Graphic Communicator (3-month contract), IKEA Sukhumvit

IKEA (Bangkok, Bangkok City, Thailand)

Bangkok, Thailand

The IKEA vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people. Our business idea is to offer well-designed, functional and affordable, high-quality home furnishing, produced with care for people and the environment. The IKEA Brand unites more than 200.000 co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners all over the world. It’s one brand, but it reaches millions of hearts and homes. Our value chain is unique. It includes everything from product development, design, supply, manufacture and sales – and of course it begins and ends with our customers.

About this position

This is a 3-month contract position aimed at enhancing the shopping experience and range presentation through IKEA's visual and verbal identity, contributing to the brand's perception in the local market.

Responsibilities

• Use graphic communication competence to strengthen the uniqueness and consistency of the IKEA identity in in-store and digital communication by applying the principles of IKEA visual and verbal identity.
• Actively contribute to the department action plan with initiatives that will grow the business and support long-term profitability and execute the agreed plans in close co-operation with other functions.
• Plan, implement and evaluate in-store and digital communication to ensure that it conveys the benefits of the IKEA Concept as well as completes and enhances range presentation by using proven solutions, best practices, guidelines and national directions.
• Actively contribute to developing, implementing and evaluating in-store and digital communication strategies that support a convenient shopping experience by using knowledge about life at home and shopping behaviour in the local market.
• Respect routines and responsibilities, work together with the Com&In team and other functions in the store, act quickly to exploit commercial opportunities and understand the impact of your actions on the financial results.
• Secure visual balance and consistency, quality and simplicity, cost-efficiency and sustainability in producing and implementing in-store and digital communication.
• Stay up to date with knowledge about home furnishing, communication and retail design trends to follow creative directions that inspire and surprise store visitors through the IKEA visual and verbal identity.
• Keep visitors in mind and minimise disruption when working on the shop floor.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Microsoft Office is required.
• A passion for fast-paced, future-oriented retailing and the IKEA product range.
• Provide home furnishing solutions that improve people’s life at home.
• Good knowledge of trends.