Senior Designer, Stylist Studios

DC Thomson Ltd.; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking media company as a designer in a dynamic and creative environment. This full-time role offers the opportunity to work with renowned brands while contributing to exciting editorial layouts and marketing content. You'll thrive in a hybrid working model that fosters collaboration and creativity, ensuring your designs resonate with a diverse audience. With a strong emphasis on innovation and inclusivity, this position promises a fulfilling career where your contributions will be valued and impactful. Enjoy a competitive salary, generous holiday, and a range of benefits in a supportive team culture.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Health cash plan

Gym discount

Excellent pension

Staff discounts and benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in designing creative and fun layouts with a keen eye for detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and forge strong relationships.

Responsibilities

• Design editorial layouts and creative assets for marketing and digital content.
• Liaise with repro partners to ensure high-quality print work.

Skills

Designing creative layouts

Strong communication skills

Proactive problem-solving

Attention to detail

Tools

Photoshop

InDesign

After Effects

Canvas Flow

Job description

Stylist (part of DC Thomson) is the UK’s leading media brand for women; talking to 5 million UK women a month and making up 40% of the women’s lifestyle sector.

Our audience are the UK’s finest professional women – a demographic who we understand and represent better than any other publisher. Our mission? To support, uplift and entertain this audience with compelling content and life-enhancing experiences so that they always feel seen and heard.

The award-winning Stylist magazine, Stylist.co.uk, Stylist+ and our newsletter portfoliosit at the heart of the brand, reaching 400K women in print and over 3 million UK women online through non-stop, mobile-first content.

At Stylist, we celebrate creativity, innovation and inclusivity. We offer a hybrid working model to allow our colleagues to work from home and/or the office as part of Stylist’s working culture.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Reports to: Art Director, Stylist Studios
• Vacancy No.: V26017
• Location: London, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Overall Objective:

We love branded content at Stylist Studios, and you should too. Weare looking for an enthusiastic designer to help us drive forward the creative for our branded content team. We’re searching for a dynamic and digital-savvy candidate who can help us take our content to the next level. In return for bringing your enthusiasm and creativity, you can expect to work with world-renowned brands, contribute to a strong team dynamic and have great cross-function visibility.

Key Responsibilities:

• To design editorial layouts and creative assets, including marketing and digital content. Attending weekly production meetings and presenting work and mock–ups to the department heads.
• To be a confident voice in brainstorms with the Art team when presenting your most engaging, effective and efficient asset treatment for the brief.
• To understand the nuances of design across all platforms. Ensuring the development of design team through shared learning and best practice.
• To liaise with repro partners to ensure that all print work look as good as possible.
• To brief and supervise illustrators when required, building a diverse pool of contributors with strong working relationships to support the ebb and flow of the team.
• To build and maintain strong relationships with all relevant stakeholders, both within Stylist Studios and with relevant Editorial and Sales counterparts.

ABOUT YOU

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Experience in designing creative, fun and exciting layouts and compositions with a keen eye for detail.
• Highly organised and enjoys working in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Proactive and has a solution-based attitude.
• Personable with strong communication skills and ability to forge strong relationships.
• Represents the company in a professional and appropriate manner when conducting business.
• Ability to give and receive open and honest feedback – essential in creating a strong team culture and helping elevate standard of the overall team.
• A professional team player with a positive and can-do attitude and works well under pressure.
• Necessary software skills: Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects and preferably Canvas Flow.

To apply for this role, please follow our online application process and submit a CV and cover letter.

This is a full-time, permanent position, working 35 hours per week. This is a hybrid role, with our team meeting a minimum of one day per week from our London, Fleet Street Office. We offer a generous package including 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, health cash plan, gym discount, excellent pension, a competitive salary, and many more staff discounts and benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from everyone and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or any other protected characteristics.

If you have any issues with your application, please email [e-mail]

Please note that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early once we have received suitable applications. Therefore, please ensure you submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

The Stylist Group is a female-focused media company which encompasses live events, a creative agency and product targeted to metropolitan women.