Junior Designer | Cult Beauty

Life at THG Beauty 

We know that beauty isn’t one-size-fits-all. Our portfolio of leading retailers and iconic beauty brands caters to everyone, everywhere, empowering customers all over the world to look and feel fantastic.

By combining our portfolio of owned brands inclusive of ESPA, Ameliorate and Christophe Robin, with a marketplace for over 1,300 third-party beauty brands through online retail sites LOOKFANTASTIC, Cult Beauty, and Dermstore, THG Beauty's ambition is to be the global digital partner of choice across the beauty industry, supporting the channel shift to online.

THG Beauty’s breadth of relationships is unique to the beauty market; it engages with brands as a retailer, a brand owner, and a product developer and manufacturer, making it the industry’s digital strategic leader. 

 Why be a Junior Designer at THG Beauty? 

This is a creative role for someone looking to build strong foundations in both design and artworking. You’ll support the wider Creative team with the day-to-day production and rollout of assets across our channels, while developing your design skills and understanding of the Cult Beauty brand.

Working closely with our Creative Services Manage, Designers, Photographers and Art Director, you’ll learn how creative ideas are translated across everything from CRM and social to onsite, paid media, campaigns and print.

We’re looking for someone curious, organised and eager to learn, with a great eye for detail and a genuine interest in design, beauty and culture.

As Junior Designer, you’ll:  

• Supporting the team with day-to-day artworking and production across digital and print.
• Adapting existing creative into different formats, sizes and channel requirements.
• Supporting campaign rollouts across CRM, onsite, paid media, social, affiliate, OOH and other brand touchpoints.
• Working from established designs, templates and brand guidelines to create accurate and consistent assets.
• Supporting Designers and Art Directors with asset creation, image preparation and file set-up.
• Preparing and optimising imagery and artwork to the correct specifications for different platforms.
• Helping with BAU and fast-turnaround creative requests across the business.
• Keeping files, assets and working documents organised and easy for the wider team to access.
• Learning how the Cult Beauty brand and creative direction translates across different channels.
• Building your understanding of typography, layout, composition and brand systems.
• Contributing ideas and creative references as your confidence develops.
• Taking feedback on board and applying learnings to future work.
• Keeping up with design, beauty and cultural trends and sharing inspiration with the team.

What skills and experience do I need for this role? 

• A portfolio demonstrating a good eye for design, typography and layout.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Experience using Figma, or a willingness to learn.
• Strong attention to detail and care for craft and consistency.
• Good organisational skills and an ability to manage multiple tasks.
• An understanding of digital design principles and formats.
• A willingness to learn, take direction and respond positively to feedback.
• A collaborative and proactive approach.
• Genuine enthusiasm for design and the creative industry.
• Experience could come from a first creative role, internship, placement, freelance work or relevant study. We’re more interested in your potential, eye and willingness to learn than a specific number of years in the industry.

Nice to have:

• An interest in beauty, fashion, lifestyle and culture.
• An interest in motion design or animation, particularly After Effects.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Monday.
• Some understanding of preparing artwork for print.
• An interest in emerging creative tools, including AI imagery and design platforms.

What’s in it for me? 

Career Development 

• Access bespoke development programmes that have been designed and developed by our in-house L&D team. 

• Continued development through our upskilling programme that is delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider. 

Enhanced Leave 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. 

• Don’t want to work on your birthday? We don’t either! Enjoy your day off on us! 

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.  

• Up to 10 days compassionate leave. 

• Buy back up to 3 days each year. 

• Unlock 2 days volunteer leave after 12-months. 

Wellbeing Support 

• Access face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP.
   
• Access our 247 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which is provided by Bupa.  

Other Perks 

• Save up to 12% on the cost of personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme. 
   
• Know someone who would be perfect for THG? Refer them and get up to £1000 when they pass their probation. 

• Anniversary gifts when you hit 5 and 10 years of service.