Junior Designer

WWT; Slimbridge; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Free entry to wetland centres

Free parking and bike storage

Employee discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Contributory pension

Life assurance

Job summary

WWT is seeking a Junior Designer to join its in-house creative team in Slimbridge. You will transform ideas into visually striking assets that align with the brand and storytelling across digital and print channels.

The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop visuals, refine concepts, and maintain a cohesive look and feel across all marketing outputs. Hybrid work is offered with 1–2 days in the Slimbridge office.

Qualifications

• Experience producing high-quality marketing materials for online and offline channels.
• Portfolio demonstrating innovative design solutions across both digital and print outputs.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) with preferred Premiere Pro/After Effects experience.
• Understanding of layout, typography and digital platforms.

Responsibilities

• Create design assets across digital and offline channels.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop visuals and refine concepts.
• Maintain a cohesive look and feel across all marketing outputs.
• Transform ideas into compelling assets that elevate the brand.

Skills

Creative design

Brand guidelines

Layout and typography

Cross-functional collaboration

Portfolio demonstration

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

We are looking for a talented Junior Designer to join the creative in-house team. This is an exciting opportunity to help bring our brand and stories to life through compelling design across digital and offline channels.

In this role, you’ll transform ideas into creative assets that elevate our brand, ensuring every piece of work is visually striking, strategically aligned, and consistent with our brand. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to develop impactful visuals, refine concepts, and maintain a cohesive look and feel throughout all marketing outputs.

Whether it’s inspiring new visitors to our 10 UK wetland sites through national campaigns, driving membership growth, or delivering successful fundraising appeals, the breadth and diversity of our work creates endless opportunities to make a meaningful impact through creativity.

This is a full-time position, working 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday. For this role, we can offer the opportunity for hybrid working (with a minimum of 1-2 days a week in the WWT Slimbridge office and for team meetings).

About You

• Experience producing high‑quality marketing materials for diverse audiences, supported by a portfolio demonstrating innovative design solutions across both online and offline channels.
• Good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), with some working knowledge of Premiere Pro and After Effects highly desirable. An understanding of Microsoft Word and Powerpoint.
• A good understanding of layout, typography and digital platforms.
• Experience working to brand guidelines and ensuring consistency across all design outputs.
• Experience preparing artwork and files for both digital and print production.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing or conducting groundbreaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands and our world.
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people.
• 33 days’ annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years’ service) – this includes bank holidays, and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want.
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family.
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas.
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones.
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from our Employee Assistance Programme.

WWT is an equal opportunities employer, and all applications will be considered solely on merit.