😻 A bit about the oppawtunity:

Are you a hardworking, cat-centric individual ready to embark on an exciting journey? We're on the lookout for someone to join the founding team of our Cat business. This is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to shape the future of our brand.

There are 11 million Cats in the UK and, just like dogs, they are considered a member of the family, so all we want is the best for them. The experience of owning a cat can be stressful, and the food industry has let cats down; what’s available isn’t meeting their needs for both taste and nutrition. In fact, many cat parents don’t even understand what those needs are in the first place. It’s making cats unhappy and unhealthy, and cat parents feel guilty and deflated. We think we can be the solution, and we are on a mission to deliver health and happiness to cats all over the UK.

📣 A bit about the role:

As the Creative Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the visual identity of our brand. We’re looking for someone with a strong design background and a well-rounded skill set who can confidently work across multiple mediums and channels, to deliver designs that help us stand out just as much as our unique fresh meals. You’ll integrate yourself into every step of our creative process, from ideation to execution, whilst having plenty of opportunities to hone your craft and grow. With each project, you’ll play a key role in our mission to bring health and happiness to cats everywhere. You will work closely with the brand, marketing, innovation, and product teams to conceptualise and execute design solutions that effectively communicate our brand's values, purrsonality, and objectives. This is a unique opportunity to be part of a brand's inception and see your work directly contribute to its success.

This is a hybrid working role, offering flexibility with some work-from-home days each week. We expect you to spend 3 days at the Box Office in White City - London, with the possibility of occasional travel to other locations as your role evolves. If you're ready to make a significant impact, join us on this exciting adventure of growth and innovation.

What you’ll do:

• Take creative projects from concept to delivery, as well as everything in between.
• Use business and brand insight to inform creative ideas and design choices.
• Play a key role in building our cat brand by designing high-visibility and high-impact brand and conversion-led campaign creatives such as
  • Digital (Emails, web banners, social advertising etc.)
  • Print (Inserts, posters, booklets, signage, gifting, etc.)
  • Out-of-home advertising
• Add value to our customers and improve their experience through packaging designs for:
  • Exciting new and innovative products
  • Existing range expansions
  • Our overall unboxing experience
• Champion the brand - ensuring visual consistency and quality across all creative work
• Collaborate closely with our team of passionate cat lovers
• Help us feed more happy and healthy cats.
• Foster relationships with the dog squad, collaborating on growth strategies.

👋 A bit about you:

• You're a cat lover, actually obsessed with cats, who understands the special bond between humans and their feline family members and can create content that tugs at the heartstrings of our audience.
• Highly creative and passionate about your craft
• Full of ideas that you are able to execute just as well as you can generate them
• Excellent communicator
• Able to produce clear and inviting pitch/overview documents.
• Articulate in your vision and can inspire others - from teammates to customers and, of course, cats.
• Comfortable in close collaboration with others (discovering a solution), as well as working without supervision (delivering design)
• Strong problem solver: you see opportunities to push creative boundaries in every brief, no matter how big or small
• Consider customer and business insights to make design choices
• Excellent time management and the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Passion for start-ups

🎨 Technical requirements

• 2+ years experience in a design role
• Competent in the Adobe Creative Suite
  •  Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • Photoshop & Lightroom
  • AfterEffects - advantageous
• The ability to develop and maintain strong visual brand identities through content and design
• Good understanding of print, packaging, and production processes
• Strong knowledge of typography, artworking and layout
• Experience in building effective creative campaigns
• A strong portfolio of creative work that demonstrates versatile design skills and experience in creating designs across multiple mediums and channels (packaging, print, digital design, campaign)

 🙌 A bit about what we offer.

• Equity option package
• 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) and an additional day for every year of service 
• 5 paid 'paws' days per year to support to learning and/or wellbeing
• £500 personal learning & development budget 
• Butternut Box employee discount 
• Enhanced parental leave
• Co-working office space. Flexible working hours and work-from-home options 
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pension with NEST
• Private Medical Insurance with Vitality

❗️A few things to note: 

• As part of the recruitment process for this role, if you progress to the task stage, a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) will need to be signed before receiving the task brief.
• Butternut Box is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.
• As our business has grown so has our responsibility to our community, our planet and our business. We are not perfect, but we are committed to doing business the right way and continually improving our social and environmental performance.
• We're not afraid of going the extra mile for candidates from underrepresented groups. We want strong, diverse teams built from different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We're ready for the ongoing work that goes into building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.

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