Creative Team

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. We’re one of the biggest supermarkets in the UK with one of the largest websites. So marketing here really happens at scale. We move a lot faster than you’d think too, across Brand Planning, Brand Comms and Creative, Digital Marketing, CRM and Loyalty, Nectar 360, Insights, and Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability. More people shopping with us each week means more interactions. And thanks to data insight, we understand customers in a way that almost nobody else does. We work alongside incredible brand partners and the best agencies around. So if you have a passion to learn, grow and experience new teams, come and explore it all with us.

Why join us

Joining Zest as a Senior Creative team in our vibrant and collaborative environment means being part of a team that shapes the creative vision for a diverse portfolio of renowned brands such as Sainsbury's, Argos, Habitat, Tu, and Nectar. As a Senior Art Director and Senior Creative Copywriter, you will play a pivotal role in driving the development and delivery of innovative, compelling, and impactful creative work. Collaborating closely with clients and cross-functional teams, you will have the opportunity to bring fresh ideas to life, challenge the status quo, and push creative boundaries. At Zest, we value curiosity, adaptability, and collaboration, providing a platform for personal and professional growth. Join us and be a part of a talented team that creates outstanding, industry-leading work seen by millions across multiple channels.
What you'll do

As the Senior Creative team at Zest, you will contribute exceptional conceptual skills to shape the creative vision across our diverse portfolio of brands. As the engine room for creative ideas, you will lead the development and delivery of creative work from concept through to production, using your expertise to understand and interpret strategies and produce inspiring and fresh creative ideas that bring concepts and ideas to life in a compelling manner. Your collaboration with clients and cross-functional teams will be extensive, as you deeply understand creative objectives, develop winning ideas, and execute industry-leading creative work to drive brand credibility and engagement. Additionally, you will stay up-to-date with industry trends and contribute to the growth and maintenance of Zest's creative vision and quality of output.
Who you are

As a Creative Team you are highly experienced working in a fast-paced creative environment delivering quality creative output across multi-channel campaign origination. You’ll have experience in developing and landing creative ideas through multiple consumer touchpoints (ATL, BTL, owned channels), along with strong social experience. Your strong communication and collaborative skills will drive creative ideation and messaging development on creative briefs and amplify existing campaign ideas. You'll collaborate closely with clients, external agency partners and cross-functional teams, bringing your ideas to life to drive bigger creative ambitions of the brands within Sainsbury's portfolio. As a team, innovation is at the heart of everything you do. You are curious in nature, stay up to date with industry trends, a keen mentor and passionate about the growth of your junior team members. Embracing a culture of innovation and continuous learning, you challenge creative direction when necessary and create innovative solutions that drive brand credibility and engagement.

There are three core components to this interview process with one of those stages comprising of an Assessment Centre.

The dates the Assessment Centre will be taking place are on the 2nd, 5th and 10th April at our Holborn Store Support Centre.

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We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 20% of salary, depending on how we perform.
Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, interest free car loan of up to £10k, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an Employee Assistance Programme, you will also be eligible for private healthcare too.

Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.
Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).