Mid-Weight Designer, The B-Hive (In-House Creative Agency)

Nottingham
Full-Time
Permanent
Closing Date: Tuesday 28th April
Location: Nottingham or London (Full-Time, Mon-Fri)
Contract: Permanent
Recruitment Partner: Frankie Mccallister

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Overview:

The B-Hive is our in-house creative agency, bringing to life the creative needs of some of the most recognisable brands in the beauty industry, including No7, Soap & Glory, Liz Earle and Boots own brand.

We combine the capability of an external creative and production team, with the speed, flexibility, and in-depth brand knowledge of an in-house set-up, underpinned by years of experience dedicated to Boots and No7 Beauty Company.

Our Mid-Weight Designer will support the wider design team in delivering consistent and effective designs and ideation across a variety of media.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will work closely with our Creative Lead and Lead Designers, helping them design collateral for various needs such as full campaigns, print, digital, in-store, image retouching, new concept development work, etc.
• Be innovative and work with established brand identities. You will have a lot of responsibility and creative control over your given briefs. Support the design team in delivering against KPIs – CPA, speed to asset, and asset quality.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the beauty market and our brands.
• Demonstrate a highly creative approach to briefs.
• Ensure that all creative and artwork meet the brief, are on brand, and produced to the highest standard.

What you’ll need to have:

• You'll have robust experience and design skills, with high-level creativity and the skill and experience to passionately and articulately communicate and present work cross-functionally across the business.
• A degree in Graphic Design or a relevant subject, with a strong portfolio of work in a variety of media, including print and digital design.
• At least 4 years' experience with dexterity in campaign work, showing examples of print and editorial design, social media concepting, email design, app content and video storyboarding, with the ability to present your work and communicate confidently.
• Experience working with strategists or strategic work that acts as a springboard for your creative.
• Professional use of Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator.
• Happy to work across multiple brands and project briefs in a dynamic agency environment.

It would be great if you also have:

• Experience in the beauty or similar industry
• Line management experience or mentoring experience
• Experience using After Effects and Premiere Pro


About No7 Beauty Company:

No7 Beauty Company is made up of five iconic brands - No7, Liz Earle, Soap & Glory, Botanics and Sleek MakeUP. We believe in creating the best in beauty for everyone - we’re innovators with a passion for challenging perceptions with ground-breaking products, proven results and positive impact.

We have built a reputation on scientific innovation, whilst being environmentally sustainable and socially responsible. We are an equal opportunity employer, empowering our team members to be their authentic selves as we share a culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are at the centre of everything we do.

Our benefits:

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. (Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate)

What’s next:

If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you’ll be notified by email.

Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
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