Senior Packaging & Graphic Designer

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 Sainsbury's as a Senior Graphic & Packaging Designer means being part of a vibrant and fast-paced environment where you can showcase your design expertise and craft. Collaborating with a talented team of designers and copywriters, you will have the opportunity to work on various projects for well-known brands such as Sainsbury's, Argos, Tu, Habitat, Nectar, and Own Brands / New Business. With a focus on maintaining brand identities and delivering visually compelling designs across print and digital platforms, you will play a key role in crafting innovative and effective solutions. As part of a newly formed team, you will have the chance to work on a high volume of varied projects and find creative solutions to design challenges. We value continuous learning and growth, and you will have the opportunity to stay updated on industry trends and mentor junior team members. Join us and contribute to the overall vision and quality of Sainsbury's design output while enjoying a culture of collaboration and creative excellence.
What you'll do
As the Senior Graphic and Packaging Designer at Sainsbury's, Marketing & Loyalty, you will play a pivotal role in creating designs that align with the brand identities of multiple portfolio brands including Sainsbury's, Argos, Tu, Habitat, Nectar, and Own Brands / New Business. Collaborating with a team of Designers and Copywriters, your role will involve implementing visual language across fully integrated channels, including brand, print, and digital projects. With a thorough knowledge of communication design and a portfolio of high-quality executional work, you will thrive in the fast-paced retail environment, working on a high volume of varied projects. Your ability to navigate through ambiguity and find creative solutions to design challenges will be essential. Additionally, you will stay up-to-date with industry trends, mentoring and supporting a team of talented designers while maintaining the vision and quality standards upheld by Zest.
Who you are
As a Senior Graphic & Packaging Designer, you are a highly skilled and passionate professional with a deep understanding of communication design and a strong portfolio showcasing your executional work across various platforms. With your expertise in implementing visual language, you play a crucial role in crafting designs that align with brand identities for our portfolio of brands, including Sainsbury's, Argos, Tu, Habitat, Nectar, and Own Brands / New Business. Your ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, coupled with your creativity and problem-solving skills, allows you to find innovative solutions to design challenges and deliver visually compelling and effective designs. As a senior member of the team, you bring energy, share ideas, and mentor and support junior designers, contributing to the growth and maintenance of Zest's design vision and quality of output. Your curiosity, staying updated on industry trends, and dedication to collaboration and client satisfaction make you a valuable asset to our creative agency.

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

The dates the Assessment Centre will be taking place on are the 6th, 13th, 15th & 18th March.

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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 save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. 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 10% 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 up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary 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.

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).