Creative Designer

HF Holidays; Borehamwood; Hybrid; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established British holiday operator is seeking a talented Creative Designer to join their Marketing team. The role requires strong skills in artworking, with a focus on B2C marketing materials across both digital and traditional media. Responsibilities include producing marketing content, interpreting creative briefs, and managing multiple projects. A passion for the outdoors is advantageous. This is a full-time, hybrid position based in Borehamwood, offering a competitive salary and numerous benefits.

Benefits

33 Days Holiday

Pension Contributions

Volunteer Day

Group Life Assurance

Cinema Discounts

Online Shopping Discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Discounted Gym Membership

Virtual GP

Health & Wellbeing Support

Exclusive discounts on holidays

Annual familiarization visit

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a design role within the B2C direct response sector.
• Strong artworking and design skills with extensive knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience of interpreting briefs and delivering end-to-end design solutions.

Responsibilities

• Produce marketing communications across various touchpoints.
• Interpret initial briefs and translate them into fully developed creative briefs.
• Own multiple briefs and manage stakeholders effectively.

Skills

B2C direct response design experience

Artworking and design skills

Adobe Creative Suite proficiency

Strong communication skills

Time management skills

Collaborative work ethic

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe XD

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe After Effects

Job description

Key Details

• Creative Designer
• Location: Borehamwood - Hybrid (1-3 days office based)
• Contract: Permanent - Full Time – 37.5 hours per week
• Salary: £35,000 per year
• Job Benefits:
  • 33 Days Holiday pro rata inclusive of bank holidays
  • Pension Contributions
  • Volunteer Day
  • Group Life Assurance
  • Cinema Discounts
  • Online Shopping Discounts
  • Cycle to work Scheme
  • Discounted Gym Membership
  • Virtual GP
  • Health & Wellbeing Support 24/7 Helplines with access to trained counsellors
  • Exclusive discounts on our holidays for you, your friends and family
  • Annual familiarization visit at any of our country houses for you and your family

About the Role

We are seeking a talented Creative Designer with strong artworking skills join our Marketing team, bringing proven client‑side expertise in transforming creative briefs into high‑impact, fully developed direct‑to‑consumer campaigns.

This role requires the ability to interpret briefs, manage multiple projects, and participate in internal creative campaign brainstorms.

Your work will directly contribute to refining and elevating the HF Holidays brand through innovative and engaging design solutions across traditional and digital marketing platforms and delivering high‑impact promotional campaigns.

The successful candidate will demonstrate an understanding of B2C direct mail and direct‑response content.

You’ll be producing hard‑working designs that streamline in‑house production and drive direct‑to‑consumer response.

This is an opportunity for a multi‑skilled designer ready to take ownership of design projects and guide them to successful completion, including direct mail, digital marketing graphics, brochure production and managing stock imagery.

Key Responsibilities

• Marketing content creation – produce marketing communications across a wide range of touchpoints including print advertising and direct mail, social media graphics and manage and source stock and owned imagery.
• Interpret and develop creative briefs – work closely with the senior creative designer and marketing team and stakeholders to interpret initial briefs and translate them into fully developed creative briefs.
• Project ownership – own multiple briefs and manage stakeholders effectively, prioritising and coordinating design projects across various marketing mediums.
• Creative collaboration and brainstorming – take part in internal brainstorming sessions to generate innovative ideas, presenting ideas confidently to senior management and stakeholders to influence creative direction.
• Brand identity and consistency – champion our brand design development, maintain and evolve HF Holidays’ brand guidelines through all marketing channels.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams – liaise with the Product, Sales, and Digital teams to align brand vision with business goals and support overall marketing objectives.
• Content sourcing and creation – source stock imagery and contribute to briefs for new asset content creation, including detailed online maps.

What We Are Looking For

• Demonstrable experience in a design role within the B2C direct response sector, ideally in travel or leisure industry.
• Strong artworking and design skills with extensive knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign (Adobe XD, Premiere Pro and After Effects knowledge is a bonus).
• Experience of working across range of online & offline media and channels.
• Experience of interpreting briefs and delivering end‑to‑end design solutions.
• Strong communication, listening and influencing skills, with good problem‑solving skills.
• Strong time management skills, with the ability to handle multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.
• Collaborative work ethic that builds strong working relationships.
• A passion for the great outdoors and the tangible benefits it brings would be advantageous.

About HF Holidays

HF Holidays are a B Corp Certified British heritage brand with over 110 years of experience organising walking holidays in the UK, Europe, and beyond.

We’ve been leading the way since 1913 and offer over 260 carefully curated guided and self‑guided walking tours on six continents and in 40 destinations worldwide.

Run as a co‑operative, we put people at the heart of everything we do and are proud to be part of a community with a shared passion for the great outdoors.

Friendship, fun, fresh air, and the feel‑good factor have always been our guiding principles.

Our 500‑strong team are based remotely, at our Head Office in Hertfordshire and across our 16 country houses located in some of the UK’s best‑loved national parks and National Landscapes.

Equity and Diversity

HF Holidays also provides reasonable adjustments to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.

We are a member of the Business Disability Forum, a Disability Confident Employer and we operate the Guaranteed Interview Scheme to those candidates who meet our essential criteria.

If you need to enquire about a reasonable adjustment, need assistance with completing the application process or wish to be interviewed under the Guaranteed Interview scheme, please email [e-mail] or call us on (0) 7918 652114 where a member of our Resourcing Team will be happy to help you.