Esselle Retail Ltd is the home to exceptional British brands, offering a diverse range of home décor solutions. Under its umbrella, Arthouse delivers stylish, accessible wallpapers and home décor products to transform living spaces. Belfield Home is celebrated for its high-quality domestic fabrics and bespoke made-to-measure services, combining craftsmanship and function. Esselle Home provides luxury interior design collections that inspire elegant and sophisticated home styling. Together, these brands share a commitment to quality and creativity, serving customers globally.
Role Description
This position is for a Separation Artist with expertise in both wallcoverings and textiles on a permanent, full time basis. The separation artist will provide the expertise in preparing and breaking down raw design artwork, (both hand painted and digital artworks) for a variety of home décor products, from wallpapers, fabrics, wall-art and more. Responsibilities include pattern creation and balancing, converting design work into technically sound repeating patterns whilst balancing the scale, flow and visual weight of the design in full preparation for print. In addition, the role will include matching CAD outputs and digital files to the original artwork to ensure the integrity of the design is upheld. The role holds responsibility for calibration, profiling and ownership of studio wide colour consistency by calibrating and building ICC profiles for all studio monitors and large format printers, the management of RIP software, proofing and liaising with suppliers to ensure that all design separations are technically correct, compliant with manufacturing capabilities and fully approved for final production.
This is a full-time, on-site role based in Rawtenstall, 30 mins from Manchester city centre with free parking, or easy access via bus with the station directly next to our offices.
About you
• Proficiency in separation and preparation for print process for print Design and textiles with experience in high-quality designs for home décor products.
• Strong skills including advanced use of design software in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and AVA CAD CAM.
• Ability to work effectively within a creative team and excellent communication and time management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Surface Design, Textiles, or a related field is preferred.
• This role has touch points across our Design and Buying teams and our supplier network so we are looking for an excellent communicator with a can do attitude.
• Ability to spot and interpret workflow bottlenecks, and implement technical solutions that allow the creative team to focus on design rather than system limitations.
Why Join Us?
• Generous holiday allowance - 25% above statutory.
• A stable contract in a growing, design-led business.
• The chance to contribute to the design and creation of beautiful home products, sold in national retailers, Interior designers and specialists.
• A collaborative, creative environment where your ideas are welcomed.