The Assembly
Digital Marketeer and Designer
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Job Title: Digital Marketeer and Designer
Company: The Assembly
Location: Office based, The Assembly HQ located in Shenfield, Essex
Department: Marketing
Job Type: Permanent Contract
Start Date: Immediate Start
Salary: £30,000
About The Assembly:
The Assembly is a dynamic and forward-thinking independent media company committed to delivering exceptional experiences and content. Our diverse portfolio includes a range of events that cater to various industries and interests both in trade & consumer markets, and redefine what an industry event can be! Scooping three awards at the Conference & Events Awards 2026, including Best Longstanding Awards event, we are now seeking a skilled and motivated Digital Marketeer and Designer to join our growing team, delivering incredible cross-channel creative content and styling, and supporting in scoping our strategy, contributing to the overall success of The Assembly.
THE PORTFOLIO
You’ll work across an exciting portfolio including:
- Creative HEAD – an established and influential voice for professional hair, connecting brands with salons, stylists and industry leaders through print, digital and live experiences.
- FADED – our premium print title dedicated to the professional barbering market.
- HAIRCON – supporting our dynamic, disruptive trade event for the professional hair and barbering industry.
- Alongside our wider portfolio of awards, content, education and live experiences.
About Creative HEAD:
A portfolio of pioneering industry channels and events that have blazed a trail of innovation and energy through the hairdressing landscape. From the award-winning Creative HEAD, the leading magazine for hair professionals in the UK and Ireland with an unmissable interactive digital issue, to Runway, our session-focused magazine capturing galleries & news from Fashion weeks around the globe. The Most Wanted Awards and ghd exclusively sponsored ‘It List’ Awards that saw Chris Appleton crowned in one of its first editions, recognise & reward the most impressive talents in British and Irish Hairdressing across one unmissable Grand Final evening hosted live from the infamous Drumsheds in North London, and Salon Smart, the ultimate hub for business growth and networking, dedicated to keeping our community educated, empowered, and connected.
Creative HEAD also partners sister brand ‘HairCon’, a fresh and disruptive trade show that gathers the Hair Community together under the iconic roof of the O2 Victoria Warehouse in Manchester and plays host to some of the industry’s hottest brands and talent, from Wella Professionals and K18, to Sassoon and L’Oréal Professionnel.
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With a winning online voice and platform, we’re looking for a digitally savvy graphic designer to join us and sink their teeth into what our users consume and create eye-catching content across our digital platforms. This role offers an excellent opportunity to expand your portfolio and enhance your design skills while contributing to exciting and varied editorial and commercial projects, bringing your own ideas to the table.
The Role and key experience required:
We need a confident and experienced creative artist who can whip up visually stunning and user-friendly digital designs, including (but not limited to) layouts and graphics for web, social media, and email – fully optimised for both mobile and desktop.
We’re looking for a super creative designer with a sound understanding of Branding, capturing our online audience’s attention whilst ensuring a consistent house style and positioning across all marketing channels.
Effective creative and content will ensure we continue to win views and drive up dwell time, so a solid digital foundation and understanding of web performance metrics is key to driving design decisions
You’ll also oversee the ongoing design and maintenance of our websites, working alongside the Web developer on the interface and experience to create a visual treat that’s also user-friendly.
Proficient in SEO - Knowledge of Yoast, SEO Titles, keywords and search terms.
You’ll support creating pitch packs, media kits and presentations to both win & showcase campaigns and performance.
Occasional support to at-event promotion and content design
Digital & Technical Skills
We’re looking for someone with a strong understanding of digital design and content creation, including:
- Good working knowledge of CSS and responsive web design. Experience designing and building webpages within WordPress
- Ability to create and build bespoke webpages, article layouts and digital content
- Experience creating and working with bespoke templates in Mailchimp. Understanding of email newsletter design, digital campaign content and optimisation for device & engagement
- Ability to edit and prepare video content for websites and digital platforms, maximising viewability and VTR without impacting site performance
- Experience creating GIFs and animated content, particularly for email and web
- An understanding of digital analytics and campaign reporting, including reporting on newsletter and webpage performance for clients
- Data inspired design – lean on web and email insights to steer design decisions for optimal engagement
- A strong eye for typography, layout, imagery and visual consistency across digital platforms
- Confidence working across both creative and technical aspects of digital content production
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You will need to be proficient in:
- Adobe Creative Cloud / Canva
- Wordpress / DIVI / woo commerce / MailChimp / Cargo
- Basic knowledge of HTML, video editing and animation
- Strong knowledge of CSS, PHP, HTML, video editing and animation
- Google Analytics and/or Plausible
Other qualities we’re looking for:
- A natural creative with a love for all things digital, and beyond – supporting The Assembly with incredible initiatives online and offline, live from some of the biggest B2B events in the creative sector!
- Proven experience in digital and design roles
- Attention to detail and consistency
- Highly organised & Multi-tasker
- Ability to be self-motivated; can work confidently and independently
- A good team player who can build relationships with their colleagues, partners & sponsors
- Respectful management of content that may be contributed by external parties (for example, by hair artists or commercial partners)
- Experience of the Professional Hair industry or a background in Hair & Beauty would offer great value to the role and hitting the ground-running with content creation!
WHY JOIN THE ASSEMBLY?
You’ll be joining a growing independent events and media business where you’ll have the opportunity to own relationships, develop new commercial ideas and see your work come to life.
You’ll be part of a team building some of the most exciting platforms in the professional hair industry with plenty of opportunity to develop, progress and make your mark.
See what some of our team think…
“I began my journey with Assembly Events as an intern, and over the past 3 years, I’ve had the incredible opportunity to grow both personally and professionally. Today, as a full-time team member, I’m proud to lead my own event and work collaboratively across a range of exciting projects with the best team. The Assembly Events is truly a fantastic place to learn, grow, and build a rewarding career in an exciting and progressive industry!" Anna Green – Marketing Executive, The Assembly Events
“Since joining The Assembly in 2022, I’ve had the freedom to be creative, to push the boundaries with events marketing and I’ve done all of this with the support of an incredible team – working at an organisation like The Assembly is every marketer’s dream” - David Jones – Executive Producer, CrimeCon UK
To apply for this role, please send your CV and a cover letter that gives an overview of why you feel that you’d be the best candidate for this role to nancy@theassemblyevents.com (Nancy Baughen, Co-Founder of The Assembly)
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