Graphic Designer (Bedruthan and The Scarlet)

  • Full-time

Company Description

Our hotels have been cherished and nurtured by two generations of the same family for over 50 years to give our guests memorable holidays in this uniquely beautiful place.

The Scarlet was opened in 2009, a ground breaking design built to the highest eco standards. Both the interior and exterior design of the Scarlet embraces the building’s stunning cliff top location and reflects its natural environment through the sensuous use of materials and design.

Bedruthan is set in a natural playground with the beach just below us and some amazing facilities at the hotel itself. You can stroll along the foreshore, get a surf lesson or two and walk the cliff path to Bedruthan Steps – one of the north coast’s most dramatic beauty spot.

Job Description

We’re on the lookout for an entrepreneurial and passionate creative to join our small marketing team as Graphic Designer on a full or part time basis (at least 3 days per week) for Red Hotels (Bedruthan and the Scarlet)

We are two hotels, just 100 metres apart, set on a cliff top above Mawgan Porth beach in Cornwall.  The Scarlet has 37 bedrooms, 111 eco credentials with an ethos of redefining luxury. The sister hotel, Bedruthan has been in the family for 60 years and takes inspiration from Scandinavian living but with a uniquely Cornish twist. Both hotels are design led and brand is at the heart of this.  

You are someone that is excited about using your design skills in the hospitality sector to find new ways to communicate our product to our desired audiences across print and digital platforms. We’d like you to be someone that brings creativity to our campaigns, is able to inspire and guide brand and loves working within a team environment to shape and deliver successful campaigns. 

Summary of Graphic Designer job role 

We are looking for a graphic designer to join our marketing team to create engaging and on-brand graphics for a variety of media. You will support the in-house marketing team by providing creative graphic and design solutions that will inspire and capture the attention of relevant audiences and communicate the right message. For this, you need to have a creative flair and a strong ability to translate requirements into design.  

Overall Purpose of Job 

The Graphic Designer will be able to illustrate the brand for the purposes of marketing and advertising; creating digital marketing assets, printed collateral, signage, templates, landing pages and event material as well as being a brand guardian. 

Working with the team they will be responsible for the whole process of design from defining requirements, visualising concept, collecting information and creating the design solution. They will also be responsible for creating and managing website content using our Content Management System (CMS). 

They will be instrumental in developing the brand to be able to use the assets across multiple channels, for all the products in the portfolio. 

Main responsibilities 

  • Campaigns: develop design concepts to support campaign ideas 
  • Digital artwork creation: provide a range of artwork and promotional assets for all marketing channels 
  • Working alongside the marketing team to support and implement the social media and email content plans 
  • Print artwork creation: brochures, adverts, flyers and other marketing collateral to support cross selling, events and product sales within the hotels 
  • Preparing artwork for print where necessary 
  • Website: build and update HTML based landing pages as well as updating the website content 
  • Guest experience: production and management of a range of internal branding and promotional materials to enhance the guest experience 
  • Brand: Ensuring all our company visuals are consistent with the overall brands across digital, print and other channels  
  • Reviewing and implementing a new internal signage structure inline with the brand guidelines 
  • Develop the brand to introduce new concepts to support the multifaceted business.  
  • Implement design tools across the business to allow team to create their own promotional assets 
  • To manage and be responsible for projects from brief to end product with minimal guidance from managers 
  • Developing and editing of photography and videography content 
  • Planning and assisting photoshoots 
  • You will be responsible for taking briefs and delivering the results under tight deadlines, liaising with other teams 

Qualifications

Skills and Experience  

  • Effective communication skills, both horizontally and vertically, throughout projects to understand problems and provide design solution within deadlines 
  • Working from own initiative to problem solve and keep up-to-date with industry knowledge 
  • Be able to work fluently with a range of media including Indesign, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Illustrator), Canva and Easil 
  • Organisational skills are required to be able to manage multiple projects and have the confidence to take them from brief to delivery, meeting short demands and tight deadlines 
  • You will have at least 3 years graphic design experience  
  • A qualification in graphic design is desirable but not essential 
  • Photography skills: assisting with shoots, photography and editing are desirable but not essential 
  • Being able to work as part of team, bringing ideas and solutions to contribute positively to the overall success of the team 

Additional Information

We offer:

  • Salary: £22,000 - £24,000 per annum 
  • 50% discount on restaurant food during shift
  • Development and training
  • Career progression opportunities
  • 28 days holiday per year / 29 after 1 year
  • Free use of swimming pool and tennis court
  • Access to gym
  • Discounts on services and products at the Scarlet and Bedruthan 

Many more perks after probation and for long service including a free experience to stay in the hotel with breakfast, lunch, dinner and spa treatments.

As one team we take responsibility for reducing the negative impacts our actions and activities have on the environment and our local community; something we feel is right and is our way of life.

www.scarlethotel.co.uk/jobs/www.bedruthan.com/jobs