We’re looking for a Junior Designer to join our creative team. You will provide creative designs for Wickes’ communication channels to support promotional activity and customer experience.
As part of a high-performing creative team, you will be responsible for improving the customer experience and sales potential through high standards of creative design. We’re looking for a designer who is confident, articulate and keen to add value to a high-profile team. Your responsibilities will include developing creative ideas and producing visual solutions to meet the needs of our communication channels.
We want a switched-on, creative, eager person; who works well across teams and will proactively come up with creative ideas for assets.
What are we looking for in you?
You will have excellent communication skills and be able to work in a busy and demanding environment, meeting tight deadlines and managing your workload effectively
You will be flexible and adaptive – able to manage multiple streams of activity and prioritise your workload to ensure key project timeframes are met
A high level of attention to detail in all aspects of design
The ability to work well within a team and solo on projects
Being organised with working files on the Google drive system
The ability to communicate and showcase creative ideas clearly to the wider teams
An in-depth knowledge of current design trends and technique
Be aware of commercial changes and have the ability to react quickly and influence the wider teams with your creative steer and expertise
Multi-tasker, able to remain calm under the pressure of tight deadlines
Resilient, able to accept feedback and move forward
Key skills
Lead the creative development of effective, impactful and trend-driven social media content for social platforms that drives clicks, swipe ups and traffic to the website
Recognising how to drive engagement and look at ways to push the brand forward in social media
Producing quick video edits for multiple channels
Work with the Creative Studio Traffic Manager and brief owners to ensure briefs and feedback are delivered on time and drive the Wickes brand forward
Creation of concepts/designs to support creative activity, utilising a variety of methods such as storyboarding
Presenting creative solutions to the wider team with relation to the original brief, which ensure we are always looking ahead and keeping up with competitors
Upkeep of digital brand guidelines and frameworks
Staying ahead of trends and digital innovations to produce new ideas and content
Required experience
Experience in a similar role where your focus was on delivering engaging and inspiring content
Must be able to use; Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
Good experience and understanding of animation, video and image editing
Balancing priority work with longer-term projects and team goals
Able to storyboard ideas to convey your response to social briefs
Keen creative eye, able to recognise how to drive engagement and look at ways to push the brand forward in social media
Keen attention to detail, continually striving to deliver ‘right first time’ creative
Understanding digital design across different social media platforms (app, desktop and mobile)
Understanding how social content is consumed across multiple platforms and a knowledge of social-specific design requirements (safe zones)
Liaising with different departments to action feedback and deliver projects on time
Understanding of creative best practice across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and YouTube
What can we offer you?
You’ll be supported with fantastic learning and development and have the opportunity to grow and develop your career with us. We also have an early careers network to support you if you’re in your first few years of your career.
We’ll also equip you with a benefits package that includes:
Competitive bonus
Save-as-you-earn scheme
Life Assurance
Contributory pension scheme
Colleague discount
Discount platform including savings and cash back at numerous retailers, savings on gym membership, cycle to work scheme
Our widely recognised wellbeing strategy is something we’re proud of at Wickes. As part of this, we offer a range of health and wellbeing benefits and support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, financial education & loans, and access to parental, menopause and fertility support.
You’ll work from our Support Centre in Watford, where our Marketing and Studio teams are based, along with our other support functions. We recognise the value of bringing our teams together to collaborate, support each other and build on our amazing culture. We are also encouraging our teams to work flexibly, with a blend of remote / office working.
About Us:
Wickes is a multi-channel retailer operating in the home improvement market. With 50 years in industry, Wickes now generates revenue in excess of £1.6bn across 230 stores delivered by 8,000+ colleagues.
But it is the Wickes’ culture that is considered its best kept secret; it’s a collaborative, down to earth, fun and inclusive environment where people feel part of a winning team. All our colleagues come from different backgrounds, but what we all have in common is a determination to succeed and a passion for being the best we can be. If that sounds like you, we’ll make you feel right at home.
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