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Mid-Weight Creative (12m FTC) | Lookfantastic
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Mid-Weight Creative (12m FTC) | Lookfantastic
Mid-Weight Creative (Maternity Cover) Roles at LOOKFANTASTIC
About THG
We are THG, a global e-commerce group on a mission to become the global online leader in beauty and sports nutrition.
Our portfolio includes leading retailers and brands such as:
- LOOKFANTASTIC
- Myprotein
- ESPA
- Perricone MD
- Cult Beauty
These brands support our two core businesses:
- THG Beauty
- THG Nutrition
With teams across the globe—from Manchester to New York—over 2,500 people drive our success with collaboration and ambition to think big.
About LOOKFANTASTIC
At LOOKFANTASTIC, we believe beauty shouldn’t be one-size-fits-all. Our府super suite of beauty retailers and brands empowers customers worldwide to look and feel fantastic.
This includes:
- A marketplace featuring over 1,300 third-party brands via online retailers LOOKFANTASTIC, Cult Beauty, and Dermstore.
- Owned brands including ESPA, Ameliorate, and Christophe Robin.
Our aspiration is to become the global digital partner of choice across the beauty industry, accelerating the shift to online retail.
With a breadth of relationships unmatched in the market, we collaborate with brands as retailers, brand owners, and product developers, positioning us as the industry’s digital strategic leader.
Why Become a Mid-Weight Creative at LOOKFANTASTIC?
This maternity cover role is ideal for a Mid-Weight Creative with:
- Exceptional taste
- Strong visual judgement
- A sharp eye for detail
The role involves taking clear creative directions, ideas, or briefs and transforming them into impactful content across photography, video, and graphic design.
Key Responsibilities
You will lead and guide creative execution across campaigns and content — including stills and video — whilst maintaining consistency across all touchpoints.
Our needs are:
- Lead and support art direction across campaigns, including photography, content capture, and graphic systems.
- Translate creative briefs into clear visual frameworks for shoots, content, and asset rollouts.
- Ensure consistency, clarity, and strong visual hierarchy in execution.
- Apply artistic expertise in layout, typography, and composition.
- Collaborate with motion and video teams to ensure cohesive branding between still and moving media.
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To Be Considered, You Must Master:
Content Translation & Application
- Shape and align ideas ready for diverse formats: websites, social media, paid media, CRM, or in-store/Virtual Marketing.
- Understand how to adapt creative approaches without compromising impact while maintaining brand coherence.
Collaboration & Leadership
- Work closely with Creative Leads, Video Editors, Production, Content, and Marketing teams.
- Provide clear creative direction and feedback to in-house designers and junior creatives.
- Ensure creativity and quality are upheld across multiple projects and deadlines.
- Act decisively to guide decisions when direction is unclear.
Brand & Taste Leadership
- Be the visual identity guardian for LOOKFANTASTIC.
- Offer strong opinion on layout, styling, and graphic design.
- Stay informed on current trends in fashion/beauty and digital visual culture.
- Champion work that is elevated, intentional, and culturally relevant—without unnecessary complexity.
Required Skills & Experience
- Proven art direction experience in creative or design roles.
- Confidence working across stills, video, and graphic systems.
- Proven ability to translate creative concepts into executable frameworks.
- Highly collaborative, organized, and resilient under pressure.
- Leadership in both hands-on work and team support.
- Strong background in graphic design and art direction.
- Expertise in: layout, typography, and visual hierarchy.
- Familiarity with established brand systems.
- Ability to present and provide direction to others clearly.
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
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Stand Out Benefits
Career Development
- Access to bespoke development programs (designed in-house by our L&D team).
- Continuous professional growth through aspiring upskilling programs in partnership with a top industry training provider.
Enhanced Leave & Compassion
- 25 days paid annual leave (plus public holidays).
- No guilt on your birthday—treat yourself to a full day off!
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay based on length of service.
- Up to 10 days of compassionate leave.
- Option to buy back 3 days of leave each year.
- Earn 2 volunteer days after 12 months.
Wellbeing Support
- Access to in-house GP clinics (face-to-face and virtual).
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provided by Bupa.
- State-of-the-art on-site gym.
- Free on-site physiotherapy sessions.
Perks
- Save up to 12% on personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme.
- Subsidised travel: Bus pass from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office eligible for discount.
- Discounts up to 50% on THG brands and products in our on-site staff shop.
- Refer a friend: Earn up to £1000 if their application passes probation.
- Receive anniversary gifts (5-year and 10-year milestone presents).
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
THG firmly believes in creating a diverse and inclusive environment and actively encourages applications from all sections of society.
If you are invited to interview, reasonable adjustments to the process can be made to support applicants with disabilities. Please let us know in advance.
Due to high application volumes, we aim to respond to all applicants within 14 days. If you haven't heard back or need further clarification, contact our Talent Team at your earliest convenience.
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