Design Assistant

Working across the total George Brand design remit you will be a brand guardian support for all design projects across all channels to ensure all changes and updates land to brand vision and on time. Working closely with the wider Brand Creative and Design Executive's you will ensure all design output adheres to our brand guidelines.

“Everything about Asda”

We are a values-led organisation. As such we, encourage everyone to be open and honest. We work creatively and collaboratively, valuing everyone's input.

Our collaborative culture, the size of our business and our belief in the empowerment of the individual means opportunities at Asda are abundant.

We conduct £300m worth of transactions every week. Our website handles over 2 million transactions a month. We have more than 145,000 dedicated Asda colleagues ensuring that our customers are at the heart of everything we do.

“Everything you'll love”

• 25 days annual leave per year plus 8 bank holidays – Making sure you take time for yourself and switch off

• 4 weekly pay – which means you get an extra payday a year

• Digital GP and Wellbeing sessions – Asda genuinely cares so we create a culture where our people can perform at their best, the physical health and mental wellbeing of all our people is very important to us

• Career development and apprenticeship and graduate schemes - we want our colleagues to excel and grow with our business. (Link to grad scheme on Asda page)

• Free city centre parking – you can also use it outside working hours

“Find your role”

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who is looking to progress their career in design, and is passionate about supporting the delivering stylish and affordable product that delights our customer.

As the Design Assistant you will be empowered to contribute to the research of new trends and market information, informing decision making and assist driving product development, whilst keeping the George customer at the heart of what we do. In this role you'll:

• Support the design executive's on information gathering from marketing briefs to create specific design briefs

• Note taking in key meetings to ensure all actions and feedback is captured and shared

• Proof-read, sense check and quality control checks on output Vs the brief

• Responsible for creating and maintaining internal creative decks – designed in line with campaigns to story tell to the wider business

• Working closely with content team to understand creative vision for all activity to ensure consistency online

• Liaise with wider brand marketing teams, packaging and POS teams to understand their channel requirements

• Housekeeping and updating WIPs, folders and deck

"Let's find out about you"

• Experience in a design or project management style role is preferred – ideally fashion or home

• Wider marketing knowledge is preferable – especially around acquisition and retention

• An active interest in the fashion and home market

• Some experience of working on in store artwork or web design is preferred

• Experience of working on or with brand guidelines is preferred

• A great eye for detail

• An interest in the design field across the fashion and home industries

• Team player that is confident managing and taking control of projects individually

• Experience of working with/ in managing external agencies is preferred but not essential

• Strong communication skills and a confident presenter

• Confident working in a fast-paced environment, and able to prioritise and multi-task

• Extremely agile and open to change

“Find your everything at Asda” - bringing brighter living within everyone's reach.

We are passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive workforce, representative of the communities we serve, and are creating ways to inspire diverse talent to join Asda.

Work Where it Works:

Our hybrid way of working gives you the choice to work where it works. This enables you to chose where you’ll be the most effective. It offers a mix of working from home and in an office environment that works best for you and your team.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus
• Company pension up to 7% matched
• 10% colleague discount, free parking and many additional rewards.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves