Designer

About the Role

Our design team are the creative hub of the Pets business – tasked with creating exceptional design and creative work for our channels while maintaining a consistent visual identity for our brands including Pets, Pets at Home and Vets for Pets. The role will be required to create various marketing materials like POS, social media and email, as well as digital assets for our website and app. You will need to be a self-starter who thrives on a fast-paced creative environment and have strong collaboration skills to work with internal teams, including marketing, social, online, vets, and product development, to understand their needs and create effective designs and campaigns.

We will also expect you to keep up-to-date with the latest design trends and technologies, including the world of generative AI.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, on-brand design assets across digital and print
• Develop visual concepts and creative campaign strategies
• Take ownership of end-to-end content creation, from ideation to execution
• Be happy to work with external agencies and studio to develop outstanding work
• Proactive mindset with positive attitude
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to push boundaries on creativity, whether through technology or production methods.
• Experience in generative AI tools and creation.
• Ability to work into CMS and deliver website banners. (Experience with Optimizely desirable)
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including marketing, creative, studio and online to ensure brand alignment and synergy.
• Foster a collaborative and positive work environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and hit deadlines
• Ability to maintain/update workflow management software

About You

• 2+ years of design experience (preferably agency)
• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Comfortable in setting artwork for print (liaising with external agencies and print suppliers, if need arises)
• Figma (Desirable)
• Monday.com and workflow tools
• Ability to work into CMS and deliver website banners. (Experience with Optimizely desirable)
• A strong and varied portfolio showcasing design, concept and (preferably) copy work
• Excellent understanding of design principles, typography, art direction and colour theory
• Experience designing for a broad range of on and offline platforms
• Bonus points for motion design/video editing experience
• (Desirable) copywriting skills with a sharp eye for tone and detail
• Familiarity with digital marketing trends and best practices
• Knowledge of brand development and maintaining brand consistency across digital platform

We take our inspiration from pets in embracing people from all walks of life, and we value, respect and celebrate difference. We encourage our people to be their best selves so that we can create a better world for Pets, our Planet, and People. Our ambition is to reflect the diversity of the communities we operate in, and we are intentional in addressing and removing barriers to create opportunities for the exceptional talent and potential in our communities. Even if your skills and experience don’t perfectly align, if you think you can make a unique contribution through your values and behaviours, we want to hear from you.