WE ARE LOOKING FOR DESIGN SPECIALIST TO CREATE AND DEVELOP VALIO´S BELOVED BRAND IDENTITIES
Become a part of the Valio Brand & Design team.
Valio Design team creates purposeful and desirable brand experiences that shape how one interacts with the world. We are a new dynamic team inside Brand team and believe into user-centered design and power of the creative confidence. Our goal is to create impact through engaging visual storytelling and responsible and meaningful design solutions. We work across several consumer touchpoints from packaging to retail, events, and digital services. In Valio Design we define the creative design direction in collaboration with agencies for our brands and are key player in ensuring the consistency and design excellence across the touchpoints.
We are looking for a passionate and creative Design Specialist for Valio Design team.
In this role you will work with multiple areas from Brand to UI design. You are visual storyteller who has wide knowledge of design methods and creation from direction to execution. You are experienced in working with complex systems where a balance of user experience, business viability and technical feasibility is key. We hope that you have a hunger for learning and developing and are not scared of jumping into unknown territories. User-centered design is your guiding light, and you can easily translate insights and research into purposeful and desirable design solutions. We value highly collaborative, positive and can do-attitude and a team member that has ability to lead and drive design excellence and skillset forward in our work. In this role you have opportunity to shape our beloved brands´ future and draw your own mark into Finnish food culture.
Your key areas of responsibility include:
- Provide strong brand and UI design expertise and guidance in Valio Design projects from design concepting to implementation.
- Create and drive brand design direction and strategy in collaboration with Design team.
- Be a trusted design expert and enhance Valio design methods of making.
- Execute design excellence in selected brand and UI design projects: From graphic design to designing wireframes, flow charts, functionality and product flow for both web and mobile experiences.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (e.g. including Brand, BUs and Sales), to ensure designs align with the overall brand strategy and business objectives.
- Collaborate with external agencies to ensure deliverables meet the company’s high standards of quality and brand consistency.
- Create and maintain brand design templates and guidelines to ensure consistency across key Valio touchpoints.
- Manage and maintain a design library to ensure all assets are organized, up-to-date, and easily accessible.
- Stay up-to-date with design trends, new technologies, and best practices in the industry, and apply them to our marketing efforts
To be successful in this role, you would need to have:
- A vast experience in UI design, graphic design, or related field, with a focus on user-centered design and branding.
- Strong design skills, with a portfolio that showcases a range of design styles and techniques.
- Understanding of branding, marketing, and design principles and how they apply to different channels and assets.
- Good influencing skills. An experience of design work in matrix and with cross-organizational projects would be beneficial.
- Competent in leading design projects and ability to manage multiple simultaneously.
- Good communication skills, with the ability to articulate design concepts and rationale to both creative and non-creative stakeholders.
- Passion for design and branding, with a commitment to producing high-quality work that drives results.
- Relevant degree in the field; proficient in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and other design software.
- Fluency in both Finnish and English
We work in a hybrid model that considers the employee and team’s wishes for office and remote work. We all share the same passion working at Valio: together we make life better. We invest in people-centered leadership, and the development of team collaboration. We want every Valio employee to have a clear understanding of their own job and goals, and the opportunity to influence their own work and expertise. We pay attention to, among other things, employee well-being and engagement at work and workplace safety with various metrics. You will also have access to the benefits of a large, renowned Finnish food company/ www.valio.fi.
For more information, please contact Tiina Aarras, Design Lead, +358 50 4867559/ preferably on 15th of Oct 10-11 or 12th Oct 9-10. She will be happy to answer any additional questions and tell you more about this opening.
Please send your application by 25 Oct 2024 via the Apply button. You don’t need to wait until the last minute, as we will start interviewing candidates already during the application process.