Digital Design Manager - 12 month FTC

ALLSAINTS Retail Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wardrobe allowance

Employee discounts

Hybrid working

25 days holiday

Wellbeing support

Dental plan

Life assurance

Job summary

AllSaints Retail Limited in London is seeking a Digital Design Manager to lead the digital design output across website, email and paid social. You will ensure design work adheres to brand guidelines, and manage a small team of designers to deliver high-quality, on-brand content on time.

You will collaborate with the Senior Digital Content Manager and CRM teams to enhance product storytelling, test creative routes, and maintain a consistent visual identity across digital channels.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience of design in digital content across website, email and social channels.
• Experience leading a digital design team in fashion retail is a must.
• Strong portfolio showing digital design principles and best practices.
• Advanced animation skills and experience using After Effects and similar programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the output from the digital design team across website, email and performance marketing.
• Oversee briefs, delegate workloads and ensure timely delivery to brand guidelines.
• Work with Senior Digital Content Manager on product storytelling and creativity.
• Own the approval process, ensuring assets meet briefs and commercial goals.
• Collaborate with Head of Digital Content on branding across channels.
• Manage workflow and ensure high-quality, on-brand content delivery.

Skills

Digital design

Team leadership

Brand guidelines

Campaign design

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Zeplin

After Effects

Job description

London, England, United Kingdom , Permanent

We're a global brand made up of a very diverse mix of talented people in a huge variety of roles. Our products are designed in house and made by a small number of suppliers and artisans around the world to sustainable standards.

We are a brand embarking on a very exciting plan and we are seeking new members of the team who want to contribute to this.

The role

The Digital Design Manager manages the output of content across all digital channels, ensuring all design collateral is delivered to a high standard, on time and adhering to best practice and AllSaints brand guidelines.

About the team

Working within the Digital department, the Digital Design Manager reports into the Head of Digital Content with two digital designer reports. Working closely with our digital content managers and copywriters, you will also work closely with other digital channels including our website, CRM and performance marketing teams.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading the output from the digital design team, you will manage the design, execution and delivery of content across all digital channels, most notably website, email and performance marketing
• Overseeing all briefs that are submitted to the digital design team, you will manage workload across a team of designers, delegating briefs and agreeing creative routes that best adhere to commercial performance and brand guidelines
• You will work closely with the Senior Digital Content Manager on the product storytelling within all digital content, ensuring all designs turn the dial creatively, are commercially viable and stay within our brand guidelines
• The Digital Design Manager will own the approval process, ensuring all assets answer the brief both creatively and commercially, to a high standard and are delivered on time to relevant channel owners
• You will work together with the Head of Digital Content on ensuring all content follows our brand guidelines and alongside the brand creative team on the execution of all branding across digital channels
• Responsible for workflow and joblist within the digital design team - delegating briefs to designers and ensuring they are delivered on time and to a high creative standard
• Oversee the execution of all creative routes, ensuring all content is on brand and commercially sound
• Ownership of the approval process, ensuring all content is completed to a high standard and is delivered on time to channel owners
• Delivering our brand identity across all digital channels, executing engaging design and content across website, email, paid social and all digital touchpoints
• Working closely with teams including website production and CRM on the build, testing and delivery of content, ensuring all content follows approved designs

WHAT SKILLS DO I NEED?

• Extensive experience of design in digital content, including email, paid social and website layouts, with a wealth of creative ideas to boost engagement through creative
• A design portfolio highlighting digital design principles and best practice
• Experience of leading a digital design team in fashion retail is a must
• Exceptional knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite
• Extensive experience working with digital design programs, including Figma and Zeplin
• Advanced animation skills and experience using After Effects and similar programmes
• Strong, tangible experience of designing for the web - mobile first and on a responsive website
• An excellent understanding of trends in fashion, graphics and digital design
• Ability to inspire and motivate a team
• Reliable and trustworthy and always willing to give 110% in any task

About the location

Based in our East London Studios in vibrant Shoreditch with perks and benefits offered from local businesses including discounts on food, shopping and health & beauty. Studio Location . Approximately a 10 minute walk from Liverpool Street Station and a 5 minute walk from Shoreditch High Street.

What we stand for

The Customer is the Boss We work as one proud team to get the best for our customers

One Team We are joined up and encourage others to share their ideas

We Do What We Say We Will We know our goals, and we work with clear outcomes in mind

We Are Responsible We are self aware, understand the impact we have on others and are positive about the future

• A generous wardrobe allowance so that you can wear our beautiful clothes to work each day
• We are a disability committed certified employer
• Employee discount for you to spend with family and friends
• 25 days holiday increasing to 28 days after 2 years continuous service
• Bank holidays, birthdays and volunteering days off
• Access to dental cash plan & free virtual GP appointments through Aviva
• UNUM employee assistance helpline
• Life assurance cover
• Access to discounted gym membership and corporate discounts
• Hybrid working in our historic East London studios, working hours are 9-5.30pm
• Free, confidential, wellbeing and lifestyle support with Retail Trust
• Enhanced family leave benefits (neonatal, fertility, maternity, paternity, adaption, menopause)
• Health days for you to use either for physical or mental wellness
• Dedicated mental health support from our mental health first aiders
• Eye care vouchers, season ticket loans and much more!

#WeAreAllSaints

Our aim is to develop truly diverse teams and create an environment where everyone feels respected, valued and able to give of their best whilst contributing to the success of our brand.

We recognise the importance and strength of diversity and commit to providing equal opportunities to everyone in our employment and recruitment processes. We safeguard against any form of discrimination irrespective of gender, gender reassignment, marital status, race, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status or age.

Even if you feel you don’t tick all the boxes, we’d still very much like to hear from you. We want you to know that finding people who have a passion for our brand and are open to learning is incredibly important to us.

If you need any support or adjustments during your application, please get in touch with us and we are happy to help.