Art Buyer
Company
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
5/29/2024
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Description
Summary
M&S Food is changing, and fast! We are undergoing one of the biggest transformations in retailing today to build a bigger, better, fresher food business.
From Percy Pig to the freshest M&S Select Farms produce, we grow, source, and develop our own products to give our customers family-ready food that's unbeatable on flavour and innovation.
We need motivated people who are ready to bring their whole self to work and give it their all in a fast-paced team committed to being the best. After all, this is not just food… This is M&S Food.
All the details
Your role will be to deliver high-quality Food Packaging photography on time.
Work with the other Art Buyer to deliver marketing leading, creative and consistent work that conveys M&S quality standards and delights the customer.
Lead photo shoots, art directors, photographers, food stylist and internal partners to deliver to packaging timelines and control spend.
We're at our best when we're close to customers, and for many of us at M&S, that means working in store every day.
To stay close to customers, we expect our support teams to come into the office three days a week. We think that learning comes from working alongside each other, and that spending time with our teams makes us more creative and connected. It also means we can solve problems as soon as they arise, build trust, and get closer to our colleagues.
What’s In It For You
Being a part of M&S is exactly that – becoming a part and playing your part. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values.
Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…
Your key accountabilities will include
Your skills and experience will include
M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.
We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.
If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.
M&S Food is changing, and fast! We are undergoing one of the biggest transformations in retailing today to build a bigger, better, fresher food business.
From Percy Pig to the freshest M&S Select Farms produce, we grow, source, and develop our own products to give our customers family-ready food that's unbeatable on flavour and innovation.
We need motivated people who are ready to bring their whole self to work and give it their all in a fast-paced team committed to being the best. After all, this is not just food… This is M&S Food.
All the details
Your role will be to deliver high-quality Food Packaging photography on time.
Work with the other Art Buyer to deliver marketing leading, creative and consistent work that conveys M&S quality standards and delights the customer.
Lead photo shoots, art directors, photographers, food stylist and internal partners to deliver to packaging timelines and control spend.
We're at our best when we're close to customers, and for many of us at M&S, that means working in store every day.
To stay close to customers, we expect our support teams to come into the office three days a week. We think that learning comes from working alongside each other, and that spending time with our teams makes us more creative and connected. It also means we can solve problems as soon as they arise, build trust, and get closer to our colleagues.
What’s In It For You
Being a part of M&S is exactly that – becoming a part and playing your part. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values.
Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…
- 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many of our third party branded products for you and one member of your household.
- Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days.
- We have discretionary bonus schemes depending on your role and our business performance.
- Get cover for twice your salary up to age 70 (double with our Pension Plan).
- We’ll help you save through our Pension Savings Plan, Share Buy and Sharesave schemes.
- Save on everyday costs through discounts and offers and get access to great health benefits.
- Bike/accessory hire with Cycle to Work and save on tax and national insurance.
- Buy the latest technology with interest-free financing directly from your salary.
- Get access to resources to support your wellbeing, including a free virtual GP service.
- Support your favourite charities by donating through your pay or volunteering for them.
- Industry-leading maternity, paternity, adoption and neo-natal policies, providing support and flexibility for you and your family.
Your key accountabilities will include
- You will lead on the administrative duties within the art buying team, running digital assets, ensuring a robust and intuitive filing system
- Lead the weekly photography planning meeting to review and plan in upcoming work
- Ensure Home Economy Briefs, Camera Traces and Photography Briefs are fit for purpose and challenge where necessary
- Handle the workstreams through the art buying department into the shoot teams, ensuring the right people are on the right shoots
- Handle multiple projects at high speed, across pre-production, production and post
- Lead the Photography plan and keep internal partners updated
Your skills and experience will include
- Experience in photography production (preferably in food) in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- Excellent partner management and ability to build strong cross functional relationships both internally and with external suppliers
- Organised and resilient with an agile approach, able to handle multiple projects across complex processes, and comfortably handle workload pressure
- Good knowledge of Apple Mac, Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Suite
M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That’s why we’re revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. There’s never been a better time to be part of our team. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact.
We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.
If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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