Midweight Conceptual Designer 

Job Description

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 Zest, the in-house creative agency of Sainsbury's, means becoming part of a dynamic team that shapes the visual identity of renowned brands such as Sainsbury's, Tu, Habitat, Argos, and Nectar. 

As a Midweight Conceptual Designer, you will have the opportunity to unleash your creativity and make a significant impact by developing innovative design concepts that resonate with our brand identities. Collaborating with talented colleagues and external partners, you will have the chance to work on fully-integrated projects across various platforms, ensuring consistent brand messaging and captivating visual designs. With a focus on mentorship and personal growth, you will be encouraged to push boundaries, stay up-to-date with industry trends, and continuously elevate the quality of our design output. Join us and become part of a team that values craft, collaboration, and a passion for delivering exceptional design work.

What you'll do

As a Midweight Conceptual Designer at Zest, Sainsbury's in-house creative agency, you will play a pivotal role in developing innovative and visually compelling design concepts aligned with the brand identities of Sainsbury's, Tu, Habitat, Argos, and Nectar. Your expertise in communications design, coupled with your ability to work at both conceptual and executional levels across various platforms, will be essential in guiding and implementing the visual design language across integrated channels, including print and digital projects. You will lead the concepting of design projects, translating craft briefs into impactful designs, while ensuring brand consistency and alignment. Partnerships will be key as you work closely with the Design Director, Senior Creative team, and other stakeholders to deliver exceptional design output.

Additionally, you will mentor and inspire broader design teams, stay updated on design trends and emerging technologies, and actively contribute to the continual growth and elevation of Zest's design vision and quality of output.

Who you are

As a Midweight Conceptual Designer at Sainsbury's, you are an experienced and passionate design professional with a deep understanding of crafting visually compelling concepts that align with brand identities. Your extensive background in working with fashion or homeware brands, coupled with FMCG experience, enables you to excel in delivering high-quality design output across multi-channel campaigns, including POS, DM, social, and digital platforms. With your exceptional design skills, attention to detail, and ability to provide guidance and leadership to junior colleagues, you contribute to creating innovative and impactful designs that enhance the overall creative direction of projects. Your strong communication skills and adaptability allow you to effectively collaborate with internal teams, external agencies, and clients, ensuring brand consistency and delivering excellence in design. With your curiosity and dedication to craft, you drive continuous growth and success at Zest, contributing to the improvement and innovation of design opportunities.

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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 eligibiity criteria may apply).