Job Description
CREATIVE DESIGNER
Location: The Sweet Factory, Marylebone (hybrid)
Salary: £35K and company-wide bonus eligibility
You’ll be a key part of the creative team, designing work that shows up across many touch points - from supermarket shelves to social feeds.
As Candy Kittens grows into The Candy Kittens Family, you’ll be working across multiple brands within one creative team - each with its own identity, audience and creative challenges; Candy Kittens, Candy Kittens Smittens, Treets, Shades and Graze. It’s a rare opportunity for an in-house role, and a chance to constantly stretch your creative thinking, adapt your approach, and push ideas further.
You’ll be responsible for creating a wide range of assets across both internal and external channels, while helping to maintain and evolve our brand identities as we scale.
This role requires someone who can build strong relationships across teams, stays organised under pressure, and can manage competing priorities.
Primary Responsibilities
Design Delivery Across Channels
Create high-quality assets across digital, social, packaging, print, POS, and presentations, always on-brand and tailored to platform.
Independent Working & Collaboration
Own projects from brief to execution, while working closely with the Creative Lead to align on direction and feedback.
Team Collaboration & Support
Work cross-functionally, providing hands-on design support and contributing to team output
Brand Consistency & Craft
Maintaining strong, recognisable brand identities with a high level of attention to detail.
Creative Thinking & Ideas
Contribute ideas from concept to execution, confidently sharing and presenting thinking.
Proactive Brand ‘Housekeeping’
Spot opportunities to improve always-on touchpoints and keep the brands feeling fresh.
External Partner Management
Manage agencies and freelancers, ensuring clear briefs and on-brand output.
About You
Strong technical skills across full Adobe suite
An advanced understanding of branding and consistency
Capable of problem-solving and balancing competing priorities
Highly organised and comfortable working under pressure with tight deadlines
Passionate interest in design trends across all industries, keeping The Candy Kittens Family ahead of the curve
A curious personality, not afraid to ask questions that help to get a better outcome
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present ideas confidently to internal and external stakeholders
Not necessary but ideal; retouching and video editing