Marks and Spencer

Creative

Posted: 9 minutes ago

Job Description

We’re looking for a standout Creative, someone who brings bold ideas, fresh energy, and strong conceptual thinking to everything they do.As a creative within the Marks & Spencer creative studio, you’ll be responsible for building visually engaging, strategically smart visuals across all our touchpoints. This includes campaign concepting, art direction, layout development, social storytelling, and more. This role suits a creative who confidently develops and presents their ideas, creates concepts at a high level, and brings them to life beautifully. Whether your background is agency or in-house, you’ll thrive in our fast-paced, fashion-forward environment, demonstrating strong attention to style, visual composition, and cultural trends. Your enthusiasm for typography and graphic principles will help keep us ahead of the competition.,SummaryWe’re looking for a standout Creative, someone who brings bold ideas, fresh energy, and strong conceptual thinking to everything they do.As a creative within the Marks & Spencer creative studio, you’ll be responsible for building visually engaging, strategically smart visuals across all our touchpoints. This includes campaign concepting, art direction, layout development, social storytelling, and more. This role suits a creative who confidently develops and presents their ideas, creates concepts at a high level, and brings them to life beautifully. Whether your background is agency or in-house, you’ll thrive in our fast-paced, fashion-forward environment, demonstrating strong attention to style, visual composition, and cultural trends. Your enthusiasm for typography and graphic principles will help keep us ahead of the competition.All the detailsEvery day we engage with our customers through inspiring, impactful marketing. From show-stopping, above-the-line campaigns to the simplest POS designs in store, every step of the customer journey is crafted by our standout teams to build the very best experience, at every touchpoint. We explore the data and learn from our successes – constantly driving our Clothing & Home category to be the market leader. And we’re just getting started. There’s no better time to join our team as we continue to elevate our style, break boundaries and take the M&S brand to the next level.We’re looking for a standout creative, someone who brings bold ideas, fresh energy, and strong conceptual thinking to everything they do.As a creative within the Marks & Spencer creative studio, you’ll be responsible for building visually engaging, strategically smart visuals across all our touchpoints. This includes campaign concepting, art direction, layout development, social storytelling, and more. This role suits a creative who confidently develops and presents their ideas, creates concepts at a high level, and brings them to life beautifully. Whether your background is agency or in-house, you’ll thrive in our fast-paced, fashion-forward environment, demonstrating strong attention to style, visual composition, and cultural trends. Your enthusiasm for typography and graphic principles will help keep us ahead of the competition.You’ll collaborate closely with creatives, copywriters, producers, and marketing groups, turning ideas from sketchbook to screen and sometimes to set. You’ll encourage others, challenge perspectives, and eagerly dive in, from crafting major campaign concepts to refining design details like typographic hierarchy and layout.To stay close to customers, our support teams are in the office at least three days a week as we believe that skills are developed through collaboration, and that spending time together makes us more creative and connected.What’s In It For YouBeing a part of M&S is exactly that – playing your part to bring the magic of M&S to our customers every day. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and ever-evolving business built on doing the right thing and bringing exceptional quality, value, and service to every customer, whenever, wherever, and however they want to shop with us.Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special:20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many third-party brands (for you and a member of your household)Competitive holiday entitlement with the option to buy extra daysDiscretionary bonus schemesDefined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life AssuranceTailored induction and training programmesPerks and discounts via our M&S Choices portalIndustry-leading parental, adoption, and neonatal policies24/7 Virtual GP and wellbeing supportCharity volunteer dayWhat You’ll DoTranslate brand strategy, insight, and storytelling into standout creative concepts across print, digital, motion, and social.Develop and present your own creative ideas and confidently sell them to internal collaborators.Collaborate with art directors, copywriters, and marketing teams to build coordinated campaigns that feel fresh, fashion-led, and culturally relevant.Contribute to brainstorm sessions, bringing energy, inspiration, and your finger firmly on the pulse of what’s next.Manage your own workload in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment.Champion the M&S visual identity while pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo.Who you areA strong creative eye and conceptual mind, putting the customer first.Experience in a fashion, retail, or lifestyle setting (agency or in-house).Proven ability to develop and pitch creative ideas with confidence.A love of fashion and building, from imagery and layout to emerging social trends.The ability to craft and a passion for typography and graphic development principles.A social-first approach, understanding how storytelling can evolve across digital platforms.Expert skills in Adobe Creative Suite and working knowledge of After Effects is a plus.Highly organised, adaptable, and proactive. A true self-starter who builds relationships across teams.Everyone’s welcomeWe’re disrupting, innovating, and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. M&S strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers, and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.We’re committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. If you need support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know when completing your application.

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