FTC Junior Designer

Lotus Bakeries, Milan; St Albans; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the healthy snacks sector is seeking a Junior Designer to join their Creative Studio. This role is ideal for graduates or early-career professionals eager to gain hands-on experience with various design projects across multiple brands. The position offers a 6-month fixed-term contract focused on creative development and brand consistency.

Benefits

On-the-job learning

Team spirit culture

Access to branded snacks

Qualifications

• Some internship to 1 year of design experience preferred.
• FMCG, brand, or retail portfolio work is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support Creative Development for diverse branding projects.
• Ensure artworking tasks are pixel-perfect and print-ready.
• Collaborate with teams on campaigns and product launches.

Skills

Creative Passion

Technical Skills (Adobe Creative Suite)

Detail-Focused

Organised & Resilient

Education

Graduate in Design or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Lotus Natural Foods, the healthy snacking division of Lotus Bakeries and a portfolio of 5 incredible brands; BEAR, TREK, nakd. Kiddylicious and Peter’s Yard, all having their own distinct proposition and role within our business. We have great ambitions for all our brands, ensuring that as a business we deliver sustainable growth over the long-term. We believe that taste and quality are 100% of what underpins us as brand leaders within our categories, and what pulls us apart from our competitors. All of our brands started right here in the UK, as the first market for distribution, but over the years we can now be found across the globe, our ranges have got bigger, along with us as a business. To date we have achieved so much, but there is still plenty of room to grow further and that means we need more brilliant people, those that share an ambition for making a difference and want to join us in delivering the next chapter of growth. Fancy getting involved, then read on…

This is a fantastic opportunity for a graduate or early-career designer looking to gain valuable, hands-on experience in a fast-paced, creative environment. As a Junior Designer in our in-house Creative Studio, you’ll work across five exciting, design-led brands, supporting on a wide variety of creative projects — from packaging and digital content to social campaigns, print materials and beyond.

You’ll have the chance to build your portfolio, develop your technical skills, and learn from an experienced and supportive team.

This is a 6-month fixed term contract with the potential to extend.

Key Responsibilities

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity for a graduate or early-career designer looking to gain valuable, hands-on experience in a fast-paced, creative environment. As a Junior Designer in our in-house Creative Studio, you’ll work across five exciting, design-led brands, supporting on a wide variety of creative projects — from packaging and digital content to social campaigns, print materials and beyond.

You’ll have the chance to build your portfolio, develop your technical skills, and learn from an experienced and supportive team.

This is a 6-month fixed term contract with the potential to extend.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Creative Development: Assist with creating and adapting designs for packaging, digital, social media, print, and point-of-sale materials.
• Artworking & Layout: Take ownership of artworking tasks, ensuring files are accurate, pixel-perfect and print-ready, while also contributing to conceptual design work.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with fellow designers and the wider marketing team on campaigns, product launches, and day-to-day brand needs.
• Maintain Brand Consistency: Help evolve and apply brand guidelines across a wide range of assets.
• Learn & Grow: Receive regular feedback and mentorship, gaining experience across multiple brands and creative disciplines.

Stay Organised: Manage your time effectively to meet deadlines and juggle multiple projects in a fast-moving environment.

Profile

• Creative Passion: You’re enthusiastic about bold, inspiring design and enjoy working across different brand styles — from playful and colourful to premium and artisanal.
• Technical Skills: Confident in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop. Knowledge of After Effects, InDesign, and Dimensions would be a bonus.
• Experience: Ideally some internship to 6 months/1 year of design experience, whether through internships, freelance work, or personal projects. FMCG, Brand & retail, portfolio work would be a plus.
• Friendly & Positive: A sociable, proactive team player with strong communication skills and a genuine enthusiasm for getting stuck in and learning on the job.
• Detail-Focused: Comfortable with artworking, layout, and preparing files for print and digital use — with a sharp eye for typography and consistency.
• Organised & Resilient: Able to manage your time, prioritise tasks and stay calm under pressure in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

"What makes it special to work at Lotus Bakeries is the great set of people you are privileged to work with on a daily basis. The shared sense of purpose, passion and team spirit is really evident from everyone. Wherever you are in the business there is a genuine willingness to see you succeed."

Offer

Grasp the opportunity to join an ambitious and driven team with a mix of talents! Being part of a fast growing, international company, you will get tons of on-the-job-learning and acquire new insights.

In addition, you will be part of a culture where passion, team spirit and open dialogue are our main drivers.

And of course, on top of that, you can enjoy delicious branded snacks every day!

Do you want to be part of a terrific team with the ambition to create small momentsof happiness every day? Meet our people, discover their unique skills and get excitedto join them in a great work environment.