Senior Creative Designer

allplants; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading plant-based food company seeks a Senior Creative Designer to craft impactful brand experiences. This permanent role offers a salary between £38,000 and £48,000 and includes hybrid working conditions. Responsibilities involve developing creative projects across various channels and ensuring brand consistency. The ideal candidate possesses a versatile design portfolio and proficiency in Adobe software, along with strong storytelling skills.

Benefits

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Mental Health cover

Yearly learning allowance

Hybrid working model

Gym discounts

50% off at allplants.com

Free healthy lunches and snacks

Qualifications

• Previous design experience in a busy agency or high growth startup.
• Varied portfolio showcasing print and digital design.
• Capability in AfterEffects and Premiere is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create original, impactful design ideas to engage the audience.
• Manage creative briefs from start to finish.
• Direct photo shoots with in-house and freelance support.

Skills

Creative mindset

Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator

Knowledge of brand storytelling

Ability to give and receive feedback

Understanding of visual trends

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Basic video editing software

Job description

The role :

We are looking to bring a Senior Creative Designer into the team who will be a key crafter of rich brand experiences, which in turn will continue to build our movement for the Plant Curious.

This role will report into the Creative lead, its a permanent opportunity, with an annual salary of £38,000 - £48,000 [dependent on experience].

Were on the hunt for a designer who is as versatile as the humble potato. Your design desk will see a broad range of projects from packaging, to campaigns, to developing thumb-stopping content. From social media to point of sale, and impact reports - there will be lots of different channels to flex your creative wizardry on.

In addition to tackling some of the big projects we also need someone who is happy to work on the little touches too, to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in with our nimble (but mighty!) team. Your skills need to range from developing creative from concept stage to tweaking and flexing current designs with one objective to positively engage and impact our audience - theres no vanilla marketing around here.

We have a strong visual identity already in hand, and we are looking for someone who sees the freedom in the framework and can help us take that visual storytelling to new and exciting places.

What you'll bedoing

• Consistently coming up with original, creative ideas and taking them from scamp to delivery. Bringing bold ideas for allplants to cut through and reach the Plant Curious
• Designing, developing and executing both large and small creative briefs to a high standard
• Applying a social-first approach to campaign roll out, understanding the nuance of the different platforms and presenting commercial content solutions which are platform-led
• Planning, producing and directing photo shoots with in house team and freelance support when needed
• Presenting your work and ideas to key stakeholders with clear commercial application and rationale
• Take responsibility for guardianship of our guidelines and how they are applied across all customer touch points, working with peers in marketing, product and content to ensure they are used effectively

Who you are

• You are creatively curious, tuned into the happenings of the cultural world and able to apply them to the brand task at hand
• Youre brimming with energy and a creative mind
• You have a love for brand storytelling and an ability to bring that to life in an engaging way
• You have your finger on the pulse of media & culture; with an awareness of visual trends and the language used on social media
• You have a roll up your sleeves & get involved mindset, we are a small team, and we want someone to get stuck in with us
• The ability to give and receive feedback, understanding the need for it in strong creative practice
• A passionate self- starter who is keen to make their creative mark on a dynamic young business

What you'll need

• Previous design experience, ideally in a busy agency or high growth startup
• A varied portfolio of design, with examples across print and digital, from ad layouts - that shows your creative genius to more copy-heavy print materials. You are happy to maintain this integrated approach in your next role and enjoy multidisciplinary working.
• To be proficient in the use of Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and basic video editing software
• To be capable in, or keen to develop a wider skill-set including AfterEffects and Premiere
• To have compatibility with hybrid working - spending 3 days wfh and 2 regular days a week at our home in Blackhorse Road (and the flexibility to be in for more days on occasions when we have shoots)
• There's quite a bit on this list. If you feel you have some of the experience but not all of it, please do still apply. We love developing our team

What we offer

Be part of a certified B-Corp, dedicated to using commercial growth to better serve people & planet

24 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays)

plus an additional day off for your birthday!

Mental Health cover with Spill

️ Health & Well-being cover

Yearly learning allowance

Hybrid working model

Flexible working hours

Gym discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Parental leave :

16 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregiver & 8 weeks for secondary caregiver

Pregnancy loss support leave

Real opportunities to grow in your career and develop your skills as we scale the company

Competitive salary and stock options from day one

Free healthy lunches, breakfast and snacks, and lots of allplants tastings

50% off at allplants.com

Regular socials. We love a good party.

Chance to join one of Escape The Citys best companies to work for & Startups' #7 inmost disruptive and innovative startup ️