Junior Designer

You'll help bring the Nationwide brand to life across campaigns, social content, digital, video, internal communications, retail, events and more. You’ll turn clear briefs into well-crafted creative, with meticulous attention to detail, and know when to ask for support.

This role is ideal for someone at the beginning of their design career who has already gained experience in an agency or in-house design team. You’ll be keen to learn, willing to get stuck in and comfortable receiving feedback, using it to strengthen your work and develop your craft.

So that you can get the most from this role and work closely with your team, this is a Swindon-based role only.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.

For this job, you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part-time, you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at our Swindon office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here.

Nationwide is committed to the redeployment of our employees impacted by change, as such applications for redeployment candidates will be prioritised in this recruitment process.

If you’re a colleague on long-term absence (for example, on parental leave) or a temporary worker, please use your personal email address to submit an application.

What you’ll be doing

You'll support the delivery of high-quality design assets across multiple channels and formats, interpreting and applying brand guidelines with meticulous attention to detail. Using your strong understanding of layout and typography principles, you'll help create engaging, effective creative that reflects the Nationwide brand.

You'll originate vector illustrations using Adobe Illustrator and support the development and evolution of brand assets and templates, helping to maintain consistency across a wide range of touch points. Working closely with designers, copywriters, marketers and agencies, you'll contribute ideas and support creative development from concept through to final delivery.

As your skills develop, you'll build motion design capabilities into your work, using After Effects to create and adapt animation and video content. You'll manage your own workload and deadlines with support from the wider team, raising questions or risks early and ensuring projects stay on track.

You'll also be confident presenting your work, explaining how you've responded to briefs and incorporated feedback. By taking an active role in team sessions, reviews and day-to-day delivery, you'll continue to learn, stay curious and bring fresh ideas, inspiration and creative thinking to the team.

About you

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has practical experience in a design role, placement or internship within an agency or in-house design team

• Has a good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects

• Has a strong foundation in layout, typography and visual consistency, with a keen eye for detail

• Can show a portfolio of thoughtful, well-crafted design work. Demonstrating understanding of core technical design principles, static and motion design

• Can work within established brand guidelines while bringing care and creativity to the execution

• Is willing to learn, get stuck in and support the team across a varied range of projects and tasks

• Responds positively to direction and constructive feedback, applying it to improve the work

• Is collaborative, dependable and comfortable asking questions when something is unclear

• Communicates clearly and professionally with colleagues and stakeholders

• Is organised and able to manage priorities and deadlines with support

• Is proactive, curious and motivated to keep developing their design and motion skills

• Has an appreciation of the Nationwide brand and a desire to help strengthen it through great design

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display, in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers’ shoes, using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs, so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind

• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think – we’re honest and direct with good intent, openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand

• Push for better - We don’t settle for mediocrity, we challenge the status quo, taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development

• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact, we are decisive, and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you, and where you may have already demonstrated these.

The extras you’ll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:

• 25 days holiday, pro rata

• Private medical insurance

• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement

• Access to an annual performance-related bonus

• Training and development to help you progress your career

• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme

• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death

• Wellhub – access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness

• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

Banking – but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual, we’re owned by our members - those customers who bank, save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We don’t see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If you’re inspired by fairer finances, passionate about making a meaningful impact, and truly care about our customers, you’re one of us.

At Nationwide, you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community, we want our working lives to count. As a team, we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter, we work for the good of customers, communities, and broader society.

We are purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

What to do next

If this role is for you, please click the ‘Apply Now’ button. You’ll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.

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Disability Confident

We’re not just guided by data, we’re driven by the real experiences of our people. We’re a Disability Confident Level 3 Leader, the highest level.

That’s why we’re constantly evolving our policies and practices to make sure everyone feels genuinely supported, valued, and empowered to champion inclusion. Whatever your needs, we’re here to support you. If you need any additional support throughout your application journey, email our team at Recruitment Support.

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The hiring manager for this role is Becci Salmon, and the main recruitment contact is Sameena Rehman.

Please note that should you be successful in securing this role, the job title on our internal systems will be Marketing & Corporate Affairs Assistant.