Creative Executive

Audley Villages; Egham; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee discounts portal access

Healthcare Cash Plan

50% restaurant discounts

Guest suite staff rates

Pension scheme

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Life assurance 3x salary

Audley Academy training

Job summary

Audley Group in the UK is seeking a Creative Executive to join our in-house creative team, supporting high-quality design across Audley Villages, Mayfield Villages and Elysian Residences. Working with the Senior Creative Lead, you will create engaging assets across digital campaigns, brochures and village marketing materials.

This hybrid role involves design across three brands, brand guidelines, and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating strong design work across digital and print media.
• Experience producing work within established brand guidelines.
• Excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Strong typography, layout and visual communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and produce creative assets across formats including digital advertising, social media, email campaigns, brochures, printed collateral, signage and presentations.
• Work from briefs provided by the Senior Creative Lead, delivering assets on time and to specification.
• Maintain consistency across all three brands by following established brand guidelines and creative standards.
• Support the delivery of major marketing campaigns, village launches and events by producing engaging creative materials.
• Manage and maintain digital asset libraries, ensuring creative files are organised and up to date.

Skills

Graphic design

Marketing design

Brand guidelines

Typography

Project management

Communication

Education

Degree in Graphic Design

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Canva

After Effects

Job description

This is a Hybrid role with time spent at the villages or our London and Egham Office.

Audley Group has recently expanded through the merger with Elysian Residences, bringing together three distinctive retirement living brands: Audley Villages, Mayfield Villages and Elysian Residences. United by a shared commitment to quality, exceptional service and luxury living, we create vibrant communities where our owners enjoy independent living with outstanding facilities and personalised support. Our villages are located in some of the UK's most desirable locations and offer beautifully designed homes, restaurants, health clubs, wellness facilities and a welcoming community lifestyle. We also welcome visitors from the local community to enjoy our restaurants, leisure facilities and events, making every village a lively and engaging place to be.

The Opportunity

Are you a talented designer looking for the opportunity to develop your creative career within a premium luxury brand? We're looking for a Creative Executive to join our growing in-house creative team, supporting the delivery of high-quality design across our three retirement living brands. Working alongside the Senior Creative Lead, you'll help create engaging and visually compelling marketing materials that inspire customers and bring our brands to life. From digital campaigns and social media content to brochures, presentations and village marketing materials, you'll play an important role in ensuring every piece of creative reflects the quality, elegance and attention to detail our brands are known for. If you're creative, organised and passionate about great design, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design and produce creative assets across a variety of formats including digital advertising, social media, email campaigns, brochures, printed collateral, signage and presentations.
• Work from creative briefs provided by the Senior Creative Lead, delivering high-quality assets on time and to specification.
• Maintain consistency across all three brands by following established brand guidelines and creative standards.
• Support the delivery of major marketing campaigns, village launches and events by producing engaging creative materials.
• Manage and maintain digital asset libraries, ensuring creative files are organised, up to date and easily accessible.
• Assist with the briefing and management of print suppliers and production partners, ensuring excellent quality and accuracy.
• Update and adapt existing creative assets in response to feedback from Marketing, Sales and Operations teams.
• Contribute creative ideas during campaign planning sessions and team brainstorming meetings.
• Support the development of brand templates, toolkits and design resources used across the business.
• Stay up to date with design trends, emerging creative tools and industry best practice to continually develop your skills.

About You

We're looking for someone with a passion for design and a keen eye for detail who enjoys creating work that is both visually engaging and commercially effective. You'll be organised, collaborative and eager to develop your creative skills while working within a supportive and high-performing team.

You'll Ideally Have

• Experience in a creative, graphic design or marketing design role.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong design work across both digital and print media.
• Excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Experience producing creative work within established brand guidelines.
• Strong typography, layout and visual communication skills.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to work with colleagues across Marketing, Sales and Operations.
• A positive attitude, willingness to learn and enthusiasm for developing your creative career.
• Experience with Canva, After Effects or other creative software would be advantageous.
• Ideally, experience within hospitality, luxury brands, property, lifestyle or another customer-focused environment.

Qualifications

While not essential, the following would be advantageous:

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Graphic Design, Visual Communication or a related creative discipline.
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Knowledge of motion graphics, video editing or animation software would be beneficial.

What We Offer

• Salary: Competitive
• Free membership to our employee discount portal, with access to discounts at all major retailers.
• Free membership to our Healthcare Cash Plan, covering you and up to four children.
• 50% discount on food and drinks at all our restaurants nationwide.
• Guest suite accommodation at staff rates across our luxury villages nationwide.
• Pension scheme.
• 25 days' holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays.
• Life assurance at 3 x salary.
• Access to our Audley Academy suite of training and development programmes.

Audley Group is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. See also ‘DE&I policy/statement’