AddressIn-House Designer - London (Hybrid)
Permanent
About the role
As Lotus Cars look to continue its transformation journey into a major premium brand and deliver against ambitious Global growth targets, our Global Commercial Organisation is seeking an experienced graphic and motion designer. Joining our Marketing team in the Commercial Head office in London, this new role provides creative support and forms part of our in-house capabilities tasked with delivering first-class content and consumer touchpoints.
This role will focus on both graphic design and motion deliverables ensuring we deliver a premium and on brand experience globally. Great focus will also be placed on influencing the strongest possible response and outcome whether consumer is engaging with the brand for the first time, learning about our cars or looking to buy.
Key responsibilities include:
- Conceptualising and designing of dynamic and creative content across a variety of asset types.
- Partnering closely with the marketing organisation including Paid and Social teams to deliver high-quality agile digital content.
- Creating and delivering motion graphics for various media.
- Editing video footage and adding effects/elements to enhance motion graphics.
- Brochure and POP content for Retail Marketing team.
- Create engaging graphics, illustrations, and infographics that complement and enrich editorial content.
- Providing general creative support across the wider Commercial organisation.
- Staying up to date on the latest graphic design techniques.
- Prepare and present proposals to key stakeholders based on insights and business requirements.
- Make changes based on user feedback.
- Execute all work following brand guidelines.
- Be an internal thought-leader on user experience best practices and trends collaborating with other teams to ensure a seamless customer experience across the Lotus customer journey.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential:
- Advanced skills visual ideation/creativity suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro and After Effects).
- Years experience as a designer for a consumer-focused brand working in an agency or in-house design department.
- Work across asset types (static, video, animation); review existing content and identify how to pivot into “testable” assets.
- Proven track record working across paid media deliverables and a social media calendar.
- Portfolio evidence of excellent design work demonstrating creative flair.
- Strong verbal and written communication abilities able to collaborate with a variety of teams.
- A creative thinker with a keen eye for detail, demonstrating an innovative approach to visual storytelling.
- Proven track record of managing multiple design projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines and maintaining high-quality standards throughout the creative process.
- Comfortable challenging content strategist and brand team and asking the right questions to push work forward.
- Strong conceptual, composition, photo art direction and ideation skills – digitally native, understand what works in key digital platforms, yet able to think about the overall design and voice to break through anywhere.
- Bachelor’s degree in digital design, Graphic Design, or a related field.
Desireable:
- Experience within the automotive sector would be beneficial.
What we offer you
In addition to a competitive salary, you will have access to the following benefits:
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- 6% pension contribution
- Discretionary annual bonus scheme, based on your contribution and the performance of the company
- Private Healthcare
- Group income protection based on length of service
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- Family Friendly policies
- Employee Car Ownership Scheme
- Exclusive Employee discount, wellbeing, and recognition platform #ForUSLOT
Other:
Please note this role is hybrid, however there is an expectancy to work in the office at least 3 days per week.
