Junior Designer

Please note before applying:

This job is remote-based, but we require you to be living a reasonable distance to the office (in Waterlooville, Hampshire) to attend when required, or living a reasonably close distance to the Senior Designer (in London)

Pelham is an end-to-end cosmetic manufacturing leader disrupting and transforming the industry. We are a creative business, full of passionate and knowledgeable experts who formulate and produce beauty products; working with start-ups, big high street names and everyone in between.

We are looking for a hands-on Junior Designer to work within our Brand and Marketing team. You will be supporting, and reporting to, the Senior Designer.

You would be joining as part of a passionate and growing team with a collaborative culture that supports each other, as well as the business. We seek to provide an environment where all employees can reach their full potential, be their best selves and do their best work. We are a disruptor in our industry and we’re looking for people who think outside the box and want to shake things up!

This is a remote role, though you are expected to go to the office (in Waterlooville) when required, as well as meet up with the Senior Designer (who is based in London) on an ad hoc basis.

Who are we looking for?

• Skills in Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator are a must, but any in After Effects or Premiere Pro will get you extra brownie points.
• Knowledge or understanding of printing and proofing
• Passion for the beauty market is desirable
• You have a curiosity for design over a variety of mediums and are excited to turn your hand to anything creative.
• Willing to get stuck in, with an eagerness to learn and develop new skills
• A social media whizz, you enjoy digital design and importantly, really understand social media and the power of marketing.
• The role would suit someone who is happy to jump between projects and bring new and creative ideas or ways of working to the table.
• Primarily this role is for a graphic print and digital designer but you’ll get bonus points if you have motion graphics/video skills, or a thirst for photography.

Responsibilities

This is a varied role; One minute you’ll be building inspiring sales decks for our lovely customers, the next you’ll be imagining ideas for social media and creating exciting on-brand content. Another might see you coming up with new concepts for beauty products.

• Designing, and executing visual materials that communicate our brand messages, values, and identity.
• Being at the forefront of our digital presence, helping us captivate and engage our audience across various social media platforms; Creating, filming and editing video content for our social channels. You will also be designing assets for social media including carousels, stills and reels or other digital campaigns as needed. Your design work will draw inspiration from the world of beauty and fashion, and you'll use this to craft media that resonates with our audience.
• Looking after the content calendar
• Ensuring brand guidelines are adhered to and maintaining consistent brand messaging.
• Supporting in the designing and building of marketing emails
• Designing assets, like banners, for the website
• Creating inspiring and disruptive sales decks
• Staying up-to-date with the latest design trends and industry best practices to continuously improve the quality of design output.

Bonus skills

• Copywriting
• Understanding how to create and optimise paid social ads, delivering campaigns that captivate and convert.

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days paid holiday
• Workplace pension
• Access to private healthcare
• Charitable giving time off
• Quarterly team events
• Company bonus schemes

You might not have all the skills yet but we’re a business who care about your development. We want to help you grow as a designer, all we need from you is the willingness to get stuck in!

If you want to join a close team and make your mark on a growing company – get in touch!

Pelham is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin colour, marital status, genetic information or parental status. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.