Creative Designer

The Company

Lifeblood is an eCommerce growth and creative studio in Cornwall; we’re on a mission to build the UK’s most effective team and system for profitably growing DTC brands.

The Role

We’re looking for a Creative Designer who can design static ads first and foremost, with carousels, retouching and brand assets alongside it. If you can turn your hand to some video too, even better.

Most of your week will be in Photoshop and Illustrator. You don’t need years behind you. What we’re after is someone with a decent foundation, a keen eye for good design and the appetite to get better quickly. You’ll work directly with the Head of Creative Studio, and day to day you’ll be alongside our videographer, the strategists and the paid media team.

Deliverables

• Design paid social static ads. That means turning product shots, UGC and brand imagery into ads that stop the scroll: strong hooks, clear hierarchy, good type and a clear call to action
• Turn one concept into many variations. Different hooks, images, layouts and formats (9:16, 1:1, 4:5) so the paid team has plenty to test
• Bring your own ideas to briefs, from new hooks to layouts we haven’t tried, and keep a swipe file of ads that inspire you
• Cut out, retouch and tidy up product imagery so it’s ad-ready
• Design carousels, simple brand assets and graphics for our video ads (type, product callouts, end cards)
• Use AI image tools (Higgsfield, Midjourney, Nano Banana) where they help: generating product imagery, backgrounds or scenes we couldn’t shoot, then retouching and finishing it so it’s fit for a client
• Take performance feedback and turn it into new versions and hooks without much fuss
• Keep project files, exports and naming tidy so everyone can find what they need
• Learn new tools as we take them on. We adopt things quickly here.

What we’re looking for

• A portfolio with some graphic design in it. Student work, freelance or personal projects are all fine.
• Good taste: you can tell when something looks right and when it doesn’t, and you notice good design everywhere, not just in ads
• Solid Photoshop and Illustrator skills and a feel for layout, hooks and what grabs attention in a feed
• Comfortable working to brand guidelines across different clients
• An eye for type, colour and composition
• Organised: you hit deadlines and don’t lose files
• Open to feedback and keen to improve
• Interested in social content and curious about why some ads work and others don’t
• Some knowledge of AI image tools (Higgsfield, Midjourney, Nano Banana or similar), or a real keenness to learn them fast

Nice to have

• Some After Effects: animated statics, animated type and simple motion graphics
• Basic video editing in Premiere Pro or CapCut, like cut-downs and simple social edits
• Some knowledge of AI video tools (Seedance, Kling, Veo)
• Experience with Meta or TikTok ad formats
• Some camera experience, or you’re happy to help out on shoots
• A knack for writing hooks, headlines and on-image copy
• An understanding of e-commerce and DTC brands, even just as a customer
• Basic photography or product retouching

What you’ll get

• Mentoring from an experienced creative lead
• Real client work from week one, across a range of DTC brands
• Room to grow into a mid-weight designer role
• £26,000-£28,000 per annum
• Company pension and private medical insurance (top plan from Vitality Health)
• 25 days annual leave + all UK bank holidays

How to apply

Don’t tick every box? Apply anyway. It’s a junior role and we care more about attitude, taste and a good eye than a perfect CV.

Send your portfolio, plus any video work you’ve done, and a short note about yourself via Indeed.

Pay: £26,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Employee stock ownership plan
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Work Location: In person