Graphic Designer

McCarthy & Stone; Lower Blandford St Mary; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Professional subscriptions paid for

24 days holiday rising to 28 plus Bank

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Volunteer days (2) per year

Remote GP access & Employee Assistance

Discounts & wellbeing benefits

Job summary

McCarthy & Stone, a leading UK developer of retirement communities, is hiring an early-to-mid career Graphic Designer to join its in-house Marketing team at Bournemouth Head Office. You will work on campaigns across digital and offline channels, balancing multiple briefs and deadlines while growing your portfolio and creative ownership.

You will bring 2–5 years’ experience, a strong print and digital portfolio, and confidence using InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years’ professional experience in-house or agency design environment
• Strong portfolio across print and digital
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Experience with commercial print and artwork preparation is a bonus

Responsibilities

• Create assets for campaigns, digital content, brochures, signage and property marketing
• Turn briefs and ideas into engaging concepts and high-quality finished artwork
• Champion the brand across different channels, formats and locations
• Collaborate with Marketing colleagues, wider teams and external partners to deliver great creative
• Manage multiple projects from concept to production with high quality and attention to detail
• Explore new creative approaches and technologies, including AI-assisted tools

Skills

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Branding

Print & digital

Portfolio development

Time management

Tools

DAM systems

AI design tools

Job description

Are you an early-to-mid career Graphic Designer looking for your next step and the opportunity to build your experience within a growing in-house Marketing team?

This role is aimed at a Graphic Designer with around 2–5 years’ professional experience who is ready to take on greater ownership, broaden their portfolio and develop your career within an established brand. It is not intended as a senior-level Graphic Designer position.

As our Marketing team continues to grow, we are creating a brand-new Graphic Designer role at McCarthy & Stone. Working from our Bournemouth Head Office for at least three days a week, you will join an expanding in-house team where you can bring fresh thinking and ideas while continuing to develop your creative and commercial experience.

There is plenty of variety. One day you could be creating assets for an integrated marketing campaign, the next developing digital content, brochures, signage or property marketing. You will work across multiple customer touchpoints, taking briefs from initial idea through to polished, production-ready creative.

You will ideally bring 2–5 years’ experience within an in-house or agency design environment, with a strong portfolio across print and digital and confidence using Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

You will have a great eye for detail and be comfortable balancing multiple briefs and deadlines, collaborating with Marketing colleagues, stakeholders and external partners.

Knowledge of commercial print and artwork preparation will be important. Experience with Digital Asset Management systems, data merge, short‑form video or AI‑assisted creative tools would be a bonus, but is not essential.

We will give you:

• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Professional subscriptions paid for
• 24 days holiday (rising to 28) plus Bank Holidays
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• 2 fully paid volunteering days per year, supported by the McCarthy & Stone Foundation
• Remote GP and 24/7 access to Employee Assistance Programme services, including counsellors and legal advisors
• Colleague Benefit Booklet with a range of discounts, offers and promotions
• Family Friendly Policies

Your Impact

As our Graphic Designer, you will help bring the McCarthy & Stone brand to life across digital and offline channels.

You will:

• Create standout creative across campaigns, digital content, brochures, signage and property marketing.
• Turn briefs and ideas into engaging concepts and high-quality finished artwork.
• Champion our brand while adapting creative across different channels, formats and locations.
• Collaborate with Marketing colleagues, wider teams and external partners to deliver great creative.
• Manage multiple projects from concept to production, maintaining quality, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Bring fresh ideas and explore new creative approaches and technologies, including AI-assisted tools.

What We Are Looking For

This opportunity would particularly suit a Graphic Designer who has built a strong foundation during their first few years in the profession and is now looking for a role where they can broaden their experience, take greater ownership of creative briefs and continue developing within an experienced Marketing team.

Creative, curious and collaborative, you will enjoy contributing ideas as well as delivering them. You will be organised, proactive and comfortable working with different stakeholders, with the creative judgement and attention to detail to produce consistently high-quality work.

Most importantly, you will be looking for an early-to-mid career opportunity where you can develop your skills, build the breadth of your portfolio and make a visible contribution to an established brand.

Ready to Make Your Mark?

About Us

As the UK’s leading developer and manager of retirement communities, we provide high quality homes to exacting specifications. As of January 2026, McCarthy & Stone operates over 550 developments across the UK for more than 25,000 people.

We believe in championing the role, wellbeing, and happiness of older people in society. We help our customers have a better later life, so they feel more connected, recognised, and valued than ever. In late 2020 we launched the McCarthy & Stone Charitable Foundation to support local causes that help older people in need across Britain.

We are proud to have been certified as a Great Place to Work 2026 as well as making the Great Place to Work Wellbeing list!

At McCarthy & Stone, we celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion amongst our colleagues. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background.

All applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, and we hold the right to appoint before the closing date.