Senior Digital Designer - Historic Newspapers

Historic Newspapers (historic-newspapers.com) specializes in bespoke, personalized books created from their private archive of over 2 million original newspapers. Since June 2025, both Historic Newspapers and its parent company, Wonderbly, have been owned by Penguin Random House. With HQ Office in London as well as Offices in SW Scotland, ‘HN’ looks to connect people with their passions through the books they produce.

Over the last 12 months, Historic-Newspapers has undergone transformational change with the launch of an entirely new look and feel to the brand, coupled with a re-platforming of our website to Shopify.  This exciting project has yielded incredible results, with 300% YoY growth to the business.  We are now looking to grow even further with the recruitment of an ambitious, and highly creative and talented Senior Digital Designer who can help elevate the HN brand to even greater heights.

Reporting to the Creative Director, the primary function of the role is to lead the creation of high-quality, impactful digital design across Historic Newspapers’ products and marketing channels. You will play a key role in shaping the visual direction of campaigns, improving UI and UX across digital platforms, and delivering beautifully crafted print and product design. You will support the Creative Director on key initiatives while also taking the lead on design projects from concept through to delivery.

Working closely with the wider creative team, you will guide and mentor junior designers, oversee output quality, and

help elevate the overall standard of design across the business.

• Leading the design of digital campaigns, including web banners, email and paid media assets

• Overseeing UI and UX improvements across web and product experiences

• Developing creative concepts and translating them into high-quality execution

• Supporting the Creative Director on brand development and key creative initiatives

• Providing guidance and feedback to midweight and junior designers

• Ensuring consistency and quality across all creative output

• Collaborating with marketing, product and content teams to deliver effective campaigns

• Exploring and introducing new formats such as video and motion where appropriate

• Managing multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environmentLeading the design of digital campaigns, including web banners, email and paid media assets

• Proven experience in a senior design role with a strong digital focus

• A high-quality portfolio demonstrating impactful, consumer-facing work

• Strong understanding of UI and UX principles

• A keen interest in/experience working within Sport is highly beneficial due to the sheer volume of Sport related titles we release.

• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite

• Experience using Figma for digital design and collaboration

• Experience with motion or video (eg After Effects) is highly desirable

• Strong understanding of branding, layout, typography and visual storytelling

• Ability to lead projects and support more junior team members

• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• £50,000 - £60,000k per annum dependent on experience
• 25 days a year holiday allowance (excluding public holidays)
• Real mental health support with Spill
• Free breakfast and a fully stocked fridge in our London office
• 5% pension contribution, with no cap on yours
• Regular social events - theatre trips, beautiful sit down meals, Sports day, just to name a few
• Quarterly all hands (with exceptional food, great company and a chance to reflect and plan).
• £500 per year learning and development budget
• Free books - and a lot of them!