Design Assistant - Home

Tesco UK • Shire Park, Kestral Way, Welwyn Garden City • Permanent • Apply by 15-Oct-2025

We're thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a passionate and driven designer to join our dynamic F&F Home Design Team! If you have a flair for print, product, illustration and trend-led design, this could be the perfect role for you!

As our Assistant Designer, you'll play a key role in shaping the look and feel of our homeware collections. With a strong focus on trend led product and print development, you'll bring fresh ideas and original artwork to life across a variety of different product categories including home decs, candles, dine and textiles, designing both soft and hard products.

We're looking for someone who's proactive, curious, and confident in spotting emerging design and social trends. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm and contribute to the creative direction of the department.

What is in it for you

We're all about the little helps. That's why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you - both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

You will be responsible for

• Create dynamic artworks for use across Home product ranges.

• Support product development and sampling to ensure smooth team operations.

• Conduct customer and competitor research, compiling trend reports to inform design decisions.

• Contribute to seasonal strategy by identifying key lines, colour stories, and product opportunities.

• Assist in designing trend-led collections and delivering 'must-have' items for our customers.

• Compile design briefs and sample packs to ensure accurate execution and quality.

• Play an active role in managing the design critical path and meeting departmental needs.

You will need

• Proficiency in Photoshop, Illustrator, ProCreate, and hand illustration.

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.

• A keen eye for trends, storytelling, and customer-focused design.

• Experience or interest in range planning and product development.

• A collaborative mindset and a proactive approach to creative challenges.

About us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we're all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone's welcome. That's why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying