Middleweight Digital Designer
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Holborn Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1N 2HT
Contract type: Permanent
Business area: Marketing
Closing date: 16 May 2025
Requisition ID: 304034
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. We’re one of the biggest supermarkets in the UK with one of the largest websites. So marketing here really happens at scale. We move a lot faster than you’d think too, across Brand Planning, Brand Comms and Creative, Digital Marketing, CRM and Loyalty, Nectar 360, Insights, and Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. More people shopping with us each week means more interactions. And thanks to data insight, we understand customers in a way that almost nobody else does. We work alongside incredible brand partners and the best agencies around. So if you have a passion to learn, grow and experience new teams, come and explore it all with us.
Why join us
Joining the Zest team at Sainsbury's means becoming a crucial part of an innovative and collaborative environment where creativity thrives and digital design excellence is celebrated. As a Midweight Digital Designer, you will have the opportunity to work on diverse and exciting projects for multiple brands within our portfolio, shaping the visual identity across various digital touchpoints. With a focus on continuous learning, creativity, and teamwork, you will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, impactful designs that resonate with our customers and contribute to the success of our brands.
What you'll do
In the role of Zest C4 Midweight Digital Designer at Sainsbury's, you will be responsible for developing innovative and visually compelling design concepts that align with the brand identities of various Sainsbury's portfolio brands, such as Nectar, Argos, Habitat, Tu, and Smart Charge, ensuring they resonate with our customers. You will work closely with the Design Director and Creative Team to craft designs that meet brand standards and performance goals across a range of digital touchpoints, including social, display, email, digital screens, and web projects. Your role will involve interpreting briefs, concepting and creating dynamic digital content with a focus on interactive HTML5 assets, while staying abreast of evolving design trends and technologies. Additionally, you will collaborate with internal and external partners, present and pitch your creative work, and mentor junior team members to contribute to Zest's ambition of delivering outstanding design and memorable digital experiences to our customers.
Who you are
As a Midweight Digital Designer at Sainsbury's Zest in-house creative agency, you are a seasoned professional with a proven track record in creating innovative and visually compelling digital designs that resonate with customers and align with multiple brand identities. Your expertise in HTML5 capabilities and experience in delivering creative across various digital touchpoints, combined with your ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and maintain design standards, allows you to thrive in a fast-paced retail environment. With a keen eye for detail, a passion for staying ahead of design trends, and a commitment to delivering outstanding digital experiences, you play a pivotal role in shaping and advancing the creative direction of the brands within our portfolio.
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We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
