Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
Description
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Job description
Department: Marketing & Communications
Reporting to: Head of Brand & Creative
Contract: Fixed-Term - 8 months
DIMENSIONS OF ROLE
Normal working hours will be 09.00 to 17.00, Monday to Friday (inclusive), including one-hour unpaid lunch on each day worked; making a total of 35 working hours per week.
KEY PURPOSE OF ROLE
We are on the lookout for a Digital Designer with a passion for crafting bold, eye-catching creative that drives growth and elevates our brand across every digital touchpoint. You'll design social ads that stop the scroll, campaign visuals that inspire action, and digital assets that bring our brand to life, all while keeping performance at the core of your work.
You will report to the Head of Creative and collaborate with teams across the Club, producing work that's visually exciting and commercially smart. You'll be part of a small but ambitious creative team that thrives on curiosity, collaboration, and experimentation - the perfect space to push ideas further, learn fast and make a real impact on how fans experience our brand online.
KEY TASKS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Design standout digital ad creatives for paid channels, from social and display to high-performing campaign visuals.
- Create thumb-stopping graphics, animations, and short-form videos built to engage, convert and spark conversation.
- Collaborate with the Marketing team and external partners to test ideas, analyse what works, and evolve creative based on insights.
- Support digital-first campaigns from concept through to delivery, tailoring creative for each platform and audience.
- Jump in on wider Club brand work, from emails and website content to campaign visuals - keeping everything aligned, consistent and full of energy.
- Partner with other designers to refresh templates, sharpen workflows, and ensure every asset looks and feels on-brand.
- Weave UX and design thinking principles into your digital work to boost both impact and effectiveness.
- Stay inspired. Exploring new tools, tech, and creative trends (especially in AI and motion design) to keep our output fresh and future-facing.
This job profile is not an exhaustive or definitive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, and duties. The responsibilities, tasks and duties of the jobholder might differ from those outlined in the job profile and duties might be amended as the job evolves in light of the needs of the business and/or at the discretion of management.
PLEASE NOTE: all applicants must provide a portfolio of work to be considered.
VARIATIONS OF JOB RELATING TO MAJOR MATCHES
- Attendance at all major match-days, including weekends, as required.
- Any other duties, whether in the Department or elsewhere around the Ground, as required.
VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS
SMART
We use our knowledge and expertise to ensure that everything we do looks, sounds and feels high quality
ATTENTIVE
We are open and welcoming to all, always paying close attention to people's needs
ORIGINAL
We are proud of our history and constantly seek to evolve and innovate
TOGETHER
Like players, we help each other to achieve our collective goals and be our personal best
PERSON SPECIFICATIONS & SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Around 1-2 years' experience in digital design (agency or in-house)
- A portfolio that blends creativity with commercial know-how, showing your eye for what's current and compelling.
- Confident using Adobe Creative Cloud, especially Photoshop and Illustrator; After Effects or Premiere Pro skills are a big bonus.
- A sharp eye for detail, typography, and layout, producing polished work under pressure.
- A collaborative spirit, comfortable working across teams and open to feedback that helps push work to the next level.
- Highly organised and efficient, juggling multiple briefs while keeping files clean and consistent.
- Curious about new creative workflows, especially AI-driven design tools.
- Passionate about cricket and sport.