Junior/Mid-Weight Designer

Whitbread Plc; Houghton Regis; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company in the UK is looking for a Midweight Digital Designer to join its in-house creative team. The role involves delivering high-quality digital solutions across various platforms, optimizing customer journeys, and collaborating with multiple teams. The ideal candidate should have strong UI design skills and experience working in a design team. This position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for growth and development, along with benefits such as up to 15% bonus and private healthcare.

Benefits

Bonus of up to 15%

Up to 60% off Premier Inn stays

Private Healthcare

Up to 10% Contributory Pension

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a design team delivering digital communications for large consumer brands.
• Hands-on experience with multiple digital formats including ads, emails, and social media.
• Ability to present design work with clear rationale.

Responsibilities

• Create digital, print, and broadcast assets across various channels.
• Contribute to research and design discussions for user-centered solutions.
• Apply brand guidelines to deliver effective experiences.
• Follow defined workflows and keep stakeholders informed about progress.

Skills

UI design

Creative design

Collaboration

Customer journey optimization

Illustration

Animation

Motion graphics

Tools

After Effects

Sketch

CRM platforms

CMS platforms

Job description

We're seeking a Midweight Digital Designer with a passion for UI and performance‑led design to join our in‑house creative team. You'll deliver multi‑channel digital solutions that align with our brand and support briefs across Brand Marketing, Ecommerce, CRM, and External Communications. Working across diverse platforms, you'll optimise customer journeys and produce high‑quality, on‑brand creative. Collaborating with senior designers, copywriters, marketers, UX, and product teams, you'll ensure a consistent customer experience. You'll also contribute to CRM campaigns and enhance our Ecommerce offering through data‑informed, user‑centred design. We're looking for someone who thrives at the intersection of creativity and data, eager to grow in a fast‑paced, supportive environment. You'll gain hands‑on experience, present work with clear rationale, and stay current with design trends and AI's evolving role.

Why you will love it here

Bonus of up to 15%
Up to 60% off Premier Inn stays
Private Healthcare
Up to 10% Contributory Pension

What you’ll do

• Design Delivery: Create digital, print, and broadcast assets across channels – including ads, emails, social, video, and web journeys – ensuring high‑quality, tech/print‑ready output.
• Research & Collaboration: Support research, contribute to journey mapping, and engage in design discussions to inform user‑centred, well‑rationalised solutions.
• Brand Consistency: Apply brand guidelines consistently to deliver distinctive, commercially effective experiences that reflect Premier Inn’s identity.
• Process & Standards: Follow defined workflows, keep stakeholders informed, and continuously improve design quality through feedback and collaboration.
  Established skills in illustration, animation and motion graphics
• Established UI skills designing web and app experience
• Communicate clearly, present confidently, and use key tools like After Effects, Sketch, CRM, and CMS platforms.

Experience of working in a design team delivering digital communications for large consumer brand(s)

We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation. Under‑represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non‑binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part‑time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.