Senior Digital Designer, 9-12 Month FTC

London, England, United Kingdom

6/26/2025

Department: Brand Creative

Location: Head Office, Chelsea House

Description

We’re a much-loved brand with an exciting future. Our Islanders are a diverse bunch of bright, talented people who love working together – and are proud of the work they do. Progression here can take you in all kinds of directions.

This is what a career at River Island is like. And this is where yours starts.


What We Are Looking For...

The Senior Digital Designer will help bring the River Island brand to life with innovative and engaging design, starting from the initial brief all the way through to project completion. Whether part of an overall campaign or a standalone communication, your design capabilities will help the River Island brand stand out and achieve objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Bring the River Island brand to life with innovative and engaging multi-channel graphic design. You will be specialising in digital design but have the knowledge to design for print.
• You will help to lead, motivate, and inspire our multi-channel, multidiscipline creative team to produce first class creative whilst being the best version of themselves.
• Attend brainstorm sessions as part of the Senior Creative Team, responding to creative briefs.
• Confidently present concepts to the team and internal stakeholders.
• Sign-off day-to-day projects, ensuring design directives and a consistently high standard is met with synergy and consistency across all touchpoints.
• Keep all stakeholders up to date on project developments, allowing for changes or amendments.
• Work closely with the Traffic Team to assign and manage the team’s day-to-day output; working to a designer’s strengths whilst challenging them to grow in their roles. You may need to brief freelance support when necessary.
• ·Handover and brief the artwork team for them to deliver print ready files and digital assets.
• Collaborate with our internal UX/UI team and content developers to push the boundaries of design and functionality for the River Island website.
• Maintain seasonal brand and design style guides; ensuring design across all channels, both online and offline, is consistent.
• You are fascinated by what makes brands tick and talented enough to turn that understanding into memorable multi-channel designs.

Requirements:

• 5-8 years proven experience as a Digital Designer in the Fashion industry or in a similar creative role.
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or a similar creative field.
• Hands-on experience in the creative process, UX, marketing, graphic design, and brand development.
• You have an insatiable love for fashion and graphic design.
• A strong holistic view to creative problem solving whilst maintaining a keen eye for detail.
• Proven experience in concepting innovative and engaging multi-channel creative.
• A strong ability to provide feedback, influence and inspire junior team members.
• ·Ability to work under pressure to meet creative deadlines.
• Communicate clearly, accurately, and confidently, with colleagues below, above, and adjacent.
• Ability to collaborate with the wider creative services teams on content creation, including Brand Marketing, Art Directors & the Studio Team.
• Proactive and able to take initiative.
• Technical knowledge of both digital and print processes.
• High technical proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketch and Figma.
• Strong knowledge of Adobe After Effects and motion graphics capabilities.
• Solid video editing skills for social and campaign content.
• Portfolio to include: email and website designs together with campaign concept.
• Knowledge of workflow tools.
  
  

This Is For You...

• Discount - Generous 50% staff discount so you can treat yourself & a bargain staff shop, all onsite!
• RI Rewards - Reducing Islanders everyday expenses through discounts, benefits, financial advice, wellbeing solutions and more with Reward Gateway!
• Island culture - We have a free onsite gym, subsidised restaurant & café & various social events throughout the year. We also work closely with the Retail Trust to create dedicated support for all our Islanders!
• Work that stays at work - Flexible working is a given, on top of payday early finishes and Summer Fridays
• Family Hub - Every family is unique, we support Islanders with all different family setups enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility treatment
• Giver Island - Give as you earn scheme, a ‘Giver Island’ day each year and matched funding
• Training on the job - Support with upskilling skills through on the job training and qualifications
• Pension - A contributory private pension scheme
• Bonus - A generous bonus scheme
• Parking - Free onsite parking
• Holiday - 25 days paid holiday, exclusive of Bank Holidays. With the added option to purchase additional holiday for whatever the need!

We mentioned the discount, right?

Keeping You Safe...

At River Island we are committed to the safeguarding of all of our employees regardless of age or job role. We will fulfil our obligation under the Prevent duty which seeks to stop extremism and extremist views from materialising in our business. We promote and encourage the belief in British Values- including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. To find out more, please visit www.gov.uk

Every Islander Counts

Our Island is made up of a diverse community, where we all belong and feel part of something bigger. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.