eLab Designer

Who we are:

You may not have heard of us, but you’ll know our brands! AS Watson is the world's largest international health and beauty retailer with over 16,800 stores in 29 markets. Each year, over 5.3 billion customers and members shop with our well-known retail brands, both online and offline, including the likes of Superdrug, Kruidvat, Watson’s, Marionnaud, The Perfume Shop, and many more.

A typical day in this role includes:

• Manage your allocated workload, ensuring all work adheres to brand guidelines, follows best practice and is delivered on time to a high standard.
• Ability to create strong, strategic & creative designs on various formats, platforms and take them through from concept to code and eventually completion.
• Translating the ASW Businesses’ commercial plans into innovative and highly commercial designs that will excite and inspire.
• Work on a variety of projects across the digital space: social commerce templates, category landing pages for well-known brands; infographics & promotional material for ASW markets, all bringing Impact & Value to the ASW Business.
• Collaborate where necessary with other teams within ASW Business
• Continually looking to improve ASW platforms to keep us ahead of our competitors
• Consistently keeping up-to-date on the latest trends and innovations in the digital / AI / Mobile / Social & Popular Culture / eCommerce world
• Set yourself quarterly learning objectives that further your skills within eLab and complete them for evaluation by your manager.

This role would be a good fit if:

• Ability to work individually / in a team showing initiative & ability to work without direction
• Building good working relationships with stakeholders & colleagues
• Ability to communicate & express themselves within a team environment
• Able to present ideas effectively to other groups & Senior Stakeholders
• Receive & accept feedback from senior designers & managers
• Confident to ask relevant questions, obtaining information for advancing any projects or removing blockers

• Thorough understanding of the design process & design studio processes
• Excellent knowledge of design fundamentals: type, colour, layout & imager, creation/ optimisation
• Excellent knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite, Canva & Figma
• Good knowledge of HTML/CSS & digital design best practice
• Good Experience with Microsoft – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams
• Experience of AI, Video & Social Commerce, is a bonus
• High understanding of eCommerce user experience best practices
• Team player able to take briefs & develop compelling customer content working collaboratively with colleagues

• Competitive salary, benefits, and bonus scheme.
• Discounts for you and your family from some our much-loved retailers, including Superdrug and The Perfume Shop.
• Interest free season ticket and personal loans.
• Excellent refer-a-friend scheme with up to £2000 up for grabs!
• Free financial and mortgage advice from some of our partners.
• A fantastic learning and development offering to explore.
• Lots of opportunities to get involved in wellbeing initiatives to support your physical and mental health.
• …plus much More!