About the Role
The Digital team at Johnstons of Elgin are seeking an energetic and creative Digital UX & Graphic Designer who is eager to expand their skills across the digital landscape. The ideal candidate can craft seamless user experiences across our digital platforms, blending high-end aesthetic with intuitive functionality to elevate our brand's online presence. They have a strong interest in digital trends across the luxury fashion market and keen eye for visual storytelling. We value individuals who are positive collaborators, proactive learners who are driven by delivering high quality creative solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to scope, design, and prototype solutions to ensure problem statements are addressed and needs are fulfilled.
• Create user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity mock-ups, and interactive prototypes using tools like Figma or similar design software.
• Explore new concepts and ideas that push creative boundaries, while aligning with our aesthetic.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices to ensure our digital offerings remain competitive
• Continually drive improvements to the user experience and conversion rate of the website.
• Stakeholder of user-centred design, accessibility standards, and usability principles.
• Maintain design documentation, including style guides and design systems.
• Support the digital team to identify customer needs on the website through consumer testing, competitor analysis and data.
• Support with design for digital media and assets where required (such as email content, social media etc)
• Develop concepts, graphics and layouts, making decisions around images and readability, which will resonate with Johnstons of Elgin target markets.
• Work closely with our brand marketing team, to produce designs that enhance our brand identity and connect with our audience.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously whilst ensuring deadlines are met without comprise to design or brand quality.
This is a full time, permanent post working 38 hours per week. We offer a hybrid working environment, and you will be expected to spend a minimum of 3 days a week in either our London or Elgin office.
Rate of pay starting from £30,000 per annum, dependant on experience.
This is what we’re looking for in our ideal candidate:
- Proven experience in UX & Graphic design with a portfolio showcasing past work
- Proficiency in design software such as Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, or Figma
- Solid understanding of user-centred design principles and usability testing
- Strong communication skills and ability to present ideas clearly to stakeholders
- Knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices
- A strong visual aesthetic and a passion for creativity
- A keen eye for detail, composition, and storytelling through design.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- A bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts or related field, or 3+ years’ experience
About Us
Founded in 1797, Johnstons of Elgin is an innovative, luxury clothing brand celebrating 225 years of experience in working with the world’s finest fibres. Across three centuries, our family-owned company has carefully sources cashmere and fine woollen fibres from around the world, applying the latest technology and highest quality craft expertise in our very own vertical Scottish mills. Employing over 1,000 staff, our valued employees and communities are at the heart of everything we do, producing unique, high-quality designs that are made to last. Our brand is focused on sustainability, working with natural, renewable, and biodegradable fibres and we are committed to maintaining a minimal environmental footprint.
Johnstons of Elgin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer wholeheartedly supporting the principles of equality and diversity to build an inclusive workforce. Our aim is to embed diversity and inclusion in everything we do to create an environment where our employees feel safe to be their whole authentic self without having to downplay or change parts of their identity. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, which goes beyond those characteristics protected by law to include everything that makes us unique, from our backgrounds and experiences to our personalities and ways of thinking.
We endeavour to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and encourage any candidate who requires assistance to contact us at hr@johnstonsofelgin.com.
Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single requirement or qualification. At Johnstons of Elgin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but think your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Please note all applicants must be able to provide evidence of their right to remain and take up paid employment in country job is based.
Closing date – Friday 4th April 2025
