Lead Designer, Financial Services

About the roleAs an experienced Graphic Designer you will develop, design and deliver exceptional creative work and visual concepts in response to commercial, service and creative briefs. Delivering across omni-channel customer touchpoints and also lead creative projects. From brand campaigns, right through to direct response campaigns - no two days will be the same.

• Salary - up to  £65,000 (depending on experience)

• Contract type - This position is secondment/fixed term contract for 6 months

• Working pattern/flexible working -  The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The team aims for around 1 day a week in the office to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings.
    

Key responsibilities 

• You’ll be a guardian of our brand, you’ll champion great creative work. Not afraid to be curious, think bold and aim for award-winning design solutions.

• Best in class design skills and advertising experience to deliver exceptional brand, direct response and service creative, with flair and authority across online and offline channels.

• Able to work collaboratively with other areas of the business. Interpret creative briefs, and respond with a wide range of strong concepts, that lead to compelling campaigns and creative work.

• You’ll ensure all creative work produced meets Financial Promotions regulatory, legal and compliance standards. Along with ensuring it’s clear, fair and not mis-leading.

• Work collaboratively with internal studio and third party creatives. Able to make strong creative decisions, making sure design work is on brand and in line with our guidelines

• Support junior members of the team across creative and content, ensuring understanding of how guidelines can be applied and challenged.
   

Essential skills/experience you’ll need

• Outstanding design skills, with a passion for innovation

• Strong knowledge of print-production and digital channels, brand development and the creative process

• Demonstrable experience using these across multiple channels/platforms

• Experience in financial services marketing and communications, plus a sound understanding of financial promotion principles

• Excellent communication and presentation skills. Able to interpret business requirements and briefs and turn these into thought provoking, award-winning ideas

• Portfolio showcasing examples of your great design work, including examples of brand and direct response campaigns

About The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.  

We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.   

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. 

We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. 

As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.  

Important points to note:  

It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.  

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants.  

We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.