We're looking for a Senior Digital Designer to join our Marketing team at Virgin Experience Days.
The Marketing team bring our experiences to life!
We're committed to exceeding current and prospective customer needs through integrated brand communications and performance strategies.
We own the customer journey, delivering best-in-class creative campaigns to showcase our experiences.
Never complacent, we're always looking for ways to do things better as we raise the profile of the business and category.
Why we want you!
At Virgin Experience Days we're leaders in the experience gifting market, bringing memorable moments to life.
As our Senior Digital Designer, you'll focus on turning business briefs and priorities into outstanding visual creative work on brand activation, seasonal campaigns and channel development.
You'll ensure all designs are kept on-brand and to a high standard - delivering at a rapid pace but keeping the quality high!
You'll also help to elevate our brand as we continue building on our core values of being premium, inspiring and straightforward.
This is a full time, permanent position working 3 days per week from our office in Bourne End (SL8 5YS) and 2 days remote.
We need you to help us: Bring our campaigns to life: You'll craft captivating campaigns and stunning visuals across all channels, ensuring our brand truly shines.
Collaboration is key, so you'll work closely with our marketing and product teams to bring your ideas to life.
Develop Creative Solutions: Use your design skills to translate business goals into compelling visuals that connect with our audience and stand out across digital and print spaces.
Collaborate and Contribute: Work closely with stakeholders across the business, providing fresh ideas, collaborating in design reviews, and jumping in to support projects as needed.
Be a guiding light: This is a dynamic duo kind of team and as a Senior Designer, you'll mentor and inspire our Digital Designer, adding a sprinkling positivity and fostering a collaborative environment where great ideas flourish.
Role Responsibilities: End to end development of visually compelling seasonal, brand and tactical campaigns from concept development through production to activation Delivering all visual creative requirements for Virgin Experience Days (UK) + Virgin Experience Gifts (US) across three business units (D2C, B2B and Retail) Collaborate and communicate effectively with peers and key stakeholders across the business Maintain quality and consistency in day to day projects while helping achieve our larger brand goals What you'll need: Adobe Suite Proficiency: Mastery of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign is essential Impressive Portfolio: A strong portfolio that highlights relevant design work is required (please attach!)
Creative Energy: A motivated mindset with a knack for developing fresh, exciting visuals Organisational Skills: Highly organised and detail-oriented to manage multiple projects effectively Budget Management: Exposure to budget management and the ability to assess outsourcing versus in-house solutions Communication Skills: Strong communication and presentation skills for effective collaboration Ecommerce Background: Experience in a fast-paced ecommerce environment with rapid brief turnarounds is beneficial Video Experience: Familiarity with video editing and motion graphics is a plus Leadership Skills: Experience managing or mentoring other creatives is advantageous What's in it for you?
Work from our modern offices based in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire (SL8 5YS) Free breakfast in the office (cereal, toast, spreads, fresh fruit, coffee, tea) Make use of our hybrid working policy (3 days office based, 2 days remote) Enjoy Flexitime, working core hours of 7.5 hours per day with one hour for lunch; flexible starting and finishing times Access to an award winning employee assistance programme to support your health and wellbeing Generous health cash plan £150 to spend each year on our experiences, for you to enjoy our products yourself Access to our discounts scheme within the Virgin Group (Virgin Family Membership) Share extraordinary experiences with your friends and family with a discount