Senior Graphic Designer

As a highly experienced Senior Graphic Designer you will concept, craft and create exceptional visual design work that can be delivered across omni-channel customer touchpoints, from campaigns, to social, digital and packaging. Under the direction of the Graphic Design Manager or Senior Lead, this role will be responsible for concepting and crafting exceptional visual design and creative work.

In addition to your contractual pay, any time worked between 22:00 - 06:00 will attract Night Premium at a rate of £5.25 per hour. This will also apply to existing Partners who have enrolled onto Enhanced Hours Premium arrangements.

Expected salary up to - £60,000 depending on experience. Contract type - This position is a Permanent contract. Working pattern/flexible working - The Partnership has adopted a hybrid working approach, meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The Graphic Design team aims for around 3 days a week in the office to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings. Location - This role is based at our London Head Office campus in Pimlico. Please note, any cost incurred as a result of travel to the office is the responsibility of the successful candidate. There is no travel allowance for this role.

Next Steps - The application process requires you to upload recent portfolio/examples of your work as well as your CV and application answers. An initial shortlist will be invited to a virtual Portfolio review which will be held wc/ 27th August 2026. A final shortlist will then be invited to attend a formal interview where you will be required to present a small project that will be provided to you in advance. INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD IN PERSON AT OUR HEAD OFFICE IN PIMLICO W/C 10TH AUGUST 2027.

Key responsibilities

• By demonstrating high levels of taste, an excellent understanding of brand design guidelines and creative strategy you will be able to develop creative work that is on brand, in line with guidelines and be able to articulate our standards across the business and 3rd parties.
• This position will be expected to present conceptual ideas and creative work to the Graphic Design Manager, Senior Leads and relevant stakeholders, with the ability to respond to constructive feedback and further develop ideas for approval.

Essential skills/experience you’ll need

• Extensive experience as a Mid-Senior Creative
• Skilled across key design applications in the Adobe Creative Suite and Figma
• Understanding of brand and creative strategy
• Exceptional typographic, layout, composition and colour skills
• Experience working within or for fashion, home and lifestyle industries
• High taste levels and well versed in the latest creative trends
• Experience of motion design
• Design for social

Desirable skills/experience you may have

• Experience of evolving generative creative technology
• 3D and/or illustrative skills

Closing Date: July 26, 2026. Pay: £47,000.00 - £73,500.00 Annual. Contract Type: Permanent. Hours of Work: 9am - 5.30pm. Job Level: Partnership Level 7. Where You'll Be Working: London Central Office, 1 Drummond Gate, London, SW1V 2QQ.

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us. We’re ruthlessly focused on being brilliant at retail. We continue to innovate, adapt and diversify. Never Knowingly Undersold on price, quality and service in John Lewis and passionately serving food-lovers in Waitrose.

As Partners we all share the responsibility of ownership and in its rewards. We use our voices to contribute to our success, working together through the good and challenging times, holding true to our behaviours and treating everyone with kindness and respect. We all own making the Partnership somewhere we belong. Embracing our differences and creating an environment where we’re free to be ourselves and can THRIVE. Growing ourselves individually, and as a collective. As Partners, we make all the difference. And, we all own it.

Important points to note: It’s important to note that some of our roles are subject to pre-employment vetting (which may include DBS checks for successful candidates). If required, you’ll be informed and provided with information about vetting during the recruitment process and we encourage you to complete any vetting documents quickly to avoid delays. Any DBS checks required will be carried out by a third-party registered body and financial probity checks may also be required for some of our roles.

We also recommend that you apply as soon as possible as vacancies can close early if we see a high number of applicants. We want all of our Partners to have a good work-life balance and we support flexible working. This might mean flexible or compressed hours, job sharing or shorter hour contracts, where possible. Please discuss this further with the hiring manager during your interview.