Digital Designer (Middleweight) (Maternity Cover)

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a Digital Designer to join us, working closely with our marketing and creative design teams.  You will create visually stunning and technically well produced marketing assets including emails, landing pages, microsites, banners and printed marketing materials.   

Examples of key day-to-day accountability and projects are; 

• Brainstorming and conceptualizing creative concepts and then producing them through to completion
• Design of digital marketing materials and on occasion some printed marketing materials
• Creating and sharing innovations new ideas in graphic design, photoshoots, website functionality, typography and editorial layouts.
• Creating campaigns designs for e-com and across channel.
• Working with digital marketing team and taking direction from the lead designer. As well as mentoring more junior members.

We want you to have experience from and skills in; 

• Working in a creative digital environment, with stylistically strong brands, ideally at a luxury brand / retailer 
• Organisation, attention to details, delivering outstanding quality work in time
• Excellent team player and great communicator
• Working proactively and take initiatives
• Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
• Experience working with stylistically strong brands and maintaining a brand identity
• UX/UI designing as well as responsive design
• Excellent eye for type, images and layout 
• It's a bonus if you have HTML and CSS knowledge/ photography and photoshoot experience/ experience of using Dreamweaver, After Effects and working on videos for the web

This role is a fixed term, full time, maternity cover. Expecting start date is in Oct 2019. You will report to the Creative Lead.

Company Background

AlexandAlexa.com is one of the U.K’s leading online children’s retailers. From classic and traditional clothing to playful and cutting-edge designs, Alex and Alexa carries an exciting and diverse range of international fashion and sportswear brands, alongside homewares and toys. The portfolio includes premium and luxury brands such as Gucci, Chloé, Stella McCartney Kids, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Nike, adidas and Lacoste. Alex and Alexa aims to bring “The World’s Best Kids Brands” to discerning consumers at the click of a button. Alex and Alexa is part of the Babyshop Group, which also encompasses Babyshop, Lekmer and Oii, making it part of the largest multi-channel children’s clothing and products retailer in Europe.