Mid-Weight Graphic Designer

Please note this role is for those living in the UK only and someone who is able to be in London or Waterlooville once a week.

Please email frankie@pelhamgroup.com with your cover letter, CV and portfolio.

Only applications with a portfolio will be considered.

Midweight Graphic Designer

About Pelham:

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 - and we have big ambitions for 2025

About the Role:

We are looking for a genuinely creative, and positively proactive designer who is ready to hit the ground running. Someone who thinks differently, originally, imaginatively and most importantly, disruptively. We need someone who will enthusiastically get stuck in with the next exciting part of our story.

This role sits inside the small, ambitious design team. Therefore, it requires someone who is happy to turn their hand to anything thrown at them, it also requires someone who is always looking for the best way to work; Collaboratively, efficiently and creatively.

This is a predominantly a remote role, though you are expected to meet up with the design team once a week / go to the office when required. The office is in Waterlooville, Hampshire. There is an opportunity to meet in London once a week instead of Waterlooville.

About you:

•It goes without saying that you have solid Adobe Suite skills, and a strong eye for detail, ensuring work is accurate and meets both creative and technical standards.

•You are proactive team player who can work collaboratively in a small team but take ownership of your own projects

•You have proven experience in bringing brands to life and creating visually exciting marketing collateral

•You have a proactive mindset, a natural problem solver and are ready to take on challenges, bring fresh ideas to the table finding fresh, new and innovative ways of looking at delivering creative

•You have versatile creative abilities

•You can balance a varied range of projects and proactively collaborate with the design team and wider teams – including sales, NPD and lab teams.

•You have good knowledge or understanding of printing and proofing

•A social media whizz, you enjoy digital design and importantly, really understand social media and the power of marketing.

•A great eye for trends, contemporary design and a strong understanding of brand guidelines

•Any experience in large scale graphics – i.e trade how stands is a plus

•Product photography and art direction skills are a bonus.

Your responsibilities:

This is a varied role; One minute you’ll be building inspiring sales decks for our fantastic 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. You will apply creative solutions that align with Pelham’s brand aesthetics while always pushing for fresh, innovative designs.

•PITCH DECKS: Create visually exciting decks for customers and the business with a cohesive approach across all collateral.

•MOCK UPS: Create realistic 3D renders/mock-ups for both in-house and customer brands with your beautiful artwork on.

•COLLABORATION: Work with fellow designers and contribute to the team’s creative process to maintain design integrity and elevate project outcomes.

•PROJECT OWNERSHIP: Manage multiple design tasks simultaneously, ensuring you are continuously trying to challenge your design capabilities while projects are delivered on time and to the highest standards.

•CAMPAIGN IDEATION AND EXECUTION: Create imaginative and effective graphic and motion design for marketing campaigns including assets for the website.

•DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA: 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.

•BRAND CONSISTENCY: Designing, and executing visual materials that communicate our brand messages, values, and identity. Ensuring brand guidelines are adhered to and maintaining consistent brand messaging.

•INNOVATION AND TRENDS: Staying up-to-date with the latest design trends and industry best practices to continuously improve the quality of design output.

What’s in it for you?

• Working in a supportive team where your ideas and contributions are valued
• Help shape the future of a growing business
• 25 days paid holiday
• Workplace pension
• Access to private healthcare
• Charitable giving time off
• Regular team events
• Company bonus schemes

You will be asked to do a design task as part of the application process.

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early.

Our Policy

Pelham is an equal opportunities employer and we do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.