, windows, materials for events in Africa etc.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor degree in Design (any field)
- Experience with material research, packaging and branding
- Up to date in brands, trends and sustainability knowledge
- You are a design driven person and a material expert
- Curiosity and ability to explore and find opportunities that suit the African context
- Good team worker, autonomous and organized
Location: South of the Netherlands
Do you fit to the described profile, and are you ready for an exciting next step in your career? Please apply now with an English resume!