Automation Artworker

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 retail websites. So marketing here happens at scale. We move faster than you might expect too, across Brand Planning, Brand Comms and Creative, Digital Marketing, CRM and Loyalty, Nectar 360 and Insights. With more people shopping with us every week, there are more interactions, more moments to connect.

And thanks to data and insight, we understand our customers in a way few others can. We work alongside incredible brand partners and some of the best agencies in the industry. So if you’re passionate about learning, growing and experiencing new teams, come and explore it all with us.

Why join us:

Joining the Sainsbury's team as an Automation Artworker means being part of a dynamic and innovative environment where you will play a crucial role in delivering high-quality, print-ready POS and production artwork. With a focus on automation and efficiency, you'll have the opportunity to work collaboratively with talented teams, ensuring outputs meet brand and production standards while supporting the effective use of automation tools. As an Automation Artworker, you will have the chance to showcase your expertise in print production, Adobe Creative Suite proficiency, and knowledge of brand guidelines, while continuously striving for improvement and growth in a supportive and learning-focused setting.

What you'll do:

As an Automation Artworker at Sainsbury's, you will be responsible for creating and finalising high-quality POS and print-ready artwork by utilising a combination of manual artwork expertise and automated / template-based systems. Your role will involve reviewing briefs, assets, and specifications to ensure completeness and accuracy, conducting quality checks on both manual and automated outputs, and ensuring all artwork meets brand, legal, and production standards.

You will apply templates and automation tools to produce artwork at scale, maintain accurate version control, and act as the final quality gate before artwork goes to print. Collaboration with designers, production teams, and external suppliers to resolve artwork queries and ensure accurate delivery will be crucial, along with supporting the continuous improvement of templates, tools, and ways of working.

Who you are:

As an Artworker specialising in Automation for Sainsbury's Zest division, you are a detail-oriented professional with a strong understanding of print production and POS artwork, proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, and knowledgeable about brand guidelines and regulatory requirements. Your expertise in working with templates and high-volume artwork production, coupled with your commitment to maintaining quality control and pre-press standards, enables you to deliver high-quality, print-ready artwork efficiently and accurately. You demonstrate a proactive approach in identifying and resolving issues, collaborating effectively with designers, production teams, and external suppliers to ensure the seamless delivery of artwork while supporting continuous improvement through automation and streamlined workflows.

Essential criteria:

Proven experience using Adobe Creative Suite to deliver print-ready artwork.

Demonstrable experience working with templates and delivering high-volume artwork accurately.

Experience in quality control, pre-press requirements, and production standards.

Experience creating, finalising, and quality-check artwork to a consistently high standard.

Proven experience in version control and implementing amends across multiple outputs.

Experience applying automation and template-driven systems to scale artwork production.

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 5% 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.