Digital Designer - FTC
Posted 1 day ago by Marylebone Cricket Club
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Digital Designer role is a fixed-term position focused on creating engaging digital content that enhances brand visibility across various platforms. The designer will collaborate with the marketing team to produce visually compelling assets, including social ads and campaign visuals, while maintaining a performance-driven approach. This position requires a blend of creativity and commercial insight, with an emphasis on teamwork and innovation. The role is based in London and is part of a dynamic creative team within the marketing department.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design standout digital ad creatives for paid channels, including social and display ads.
- Create graphics, animations, and short-form videos to engage and convert audiences.
- Collaborate with the Marketing team and external partners to test and evolve creative ideas based on insights.
- Support digital-first campaigns from concept through to delivery, tailoring creative for each platform.
- Contribute to wider Club brand work, ensuring consistency and energy across all assets.
- Partner with other designers to refresh templates and sharpen workflows.
- Incorporate UX and design thinking principles into digital work.
- Stay updated on new tools, tech, and creative trends, particularly in AI and motion design.
Key Skills:
- 1-2 years’ experience in digital design (agency or in-house).
- A portfolio showcasing creativity and commercial awareness.
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Photoshop and Illustrator; After Effects or Premiere Pro skills are a bonus.
- Strong attention to detail, typography, and layout.
- Collaborative spirit and openness to feedback.
- Highly organized and efficient in managing multiple briefs.
- Curiosity about new creative workflows, especially AI-driven design tools.
- Passion for cricket and sport.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Department: Marketing & Communications
Reporting to: Head of Brand & Creative
Contract: Fixed-Term 8 months
Normal working hours will be 09.00 to 17.00, Monday to Friday (inclusive), including one-hour unpaid lunch on each day worked; making a total of 35 working hours per week.
KEY PURPOSE OF ROLE
We’re on the lookout for a Digital Designer with a passion for crafting bold, eye-catching creative that drives growth and elevates our brand across every digital touchpoint. You’ll design social ads that stop the scroll, campaign visuals that inspire action, and digital assets that bring our brand to life, all while keeping performance at the core of your work. You will report to the Head of Creative and collaborate with teams across the Club, producing work that’s visually exciting and commercially smart. You’ll be part of a small but ambitious creative team that thrives on curiosity, collaboration, and experimentation - the perfect space to push ideas further, learn fast and make a real impact on how fans experience our brand online.
KEY TASKS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Design standout digital ad creatives for paid channels, from social and display to high-performing campaign visuals.
Create thumb-stopping graphics, animations, and short-form videos built to engage, convert and spark conversation.
Collaborate with the Marketing team and external partners to test ideas, analyse what works, and evolve creative based on insights.
Support digital-first campaigns from concept through to delivery, tailoring creative for each platform and audience.
Jump in on wider Club brand work, from emails and website content to campaign visuals - keeping everything aligned, consistent and full of energy.
Partner with other designers to refresh templates, sharpen workflows, and ensure every asset looks and feels on-brand.
Weave UX and design thinking principles into your digital work to boost both impact and effectiveness.
Stay inspired. Exploring new tools, tech, and creative trends (especially in AI and motion design) to keep our output fresh and future-facing.
This job profile is not an exhaustive or definitive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. The responsibilities, tasks and duties of the jobholder might differ from those outlined in the job profile and duties might be amended as the job evolves in light of the needs of the business and/or at the discretion of management.
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS – SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
Around 1-2 years’ experience in digital design (agency or in-house)
A portfolio that blends creativity with commercial know-how, showing your eye for what’s current and compelling.
Confident using Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Photoshop and Illustrator; After Effects or Premiere Pro skills are a big bonus.
A sharp eye for detail, typography, and layout, producing polished work under pressure.
A collaborative spirit, comfortable working across teams and open to feedback that helps push work to the next level.
Highly organised and efficient, juggling multiple briefs while keeping files clean and consistent.
Curious about new creative workflows, especially AI-driven design tools.
Genuinely passionate about cricket and sport.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.