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We are looking for a dynamic Graphic Designer / Illustrator to join a growing design team based in Plymouth.

About the Role

Youll work on a variety of creative projects including packaging and communication design. The position involves developing concepts and producing engaging illustrations that support brand and product goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop visual concepts for packaging and seasonal .

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Graphic Design Associate – £25,000 - £28,000 + Benefits – Edinburgh, UK

Help deliver the new Nordic Visitor brand identity.

Do you want to help us create lasting travel memories and be a key part of delivering our new brand identity across all our customer touch points?

Nordic Visitor is seeking a creative and motivated Graphic Design Associate to join our team and collaborate with our Graphic Designer as we rebrand the company and build a strong brand foundation to support growth in new markets.

As a leading travel company, Nordic Visitor offers tailor-made tour packages across select Nordic and Northern European destinations.

If you’re excited to work for a company that prioritises employee happiness and well-being and you are passionate about turning travel dreams into reality, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

About the job, company culture & benefits

Nordic Visitor is part of the Travel Connect group, which specialises in creating unforgettable travel experiences in Northern Europe. Travel Connect has 350 employees across 8 brands and different countries and it’s growing fast!

What sets Nordic Visitor apart is our vibrant culture, which we’re really proud of and everyone contributes to.

As part of the advertised role, you would work closely with our team in central Edinburgh.

What does that mean for you?

At Nordic Visitor, you’ll join a culture that inspires people to aim high and achieve great results. Our workplace is built on motivation, collaboration, and a shared vision, encouraging everyone to grow, support one another, and make a positive impact.

We believe in empowering employees both inside and outside of work. Your voice matters, and here it will be heard and amplified. Through respect, trust, and empathy, we foster an environment where personal and professional growth go hand in hand.

Employee well-being is one of our top priorities. That’s why we provide benefits that support work-life balance and celebrate achievements.

It’s no surprise that many of our employees say the best perk of all is simply being part of this positive, forward-thinking environment.

What are we looking for?

Are you a creative and detail-oriented graphic designer eager to grow your career? Nordic Visitor is looking for a Graphic Design Associate to play a key role in shaping our brand and marketing presence.

In this role, you’ll collaborate with our Brand Marketing & Communications team on design projects across both print and digital media. From travel guides and brochures to social media content, you’ll help bring our brand to life while building your skills in a dynamic, supportive environment.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your design career, we’d love to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and produce print and digital assets, ensuring high-quality output.
• Maintain brand consistency across all communications and marketing materials.
• Support the rollout of updated branded materials during a brand refresh.
• Manage digital assets and ensure they’re organized and accessible.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver creative solutions.

The requirements:

• A Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 0-2 years of graphic design experience (internships and freelance work welcome!).
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Experience of using a DAM (digital asset management) is desirable.
• Proficient in Microsoft, especially PowerPoint template design.
• A strong eye for detail, creative problem-solving skills, and the ability to follow brand guidelines.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

The benefits:

- 20 days per year to work remotely from anywhere in the world

- 25 days’ holiday per year plus 10 bank holidays

- Competitive salary in line with previous experience

- Company performance incentives paid quarterly

- Company culture centred on work-life balance and well-being (35-hour work week includes lunch break)

- Flexible working hours (Monday – Friday)

- Hybrid working, minimum 2 days a week (Tuesday & Wednesday) in central Edinburgh office

Taylor Morris and Sunday Somewhere are looking for a creative, detail-oriented, and strategic thinker to join our team as a Graphic Design, Content & E-Commerce Executive . If you have a passion for digital storytelling, e-commerce, and data-driven marketing, this role is for you!

Role Overview

As part of our team, you’ll be responsible for ensuring our website, digital content, and marketing campaigns align seamlessly with our brand strategy. You'll have the opportunity to work across e-commerce, content creation, email marketing, and paid social , playing a crucial role in shaping how Taylor Morris and Sunday Somewhere are seen online.

Key Responsibilities:

• Website Management: Update and optimize our Shopify site to align with marketing campaigns, product launches, and promotions.
• Email Marketing: Plan, design, and execute email campaigns via Klaviyo , ensuring engagement and conversion.
• Content Creation: Design and edit digital assets for social media, email, and website using Adobe Creative Suite .
• E-Commerce Strategy: Maintain and optimize our Brand Boom and Adscale platforms to enhance sales and visibility.
• Paid Social Support: Assist in the execution and management of paid campaigns across social media channels.
• Performance Tracking: Analyse and report on key metrics across e-commerce, email, and social media platforms to refine our marketing strategy.

The Ideal Candidate:

️ 2-3 years experience in a similar role within fashion, lifestyle, or e-commerce.

️ Proficient in Klaviyo, Shopify, Brand Boom, Adscale, and Adobe Creative Suite .

️ A keen eye for design, branding, and digital storytelling .

️ Strong understanding of e-commerce and digital marketing trends .

️ Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects at once.

The PureGym Way
PureGym is the No.1 gym operator in the UK, and the 4th largest gym operator worldwide. With 600+ gyms and over 2 million members across the UK, Europe & the US, we are the gym where Everybody is Welcome. We champion diversity and are committed to providing a workplace where everyone feels free to be. We’re proud to be recognised as a Top Institute Employer , reflecting our commitment to excellence in employee experience and workplace culture. We offer:

• Free nationwide gym membership for you + 1
• Hybrid working
• A truly flexible working culture
• Personal private healthcare, including digital GP
• Life insurance x4
• Company pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave, plus 1 personal day
• Option to purchase additional holiday (up to 5 days)
• Great learning & development resources
• Enhanced maternity pay, paternity and adoption leave
  
  

The Role

Location: Leeds (2-3 days in the office)
Type: Full Time
Contract type: Perm

Application: Closing date Sunday 31st September

This is a pivotal creative role where you’ll combine hands-on design and motion skills with concepting and art direction. You’ll lead by example – developing ideas, crafting high-quality creative, and mentoring designers to bring concepts to life across a wide range of channels and formats.

From campaigns and brand activations to digital, social, in-gym, and print, you’ll work on projects that push the brand forward while ensuring everything we produce is on brief, on brand, and creatively exceptional. You’ll also play a key role in evolving and applying our brand’s creative toolkit, ensuring consistency and quality across all touchpoints.

Key duties will include:

• Lead creative projects from concept through to final delivery, working across design, motion, and film.
• Develop creative concepts and art direction for campaigns and content across all channels, regions, and audiences.
• Apply and evolve the brand’s creative toolkit to ensure distinctive, high-quality creative across all touchpoints.
• Mentor and manage creative, providing feedback, guidance, and support to help them grow and deliver their best work.
• Collaborate with the Creative Lead on creative direction, ensuring ideas are strategically aligned and executed to a high standard.
• Work closely with copywriters, designers, motion designers, marketing teams, and other stakeholders across the business to deliver integrated creative solutions.
• Champion creativity and brand consistency, acting as a guardian for brand identity and tone of voice.
• Keep up to date with design, motion, and creative trends, proactively bringing fresh thinking into the studio.
• Contribute to process improvements within the studio to drive efficiency and quality.
  
  The Team
  
  We’re a lively, talented bunch who believe great creative makes people feel something - and feeling good is kind of our thing. From bold campaigns to scroll-stopping social, we create work that connects with millions of members across the globe.
  
  In our in-house creative studio, ideas bounce, collaboration flows, and no two days are the same. We work hard, move fast, and have a laugh along the way - because when we’re enjoying the process, the results speak for themselves.

The Person

If you thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment and love making things run like clockwork, we’d love to hear from you. You’ll also need to demonstrate:

• A portfolio that demonstrates hands-on design and motion skills, from concept to execution, across a wide range of content and channels.
• Proven experience in art direction and brand application, with a track record of delivering integrated campaigns and creative assets at scale.
• Strong design skills across digital and print, with advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro).
• Experience managing and mentoring designers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing creative environment.
• The ability to balance creative flair with strategic thinking and brand alignment.
• Excellent organisational skills, able to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative approach, with great people skills and the ability to build strong relationships across teams and regions.
• A passion for creativity, innovation, and delivering work that makes an impact.

If you’re a hands-on creative with the ability to inspire, lead, and deliver exceptional work across design, motion, and brand, we’d love to hear from you.

PureGym is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our company mantra is ‘Everybody Welcome’ and we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive place to work. From a hiring standpoint, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to ensuring that our PureGym colleagues reflect the diversity of the nation as well as our millions of gym members we serve. 

Join us on our mission is to bring high quality, affordable fitness to everyone, everywhere.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert may be withdrawn at any time. Early application is encouraged.

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The PureGym Way
PureGym is the No.1 gym operator in the UK, and the 4th largest gym operator worldwide. With 600+ gyms and over 2 million members across the UK, Europe & the US, we are the gym where Everybody is Welcome. We champion diversity and are committed to providing a workplace where everyone feels free to be. We’re proud to be recognised as a Top Institute Employer , reflecting our commitment to excellence in employee experience and workplace culture. We offer:

• Free nationwide gym membership for you + 1
• Hybrid working
• A truly flexible working culture
• Personal private healthcare, including digital GP
• Life insurance x4
• Company pension contribution
• 25 days annual leave, plus 1 personal day
• Option to purchase additional holiday (up to 5 days)
• Great learning & development resources
• Enhanced maternity pay, paternity and adoption leave
  
  

The Role

Location: Leeds (2-3 days in the office)
Type: Full Time
Contract type: Perm

Application: Closing date Sunday 31st September

This is a pivotal creative role where you’ll combine hands-on design and motion skills with concepting and art direction. You’ll lead by example – developing ideas, crafting high-quality creative, and mentoring designers to bring concepts to life across a wide range of channels and formats.

From campaigns and brand activations to digital, social, in-gym, and print, you’ll work on projects that push the brand forward while ensuring everything we produce is on brief, on brand, and creatively exceptional. You’ll also play a key role in evolving and applying our brand’s creative toolkit, ensuring consistency and quality across all touchpoints.

Key duties will include:

• Lead creative projects from concept through to final delivery, working across design, motion, and film.
• Develop creative concepts and art direction for campaigns and content across all channels, regions, and audiences.
• Apply and evolve the brand’s creative toolkit to ensure distinctive, high-quality creative across all touchpoints.
• Mentor and manage creative, providing feedback, guidance, and support to help them grow and deliver their best work.
• Collaborate with the Creative Lead on creative direction, ensuring ideas are strategically aligned and executed to a high standard.
• Work closely with copywriters, designers, motion designers, marketing teams, and other stakeholders across the business to deliver integrated creative solutions.
• Champion creativity and brand consistency, acting as a guardian for brand identity and tone of voice.
• Keep up to date with design, motion, and creative trends, proactively bringing fresh thinking into the studio.
• Contribute to process improvements within the studio to drive efficiency and quality.
  
  The Team
  
  We’re a lively, talented bunch who believe great creative makes people feel something - and feeling good is kind of our thing. From bold campaigns to scroll-stopping social, we create work that connects with millions of members across the globe.
  
  In our in-house creative studio, ideas bounce, collaboration flows, and no two days are the same. We work hard, move fast, and have a laugh along the way - because when we’re enjoying the process, the results speak for themselves.

The Person

If you thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment and love making things run like clockwork, we’d love to hear from you. You’ll also need to demonstrate:

• A portfolio that demonstrates hands-on design and motion skills, from concept to execution, across a wide range of content and channels.
• Proven experience in art direction and brand application, with a track record of delivering integrated campaigns and creative assets at scale.
• Strong design skills across digital and print, with advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro).
• Experience managing and mentoring designers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing creative environment.
• The ability to balance creative flair with strategic thinking and brand alignment.
• Excellent organisational skills, able to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A collaborative approach, with great people skills and the ability to build strong relationships across teams and regions.
• A passion for creativity, innovation, and delivering work that makes an impact.

If you’re a hands-on creative with the ability to inspire, lead, and deliver exceptional work across design, motion, and brand, we’d love to hear from you.

PureGym is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our company mantra is ‘Everybody Welcome’ and we are dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive place to work. From a hiring standpoint, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to ensuring that our PureGym colleagues reflect the diversity of the nation as well as our millions of gym members we serve. 

Join us on our mission is to bring high quality, affordable fitness to everyone, everywhere.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert may be withdrawn at any time. Early application is encouraged.

#IndeedHP  #LI-EG1