Competitive Salary plus Bonus, Generous Company Benefits, Training & Development
Job Description
Role:Graphic Designer
Salary:Competitive Salary plus Bonus, Generous Company Benefits, Training & Development
Location:Field Based – Regular travel across the UK required
Please include a link to your online portfolio on your CV
With 37 inspiring lifestyle hotels across the UK, Malmaison & Hotel du Vin offer unparalleled sophistication, tailored service, and authentic experiences. Each of our properties tells a unique story, combining timeless elegance with modern luxury.
We have an exciting newly created opportunity for a Graphic Designer to join us and hold the keys to the visual identities of two of the UK’s most distinctive boutique hospitality brands: the bold, edgy, and chic Malmaison, and the classic, refined, and wine-centric Hotel du Vin.
Managing a portfolio of 37 luxury boutique properties, you will serve as the sole in-house creative force and the ultimate brand gatekeeper. You will be responsible for translating high-level brand strategies into stunning, highly cohesive visual experiences across both digital and physical touchpoints – from tactile, high-end menus and seasonal wine lists to dynamic social media motion graphics and spatial signage.
While you will have access to external agency support for large-scale campaigns, you will be the driving force setting the creative direction, managing agency outputs, and empowering 37 hotel teams with the self-serve templates and assets they need to deliver flawless local marketing.
What you’ll be doing as a Graphic Designer:
- Maintain, evolve, and protect the unique visual identities and distinct brand guidelines for both Malmaison and Hotel du Vin.
- Lead the creative ideation and development of seasonal campaigns, F&B launches, and promotions to establish “hero” visual assets.
- Curate and organise a robust digital asset management system to guarantee flawless file organization and version control.
- Design and oversee the production of high-quality, tactile print assets including menus, wine lists, signage, and guest-facing collateral.
- Produce engaging digital graphics , email layouts, website banners, and high-performing social media content for Instagram and TikTok.
- Develop intuitive templates and training resources to empower local hotel teams while protecting core brand integrity.
- Act as the primary creative lead and contact for external agencies, briefing and refining assets to ensure they meet brand standards.
- Partner with corporate marketing and hotel teams across 37 properties to interpret design briefs, manage timelines, and set expectations.
- Coordinate directly with premium print vendors to select finishes, paper stocks, and sign off on printer proofs for flawless physical output.
- Analyse digital asset performance alongside marketing teams to optimize designs for UX/UI, email campaigns, and online advertising.
What we’re looking for:
- Proven experience as a Senior, Lead, or high-performing Mid-Weight Graphic Designer, ideally within hospitality, premium travel, luxury lifestyle brands, or a creative agency handling hospitality clients.
- A strong portfolio showing a versatile range of styles, specifically demonstrating the ability to design for both a modern aesthetic (Malmaison style) and a classic aesthetic (Hotel du Vin style).
- Extensive experience delivering flawless mechanical artwork for complex physical print (spot varnish, foil stamps, bespoke die-cuts) alongside pixel-perfect assets for digital, web, and social platforms.
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
- Strong working knowledge of Premiere Pro, After Effects, or other animation tools to create engaging social video content.
- Experience setting up user-friendly templates on platforms like Canva, Figma, or centralised DAM systems for non-designer team use.
- Meticulous approach to document setup, grid layouts, typographic hierarchy, colour profiling (CMYK vs. RGB), and print-ready exporting.
- A self-motivated starter who is comfortable working as the sole in-house designer, with the maturity to structure their own schedule, drive projects forward, and make key creative decisions.
- Ability to present design concepts confidently to executive leadership and negotiate respectfully but firmly with 37 distinct property teams to prevent project bottlenecks.
- Understanding of how design drives business results, whether that is elevating food and beverage revenues through beautiful menu design or driving direct hotel bookings via high-impact digital ads.
- Excellent project-management skills; capable of keeping multiple plates spinning without dropping the details or sacrificing quality.
In addition to competitive rates of pay we offer:
- Heavily discounted Staff Room Rates at Malmaison & Hotel du Vin with rooms available from £65 per night.
- Discounted Friends and Family Room Rate with 50% off best available rate.
- 35% off your bill when you dine in our Brasseries and Bistros
- Fully funded Apprenticeship programmes that support you in developing your career
- High Street Discounts on a range of high street shops, experiences, holidays and much much more
- Cycle to work scheme – save up to 40% on a wide range of bikes
- Healthcare Cash Plans – dental, optical, medical and more available from £5 per month
- Referral scheme that pay up to £1,500, just for getting your friends jobs! (*Terms & Conditions apply)
- We have a Wellness & National Campaign Days Calendar which promotes and encourages activities like – Pay Day Lunches/Treats, National Popcorn Day, Mental Health Awareness week and more
- We work with Stream giving instant access to your pay as it’s earned. Stream is a tool for everyday life that lets you get paid your way by letting you track your wages in real time, stream up to 50% of the money you’re already earned, learn easy tips to manage your money better and save direct from your salary
- We also offer complimentary stays on your 1st, 3rd and 5th anniversary with Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
- We are a proud sponsor of The Brain Charity, helping people with all forms of neurological conditions to lead longer, healthier, happier lives.
- Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice available 24/7 to you and your family
Plus on completing your probationary period you will be provided with:
- Private Medical Healthcare
- Bonus Plan based on clear and transparent KPI’s
- Critical Illness cover
- Life Assurance
Our Sustainability Goals:
- 100% of our electricity is generated using renewable energy with most of it coming from Wind Farms around the UK
- We recycle a minimum of 70% of the waste from our hotels. This target is achieved by everyone I the hotel focusing on the waste we produce and is championed by our Sustainability Council who work on project year round
- We have moved to a chemical free cleaning system in our bedrooms and public areas and an enzyme based eco-friendly system for our kitchens.
- Volunteer to work for sustainable charities 2 days per year on full pay instead of your normal workplace
Malmaison & Hotel Du Vin are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
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