Creative Lead Designer

Warner Hotels; Hemel Hempstead; Presencial; GBP 50.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

5 bank holidays (additional)

Discounts across Warner brands

Life Assurance

Free parking onsite

Electric Vehicle scheme

Flexible leave purchase

Employee assistance programme

Descripción de la vacante

Warner Hotels is seeking a Creative Lead Designer to head the in-house creative function across 16 properties and three segments. This 12-month fixed-term contract covers maternity leave, with a Hemel Hempstead hub work pattern 3 days a week and travel to hotels nationwide as needed.

You will translate brand strategy into compelling creative across campaigns, digital, CRM, social, on-property and internal channels, leading a small team and collaborating with multiple departments to deliver

Formación

• Significant experience in a senior creative or design role with leadership experience.
• Deep understanding of brand identity and visual design across digital and print.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and production requirements.
• Awareness of AI applications in brand-preserving ways.
• Strong direction and conceptual thinking translating briefs into ideas.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire an in-house creative team.

Responsabilidades

• Lead creative projects from brief through delivery across channels.
• Set clear creative direction and nurture team ownership of deliverables.
• Collaborate with Brand & Campaigns, Digital, Social, Operations and hotels.
• Leverage guest insights and performance data to evolve campaigns.
• Direct photography/content shoots and manage external partners.

Conocimientos

Senior creative leadership

Brand identity

Stakeholder management

Project & team leadership

Creative direction

Digital & print campaigns

Ability to inspire designers

Communication & influence

Attention to detail

Creative thinking

Educación

Degree in Graphic Design or Visual Arts

Herramientas

Adobe Creative Suite

Descripción del empleo

Warner Hotels are looking for a Creative Lead Designer to to lead Warner Hotels’ in-house creative function and ensure a distinctive, consistent and high-quality expression of the brand across all 16 hotels and our three segments: Warner Hotels, Reserve, by Warner Hotels and Warner Comfort.

This opportunity is a 12 month fixed term contract to cover a period of maternity leave. We work in the Hemel Hempstead Hub 3 days a week and there is scope for some travel to our hotels across the country as needed.

The Creative Lead Designer is the senior creative and brand guardian for Warner Hotels, translating brand and commercial strategy into compelling creative across campaigns, digital, CRM, social, on-property and internal channels. Leading a team of two Creative Artworkers and one Creative Designer, the Creative Lead Designer will be setting clear creative direction while creating the conditions for the team to take ownership of high‑quality creative delivery. Working closely with Brand & Campaigns, Digital, Social, Proposition, Operations, People and hotel teams, the Creative Lead Designer will lead major creative projects from brief through to delivery and ensure the creative team responds to guest, brand and commercial needs.

In this role, you’ll use campaign learnings, guest insight and performance to continually evolve creative effectiveness, while exploring new tools and ways of working, including responsible use of AI, to improve speed, quality and efficiency. As Creative Lead Designer, you’ll also play a key role in photography and content shoots, ensuring every output authentically represents Warner and strengthens the guest experience

you’ll need to have the following experience to be considered for this role

• Significant experience in a senior creative or design role, including experience leading or managing designers or artworkers and delivering integrated creative across multiple channels.
• Deep understanding of brand identity, visual design principles and creative development across digital and print.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and strong understanding of production requirements across campaign, digital, social, CRM and print
• Awareness of emerging creative technology and responsible, brand-safe applications of AI
• Strong creative direction and conceptual thinking, with the ability to turn strategy and briefs into distinctive creative ideas.
• Proven ability to lead, coach and inspire an in-house creative team while managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Strong project, workflow and resource management skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Able to use performance, insight and creative learnings to improve future work.
• Experience leading major creative projects or campaigns from concept through to delivery.
• Experience of art directing photography/content shoots and working with external creative or production partners.
• Degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts or a related discipline is desirable; equivalent professional experience is equally relevant

Why join Warners?

• Pension scheme: 3% employer, 5% employee
• 25 days annual leave per year + flexible 8 bank holidays
• You can purchase up to 5 days additional leave per year
• 20% discount at breaks at Warner, Butlins & Haven + additional discounts during your stays
• Help @ Hand from Unum - including virtual GP, Physiotherapy support, Mental Health sessions
• Life Assurance
• Free Car Parking onsite at our Hub offices
• Electric Vehicle scheme
• Enhanced Family Friendly policies
• Refer a friend scheme
• Aslan: Our Reward & recognition portal includes access to a financial wellbeing platform
• Access to a discounts platform including a points based discount plan to increase your retail discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• L&G Care Concierge
• Glow Getters and Long Service Awards

Ready to discover your glow?

If you’re passionate about hospitality, love developing people and want the opportunity to make your mark at one of Warner’s flagship hotels, we’d love to hear from you.