London, England -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/07/2010 -- Major Players, the UK’s leading creative recruiter, reports that demand for in-house design roles has been steadily increasing since 2009, with print designers among those finding the most success.
When looking at the spread of appointments, most in-house design roles have been permanent, but there has undoubtedly been a heightened requirement for freelance designer roles as well. In many cases this has been because headcounts could not be increased due to company wide recruitment freezes. However, this overall increase across the sector came as a result of companies requesting designers to meet a completely new need. They need specialists.
Phil Braham, Major Players specialist consultant for design jobs commented: “With companies cash tight, the logical choice is for them to bring more provisions in-house, providing an on-tap resource. Of course, in 2009 some companies chose to reduce head count and closed their studios altogether in an effort to cut costs. The future will tell whether this short term gain will equate to actual cost savings.”
What’s most interesting is that the growth of in-house studios has not been sector specific. The company has worked successfully with every sector including retail, corporate, public sector, arts organisations and charity. Furthermore, designers of all kinds have been in demand, from conceptual Art Director roles to 3D, environmental, structural, typographer, experiential, product, packaging, and of course - digital design roles. As a reflection of the volume of digital briefs that Major Players has received, the company now has a dedicated in house digital design job specialist.
Importantly for designers, clients are trying to add to the high level of creativity they received from their design agencies. They are looking for inspirational thoughts, intriguing concepts and pristine execution from those in graduate design jobs all the way through to creative directors. And the best thing is that designers of all disciplines are embracing the experience and understanding that working client-side can still provide great opportunities for career progression.
Since 2007, Major Players has had a dedicated division set up to service the recruitment needs of in-house studios and their designers. If you’re looking to add some new superstars to your design team, Phil Braham can be contacted by email here, or by calling 020 7845 7250.
Candidates looking for new opportunities in design and creative can take a look at the Major Players website for the latest design jobs here, including digital design jobs, art director, visualiser and art worker roles.