Graphic Designer

**Vacancy No**
- VN599

**Job Type**
- Permanent

**Location**
- Hatfield

**Job Details**

We’re an exceptional and mighty bunch of colleagues who are inspired by our three awesome values**:Always be curious**, **Bring your best self,** and **Challenge what's possible**.
We have ambitious plans and vision to never-stop making our customers' lives better, by delivering the supermarket of today, tomorrow.

**The Role/Profile**
- We’re looking for a digital and print designer with strong creative, typographical, design and layout skills with the emphasis on brand design, to provide leadership and support across Ocado’s brands.
- Working across a wide range of branding and communication channels, you’ll be able to concept, design and present commercial, powerful, creative solutions with mínimal support and guidance.
- An in-depth knowledge of graphic design, styles and layout techniques is essential.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Build and update brand guidelines to exacting standards
- Produce creative, strong and original graphic design with a clear design rationale and brand ethos / thinking.
- Ability to take the lead, and run projects, and to be able to see more than just the design perspective from conception to delivery.
- Work collaboratively to develop and execute engaging ideas across a variety of channels and formats, with a good understanding of responsive design principles and best practice as well as a solid understanding of the print industry.
- Be an inspiring brand guardian and advisor to internal and external teams ranging from internal branding, corporate and marketing communications.

**Key skills**
- **Quality.** You consistently take action to improve work processes, maintain attention to detail and are committed to high standards, whilst maintaining and improving brand consistency throughout all projects.
- ** Commercial awareness.** You understand and contribute to the short
- and long-term plans of the business.
- ** Communication skills.** You use communication styles and methods effective for the situation and audience.
- ** Collaboration.** You develop cooperation and teamwork while participating in a group, working toward solutions that generally benefit all involved parties.
- ** Creative thinking.** You generate many new and unique ideas; you make connections among previously unrelated notions; you are unafraid to use unorthodox methods; you are seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
- ** Problem solving.** You logically address problems or manage situations by asking “why” and by drawing on your knowledge and experience base; calling on other references and resources as necessary.
- Proven work experience as a Senior Graphic Designer in a similar role.
- Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud, in particular, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Figma.
- Skills in 3D and motion a bonus but not essential.

**What We Offer You**
At Ocado, we value our employees and offer flexible/hybrid working, as well as being rewarded for your contribution through our fantastic benefits.
- **Core Rewards**
- Annual bonus scheme - maximum opportunity dependent on the role
- 26 Days Annual Leave plus bank holidays
- Up to 7% matched pension contributions (e.g. 7% from you, 7% from us)
- 50% income protection
- 4x salary life insurance
- 20% Marks and Spencer discount
- Company-paid private medical insurance for colleagues with the opportunity to add partners/children at corporate rates and Digital GP service
- Hybrid Working (2-3 days a week connecting, collaborating, and learning together with our colleagues)

**Health & Wellbeing**
- Private Medical Insurance
- Critical Illness
- DigiCare+
- Healthcare Cashplan
- Health Assessment
- Dental Insurance
- Eyecare Vouchers
- Digital GP
- Mental Health

**Flexible Benefits**
- Tax-efficient electric vehicle leasing scheme
- Access to a retail discount platform, providing discounts and cashback

**On-site at Apollo**
- Free onsite parking and free shuttle service from Hatfield station
- Regular socials, including Town Halls and Mixers & our ORL Summer Party
- ‘The Fig’ (serving breakfast, snacks, and lunch), coffee cart, as well as small kitchens (with unlimited refreshments and fresh fruit available every day) and vending machines on each floor.
- As part of our inclusive nature, help make change within the business and join any of our Networks

**Travel to Apollo**
We have free onsite parking at Apollo Court, as well as a free shuttle bus service that runs frequently from Hatfield Station - just remember to tell the driver ‘Apollo Court’ as the shuttle also drops at Ocado Groups Head Office
Driving: Apollo Court, 2 Bishop Square, Hatfield Business Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9NE
Train**: Hatfield station is accessible from mainline routes from London Kings Cross, London St Pancras, or Moorgate.
**A little bit more about us**
Our business is a joint venture between Ocado Group and M&S. It’s a succe