Job Description

Overview:
The BHive is our in-house creative agency that brings to life the creative needs of some of the most recognizable brands in the beauty industry, including No7, Soap & Glory, Liz Earle, and Boots\' own brand.

We combine the capabilities of an external creative and production team with the speed, flexibility, and in-depth brand knowledge of an in-house setup, underpinned by years of experience dedicated to Boots and No7 Beauty Company.

About the Role:
The Midweight Designer will support the wider design team in delivering consistent and effective designs and ideation across a variety of media. The candidate should possess robust experience and design skills, excellent attention to detail and accuracy, high-level creativity, and the skill and experience to passionately and articulately communicate and present work cross-functionally across the business.

• You will work closely with our Creative Lead, Lead Designers, and Design Manager, helping them design collateral for various needs such as full campaigns, print, digital, in-store, image retouching, new concept development work, etc.
• Be innovative and work with established brand identities. You will have a lot of responsibility and creative control over your given briefs. Support the design team in delivering against KPIs \xe2\x80\x93 CPA, speed to asset, and asset quality.
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the beauty market and our brands.
• Demonstrate a highly creative approach to briefs.
• A high-level self-motivation and the ability to work to strict deadlines, while under pressure.
• Ensure that all creative and artwork meet the brief, are on brand, and produced to the highest standard.

About you:

• A degree in Graphic Design or a relevant subject, with a strong portfolio of work in a variety of media, including print and digital design.
• At least 4 years\' experience in the beauty or similar industry with dexterity in campaign work, showing examples of print & editorial design, social media concepting, email design, app content and video storyboarding, with the ability to present your work and communicate confidently.
• Experience working with strategists or strategic work that acts as a springboard for your creative.
• Professional use of Adobe Creative Suite: After Effects, InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Happy to work across multiple brands and project briefs in a dynamic agency environment.

Hybrid Working:
We offer our Support Office team members a flexible, hybrid working approach based on empowerment, accountability, care, and trust, which includes a balanced mix of remote and office-based working. This will be discussed with you as part of the application process.

Our Benefits:

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan.
• Generous employee discount plus enhanced discounts for Boots brands, Boots Opticians, and Boots Hearingcare.
• Excellent onsite facilities, including a staff shop, opticians (including free eye tests for team members), gym, cafeteria, outdoor seating spaces, and dry-cleaning service.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you; click here to view our full list of company benefits (*all rewards and benefits are subject to change and eligibility).

What\xe2\x80\x99s Next:
If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you will be notified by email.
We are always open to discussing possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you, including job share and reduced hours. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to enable you to be at your best.

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