Graphic Designer

itsu; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthy eating brand in the UK is looking for a skilled Graphic Designer to join its grocery team. The role involves creating packaging, marketing content, and innovative designs. Applicants should have strong experience with Adobe Creative Suite, attention to detail, and a passion for brand consistency. This position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, health insurance, and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive bonus scheme

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Health insurance

Company pension scheme

Hybrid working (1 day wfh)

Opportunity to work from abroad

50% employee discount

Free itsu lunch

Training budget

Qualifications

• 2+ years working in a Graphic Design role or similar.
• Knowledge of printing processes & interest in structural design is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Join the itsu grocery brand team as one of three in-house Graphic Designers.
• Work closely with the Product Development & Artwork team on packaging.
• Create content for itsu.com & social channels.
• Create marketing collateral for internal & external presentations.
• Design innovation – constantly improving brand expression.

Skills

Graphic design

Adobe Creative Suite

Communication

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Brand consistency

Tools

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Mac operating systems

Job description

Ideal Candidate

• 2+ years working in a Graphic Design role or similar
• Takes pride in their work, with strong attention to detail
• Strong experience of working with Mac operating systems & Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Photoshop & Adobe Illustrator
• Strong organisational & time management skills
• Excellent communication
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in a fast‑paced environment
• Adaptable and resilient to last minute changes with experience working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Comfortable using own initiative on design projects
• Has a good understanding of brand consistency
• Knowledge of printing processes & an interest in structural design is preferable

About Us

itsu is the healthy eating, Asian inspired quick service retail & grocery brand with over 70 stores in the UK and a leading grocery business across Europe and beyond. Renowned for its best‑in‑class food made fresh in every shop every day, itsu has huge global ambitions with a commitment to continue to open many more stores and intensify the growth of its already thriving grocery arm. With its best‑is‑class healthy food, latest technology, innovation, and talented workforce, itsu is the future of fast food. Itsu grocery, which this role falls under, takes the itsu brand into supermarkets, health food stores, online, wholesale and internationally with products such as crispy seaweed thins, frozen gyoza & bao, brilliant’broth, rice’noodles & miso’easy to name a few…

D&I Statement

itsu grocery is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation. We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply for all of our opportunities.

Scope Of The Role

• Join the itsu grocery brand team as one of three in‑house Graphic Designers [projects split by category]
• Work closely with the Product Development & Artwork team on all itsu grocery packaging, managing concept through to artwork [design concepts to be briefed to our in‑house artworker]. Occasional support with artworking may be required.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on time and in line with briefs, clearly communicating design project status to key stakeholders
• Create content [still and moving images] for itsu.com & social channels [no coding knowledge or CMS experience required]
• Work with Brand Director & the marketing team on producing creative for trade and brand campaigns. Working across multiple formats inc print, digital, in‑store POS, etc.
• Create marketing collateral for internal & external presentations, brand brochures, and other internal assets.
• Oversee the creation of best in class physical product mock‑ups for internal & external meetings. Managing external printing suppliers and internal budgets & timelines.
• Design innovation – constantly looking for new, unexpected, and improved ways to express the brand

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Competitive bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (two bank holidays are interchangeable for other religious holidays)
• Health insurance
• Company pension scheme
• Hybrid working (1 day wfh)
• Opportunity to work from abroad
• 50% employee discount in itsu shops
• Free itsu lunch
• Discounts at major retailers
• A sizeable training budget to support your ongoing development