Junior Graphic Designer, The B-Hive

Job Description

Junior Graphic Designer

Closing Date: Friday 20th March

Location: Nottingham, Support Office

Contract: Fixed Term, Contract until September 2026

Shift Pattern: Full time, Monday-Friday

Recruitment Partner: Olivia Wilson

What you'll be doing

Welcome to The B-Hive an award-winning in-house creative and production agency that brings some of the most recognized beauty and cosmetics brands to life, including Boots'own brand, No7, Soap & Glory, Liz Earle, Sleek, and Botanics.

We offer the expertise and creativity of an external agency combined with the speed and deep brand insight of an in-house team. Backed by years of experience working with Boots and No7 Beauty Company, we deliver results tailored to each brand's unique identity.

We're looking for a Junior Graphic Designer to join the design team, based in Nottingham. Working at the heart of the B-hive you will collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders across the business to deliver a variety of creative design elements. You will be working on Boots streams of work, this can include anything from emails and web pages to social media content. You'll create engaging, high-quality work with exceptional attention to detail, designing for a wide range of digital and print platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Create a wide range of assets for Boots, working across beauty, health, pharmacy, and wellness, following Boots style guidelines and tone of voice.
• Take design briefs from concept to completion for a wide range of assets.
• Being innovative and take creative control over given briefs.
• Work within different brand styles, ensuring each piece aligns with the correct look and feel for each client or campaign.
• Work as part of the wider B-hive team to ensure consistency of quality and deliver to deadline

What you'll need to have (our must-haves)

• Able to demonstrate graphic design skills with a strong portfolio (Please provide a link to your portfolio as part of your application.)
• At least 1-2 years design experience either in an agency or in-house
• Excellent attention to detail and a strong eye for visual composition
• Effective time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Graphic Design Degree or similar creative education or experience
• Confident using the Adobe Creative Suite including, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Adobe XD other creative skills are desired but not essential
• Enjoy working in a fast pace, changing environment
• A desire to work within a team, giving and receiving constructive feedback and direction
• A keen interest in retail, specifically the beauty and health industry

Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including option to buy additional holiday, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and much more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

There's lots more in our benefits and discounts, MyBoosts - there to give you that little lift in your everyday. Find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. Exclusions may apply; eligible roles only. Please note that any salary estimates provided on third-party sites are not endorsed by No7 Beauty Company and may not be accurate.

Who we are

Five iconic brands make up No7 Beauty Company: No7, Liz Earle, Soap & Glory, Botanics and Sleek MakeUP. We believe in creating the best in beauty for everyone, from skin science to sustainability. We're known for products that deliver results and do good along the way. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, creating an inclusive workplace where our colleagues are empowered to be themselves and where diversity, equity and inclusion are part of how we do things, every day.

What's next

If this sounds like the role for you, we'd love to hear from you. If you apply, our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

Welcome to a world of beautiful possibilities