Digital Design Lead

Role: Digital Design Lead - Condor (L6)

Practice Area: Digital Experience

Location: Support office

Contract: 18 month FTC

Hours: 37.5

Recruitment Partner: Matthew Nelligan

About Boots:

Boots is the UKs leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer. With a leading website in the UK and ROI, and over 2500 stores in the UK our purpose is to help our customers look and feel better than they ever thought possible. Boots UK is part of the Retail Pharmacy International Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc, the first global pharmacy-led health and wellbeing enterprise.

Overview of the Role:

Join the Boots Digital team, based in Nottingham to play a pivotal role in the launch of Condor. As a Digital Design Lead, you'll be the CMS champion where you'll collaborate closely with specialists within the DX, UX & Digital Teams to drive the visual direction & development of the Condor project. This role will shape the aesthetic and functional foundation of the Boots website. This exciting fixed-term contract offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of Boots Digital and contribute to a significant project.

Your Responsibilities (Your Day-to-Day & Key Responsibilities)

• Design Leadership: Support the Digital Experience Manager to develop and implement a comprehensive content strategy, ensuring alignment with the Boots visual identity, design system guidelines, and business objectives. This includes collaborating with the DX Manager in workshops with UX & Product teams to review and refine CMS templates & components.
• Design & Wireframing: Collaborate with the Digital Experience Manager & UX team to stress-test and wireframe creative for pages & page templates, preparing them for the build team to implement into the CMS.
• CMS Development & Training: Work alongside the Digital Experience Manager and Design Lead to develop the CMS, provide training, and support the build team during implementation.
• Content Migration: Support the business change team by shaping work processes and documenting best practices for the new CMS. Coordinate with the DX Manager to lead and mentor the Condor build team by providing guidance and feedback to ensure high-quality work outputs within the CMS.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship: Coordinate with the DX Manager to lead and mentor the Condor build team by providing guidance and feedback to ensure high-quality work outputs within the CMS.
• Govern the Boots Visual Identity & Design System Guidelines: Establish, maintain, and govern the BVI and Design Library across all CMS content and templates.
• Stakeholder management, content approval & sign off: Work closely with the Production Leads to oversee the approval and sign-off process for all pages and components within the CMS.

Our Ideal Candidate (Skills, Behaviours & Experience)

• Digital design skills & experience of designing for an eCommerce site.
• Proven experience in managing teams.
• Proficient in using Adobe Creative Suite & Figma.
• Understand and interpret data from tools such as Google Analytics and other digital experience tools.
• Proficient in using a CMS.
• Ability to interpret design briefs, confidently share ideas with others with a customer-first mindset.
• Ability to manage own time, prioritise work, and meet deadlines.
• Collaborative stakeholder management, presentation & creative problem-solving skills.
• Formal graphic design qualification would be desirable.
• Some working HTML/CSS knowledge would be beneficial.

What's in it for you?

Being at the heart of Boots' online proposition, you will have the opportunity to work with numerous stakeholders across the business. You will develop expertise in the end-to-end digital journey, building excellent foundations for career progression.

Plus the following great benefits:

• 25 days annual leave, plus statutory bank holidays (typically 8 per year).
• Annual discretionary bonus plan.
• Generous staff discount scheme.
• Additional discount with Boots Opticians, including on frames and contact lenses.
• Competitive company pension scheme (both AHBRSP and auto-enrolment schemes available).
• Flexible benefits scheme available ranging from private medical insurance, holiday buying, gym membership, cycle to work scheme, and many more.
• Various corporate discounts available.
• Onsite Staff Shop, Opticians, Gym, Costa, Canteen, Dry Cleaning, and Cash Point.
• Employee Assistance Programme - a free, independent, confidential support and counselling service; 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
• Boots Benevolent Fund - a registered charity that can offer support to eligible current and former colleagues in the UK, as well as their immediate relatives and dependants, at times of financial hardship.