Junior Designer

Majestic Wines Warehouse Limited; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading wine retailer is seeking a Junior Designer to contribute to creative projects and drive design quality. This role involves executing designs across channels, collaborating with a talented team, and maintaining high standards. Ideal candidates should have experience in a design team and a strong understanding of key design software such as Adobe Suite. The position offers a vibrant work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary and performance-related bonus

Up to 20% staff discount

29 days holiday

Life Assurance

Company Pension Plan

Career development opportunities

Free parking with electric charging points

Qualifications

• Experience working as part of a design team.
• Understanding of typography, layout, and animation.
• Motivation to maintain and improve design standards.

Responsibilities

• Execute high quality designs across various channels.
• Collaborate effectively with team members and agencies.
• Communicate and share ideas in creative meetings.

Skills

Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, AfterEffects)

Strong written and verbal communication

Good organisational skills

Ability to meet deadlines

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Designer to join the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer!

Who are we?

Majestic is the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer, operating a network of over 200 stores nationwide. Founded in 1980, the company recently passed back into private ownership following the acquisition of Fortress Investment Group and has undergone an ambitious transformation and turnaround programme. The results of which are now being seen, with record market share growth, a new and improved product range, a new website and six new stores – with a pipeline for future expansion over the next five years. The Majestic range includes over 1,100 different wines, spirits and beers both online and in-store. Majestic’s key strength is over 1,000 WSET‑trained colleagues offering knowledgeable, friendly service across all channels.

The Role:

Majestic is looking for a Junior Designer to develop their existing skills by working with the senior creative staff on a range of ambitious and innovative projects.

Responsible for helping to drive the creative direction of campaigns, an understanding of typography, layout, animation and art direction will be needed to help the team produce the best work possible.

Communication is a big part of the job, so the junior designer must feel confident enough to contribute to the entire creative process. Keeping a finger on the pulse of current trends is also key when moving towards promotion and recognition.

Job Specifics:

• Contract Type: Permanent
• Location: Watford – Our Head Office is based in Watford, just 20 minutes from London Euston. From Watford Junction, we are a 15‑minute walk to our Head Office.

We are proud to offer a new Agile Working Policy for Support Centre colleagues; a blend of office and home working which will include 3 days working at the Majestic Office

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute high quality designs in accordance with Majestic’s brand guidelines across all channels including web and email banners, social media types and POS.
• Input into creative meetings and share ideas. Pitch creative ideas to colleagues.
• Produce attractive and effective designs for all media.
• Communicate and liaise with the Head of Content & Brand, and Design Manager to receive feedback on designs.
• Collaborate with the rest of the design team to produce final products.
• Liaise effectively with agencies and other team members.
• Support the team through the execution of campaigns and projects.
• Bottle photography and image processing as required (no prior knowledge required).

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Previous experience working as part of a design team.
• Good working knowledge of Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and AfterEffects).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a high‑pressure environment.
• The ability to see projects through from inception to production.
• Good organisational skills.
• Motivation to maintain and improve design standards.
• Willingness to listen to feedback and produce pixel‑perfect and print‑ready work.

What’s in it for you:

• A competitive salary and performance‑related bonus.
• Up to 20% staff discount.
• 29 days holiday, including public and bank holidays. We also have a Holiday Purchase Scheme.
• Life Assurance (worth 2 times your annual salary).
• A contributory Company Pension Plan.
• Career development opportunities.
• Free parking on site with electric charging points.
• Access to Retail Trust which includes Retail Rewards, Instant savings with discounted e‑vouchers, discounted reloadable shopping cards, gift vouchers and gift cards, discounts of up to 30%, and access to free counselling support phone line.
• Company maternity, paternity and adoption leave after 26 weeks.
• Long‑service rewards.

We look forward to receiving your application! Together we are Majestic! #TWAM

On the occasions where we have high volumes of applicants, some roles may close earlier than the advertised end date in order for us to manage all of the applicants appropriately. We will only be able to offer individual feedback to those candidates who attend an interview.

No Agencies Please – We thank you for your interest in working with Majestic Wine, however, we have a PSL who will be supporting us if needed. We will not pay fees or acknowledge any CV's supplied to Majestic Wine unless you have been briefed on the role by a member of our Talent Team.