Digital Designer

Role overview

Cotswold Outdoor Group is seeking a Digital Designer to help shape how the brand inspires customers, supports its stores, and connects with its outdoor community. This position contributes to the wider mission of helping people spend more time outside and experience the natural world.

The role is based in Swindon, England, at the company’s new sustainable head office in 1 Newbridge Square, located close to the train station and the new bus boulevard. The office has been designed to encourage collaboration, wellbeing, and more sustainable ways of working.

This is a hybrid position, with at least three days each week spent in the office.

About the company

Cotswold Outdoor Group believes life is better outdoors. Its head office teams support a range of work that helps customers get outside, explore more, and enjoy activities such as hiking, wild swimming, and other adventures away from screens.

The group includes Cotswold Outdoor, Runners Need, and Snow + Rock, and is focused on trusted brands, expert guidance, and a commitment to protecting the planet. The company offers opportunities to learn, develop, and contribute to something larger than a day-to-day design role.

What you will do

• Work with senior creative colleagues to build engaging digital customer experiences across multiple channels.
• Design online journeys that feel simple to use, visually polished, and aligned with the outdoors-focused brand identity.
• Support bigger campaigns as well as smaller ad hoc projects by contributing ideas and delivering creative assets.
• Create consistent, high-quality assets for web, email, and social media.
• Bring fresh thinking to the team by helping keep design standards current and forward-looking.
• Stay informed about new tools, technology, and workflows, and look for ways to improve how the team works.
• Contribute to animation, motion, and AI-based creative work by developing distinctive concepts and visual outputs.
• Take feedback from senior creatives and stakeholders, then refine work to reach the best final result.
• Collaborate with marketing, product, and sales teams so design output supports both customer needs and business goals.

Requirements

• A degree or similar qualification in Graphic Design, Digital Media, or a related subject.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and After Effects, along with Figma.
• Basic HTML and CSS coding ability.
• A portfolio that demonstrates creative work across customer experience and campaign design.
• Hands-on experience using AI-generated assets and AI-enabled workflows, with strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Interest in UX/UI principles and a willingness to deepen that knowledge.
• High standards for precision and presentation, with a focus on producing polished work.
• Good teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to manage several deadlines and projects at the same time.
• A proactive attitude, energy, and willingness to take on new challenges and feedback.

Benefits

• Starting salary of £30,000 to £33,000, plus a yearly bonus of up to £3,825.
• Hybrid working to help support work-life balance.
• 33 days of holiday each year.
• Holiday Buying Scheme, depending on contract.
• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice scheme, subject to eligibility.
• One paid volunteer day for a charity of your choice.
• Private medical insurance, life assurance, and critical illness cover.
• Staff discount of 40% to 60% across the group’s outdoor brands.
• Access to savings on essentials such as groceries, travel, fitness, and entertainment through the perks hub.

Additional information

The company welcomes applicants from all genders, backgrounds, and experiences, and encourages people to bring their own voice to the application. Candidates are asked to use AI tools sparingly and to submit honest, authentic applications rather than generic or heavily AI-written responses.

This vacancy may close early if a large number of applications are received.