About The Role
Imagine joining a business that has revolutionised its brand positioning and is disrupting the healthy food sector as a thought leader and catalyst for change.
Imagine the chance to create and execute the packaging, social media, in-store and out of home design needs for a nutrient powerhouse brand, whilst having the creative freedom to make an individual impact. Imagine working for an exciting growing brand with a real purpose at its heart that gives us the freedom to expand and continually create new horizons?
Here at Whitworths we are passionate about making life easier for busy families to find incredibly simple but delicious & exciting ways of adding more nutrition into their snacks & meals. We empower families to create wonderful combinations in flavour & feeling, showing the positive impact of nutrition on minds & bodies through the power of nutrient rich foods. Adding Whitworths to the menu to perform a little bit of everyday magic and become a Nutrition Magician.
We are proud to be widely recognised and trusted by our working partners, international suppliers and, most importantly, by millions of consumers and we have big ambitions to continue our journey of growth.
Joining our Marketing Team, you'll have an exciting opportunity to create real meaning in consumers' lives through all touchpoints, demonstrating your creativity, precision, artworking & photography skills with a ‘can-do' attitude.
At Whitworths we love to nurture talent and our aim is to work with our people to provide development opportunities, giving them the breadth to increase their skill base and maximise their strengths.
What you'll be doing:
- Creating and designing branded packaging for existing and new product development working to a Brand Playbook but demonstrating your own creativity, flair and eye for detail
- Creating still, video, stop-motion animations and GIFs for our social media accounts
- Helping to execute our 3-year brand plan to disrupt the category, getting consumers to reappraise dried fruit nuts & seeds as a result of understanding their immense nutrient power by creating impactful content/design.
- Working closely with multiple departments within Whitworths but also award-winning external creative, design and print agencies to ensure excellence of execution of our Brand Playbook.
Skills and experience you'll need:
- Degree, HND or Industry Qualification in Graphic Design & Photography or similar
- 1-2 years experience in a similar field either full-time or part time as part of your studies
- Experience of developing conceptual creative pack designs working from a creative brief and supported by brand guidelines
- Experience of artworking creative pack designs to a point it is ready to release to a printer for repro.
- Excellent knowledge of the ADOBE family of software, including InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator (or equivalent platforms widely used across industry)
- Self-motivated to learn new skills in accordance with the creative needs of the brand and business
- Well organised with the ability to manage your own workload, delivering work on time and to a high standard
- Good communication skills - ability to influence at all levels and cross functional teams
- Flexible approach to tasks which will vary from pure creative development to artwork execution and internal ad hoc communications.
- Proof reading & strong attention to detail
- Fantastic attitude and work ethic with a real desire to succeed
- A team player that will fit with the culture of our business
- Career minded and ambitious
If this sounds like you, then we are really excited to hear from you.
About The Company
We're on an exciting mission here at Whitworths – to help boost the nutrient intake of the nation, improving general health of families using the goodness found in our delicious products. We're the only brand that gives a credibly nutritious boost to breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, baking and beyond.
There are obviously many other reasons to come and work with us, but the biggest reason is so that you have a job you love and a company you are proud to say you work for. You will receive a competitive salary, 33 days holiday, a workplace pension, and in addition, you'll also have access to a number of family friendly, health and lifestyle benefits. Culturally, we believe strongly in investing in our people, developing them in role and developing their careers within Whitworths. Don't just take our word for it, our people say the same, as demonstrated by our recent accreditation from Investors In People.
Please note, Whitworths is committed to eradicating modern slavery from its business and within our supply chain. Our modern slavery statement is available on our web site. If you have any concerns, you can contact the following organisations: The Salvation Army Human Trafficking Helpline - ( and the Modern Slavery Helpline ().