Careers at Sanders & Jay

Location: Royston, Hertfordshire
Reports to: Directors
Type: Full-time, Permanent (9:00am – 5:30pm, based in our creative studio in Royston)

The Role

The Digital Marketing Lead is responsible for managing and growing client marketing retainers, ensuring the successful delivery of strategic and creative marketing initiatives. This role sits at the intersection of account management, strategy, and execution, acting as the key point of contact between clients and the internal creative/production teams. The Digital Marketing Lead ensures all marketing activities are aligned with client objectives, delivered on time, and drive measurable results.

Client & Account Management

• • + Serve as the primary contact for marketing retainer clients, building trusted, long-term relationships.
  • + Lead regular check-ins, strategy sessions, and performance reviews with clients.
  • + Understand each client’s business goals, audience, and competitive landscape to guide marketing direction.
  • + Develop and manage project timelines, briefs, and scopes of work.

Marketing Strategy & Planning

• • + Create comprehensive monthly or quarterly social media and content plans.
  • + Develop integrated marketing strategies across social, email, paid media, and content.
  • + Present recommendations, campaign concepts, and performance insights to clients.

Content & Creative Coordination

• • + Collaborate with copywriters, designers, and social media specialists to produce high-quality content.
  • + Oversee copywriting for social posts, blogs, mailers, and campaign messaging.
  • + Ensure brand voice and messaging consistency across all deliverables.
  • + Assist with routine month-end administration and financial checks.

 
Email Marketing (Mailers)

• • + Plan and coordinate email campaigns, including content, segmentation, scheduling, and performance tracking.
  • + Work with creative teams to produce email assets and layouts.
  • + Hubspot and Mailchimp experience.

Paid Media: Meta Ads, Linked In Ads & PPC

• • + Launch and optimise Meta Ads, Linked In Ads, Hub Spot and Google PPC campaigns.
  • + Ensure tracking, budgeting, and reporting align with client goals.
  • + Communicate results and insights back to clients in a clear, data-driven way.
    
    

Performance Tracking & Reporting

• + Monitor KPIs across all channels and create monthly or quarterly performance reports.
  + Use insights to refine ongoing strategies and drive continuous improvement.
  
  

Collaboration & Workflow Management

• + Brief internal teams and ensure clear communication of client expectations.
• + Oversee deadlines, workloads, and deliverable quality.
• + Identify opportunities for upselling additional services or expanding client retainers.

About You

You’ll ideally have:

• • + Experience in a creative, marketing, or digital agency setting.
  • + Strong knowledge of social media strategy, paid ads (Meta & PPC), and content creation processes.
  • + Experience in of Facebook Business Suite, Google Ads Manager, Hubspot
  • + Excellent communication, copywriting, and client management skills.
  • + Ability to interpret marketing data and translate it into actionable insights.
  • + Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable managing multiple clients and projects at once.

What We Offer

• • + A friendly, creative, and collaborative team environment.
  • + Opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • + Regular team socials and creative input on projects.

Holidays

• • + 20 days plus 8 bank holidays
  • + Christmas Holidays – the office closes for a week at Christmas (for employed staff), giving approximately an additional 3 days holiday outside of your annual leave
    
    

APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED

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Location: S+J Creative Studio, Royston, Hertfordshire
Reports to: Head of Design / Creative Director
Type: Full-time, Permanent

This is a fully office-based, in-house position at our studio in Royston, Hertfordshire. We are looking for someone who is local to the area and able to work from our office as part of the wider team.

Please only apply if you are based within a reasonable commuting distance of Royston and are able to work in-house. This is not a remote or fully hybrid position.

About Us

We’re a creative agency based in Hertfordshire, helping ambitious businesses build brands people remember. We work across branding, websites, campaigns, editorial, digital, exhibitions, social content and everything in between. No two weeks are ever the same, and that’s exactly how we like it.

We’re looking for a talented Junior / Midweight Designer to join our growing team and work closely alongside our Head of Design/Creative Director. This isn’t a role where you’ll be left producing artwork all day. You’ll be involved in the creative process from the beginning, helping turn ideas into beautifully crafted design across multiple touchpoints.

Role Overview

You’ll help bring creative concepts to life.
Working alongside the Head of Design/Creative Director, you’ll take strategic ideas and develop them into cohesive, considered design across print, digital and brand. One day you might be refining a visual identity, the next designing a website, laying out a magazine or creating campaign assets.
We’re looking for someone who loves solving creative problems, sweats the details and enjoys making great ideas even better.

Key Responsibilities

Creative & Design

• + Develop creative concepts into polished, high-quality design.
• + Roll out brand identities across multiple channels and touchpoints.
• + Design for print, digital and web.
  Create editorial layouts, presentations, marketing materials and campaigns.
• + Develop creative assets for social media, digital marketing and other communications.
• + Work across a variety of client sectors, adapting your approach to different audiences and brand requirements.
• + Take projects from initial concepts through to final artwork and delivery.
• + Ensure all work is produced to a consistently high creative and technical standard.

Collaboration & Client Projects

• + Work closely with the Head of Design / Creative Director and wider team across client projects.
• + Contribute ideas and creative thinking during brainstorms, internal reviews and project development.
• + Help translate strategic and creative direction into effective visual solutions.
• + Present and explain design ideas and the thinking behind your work when required.
• + Take ownership of your projects while being open to feedback and continual improvement.
• + Work collaboratively with project and digital teams to ensure creative work is delivered effectively across different platforms.

Brand & Creative Standards

• + Help maintain and develop brand identities across a range of applications.
• + Ensure consistency, accuracy and attention to detail across all creative output.
• + Follow brand guidelines while also knowing when and how to push creative ideas further.
• + Help maintain the high creative standards Sanders and Jay is known for.
• + Stay curious about design, culture, technology and emerging creative trends.

About You

You are:

• + Creative, curious and genuinely excited by design.
• + A strong visual thinker who enjoys solving creative problems.
• + Highly detail-focused with a good eye for typography, layout, composition and craft.
• + Comfortable developing ideas as well as executing them.
• + Able to take direction while also bringing your own ideas and perspective.
• + Confident asking questions, challenging ideas constructively and contributing to creative discussions.
• + Organised and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• + Comfortable receiving feedback and using it to improve your work.
• + Someone who cares about the quality of what they produce and takes pride in the finished result.

You’ll ideally have:

• + Around 2–5 years’ experience in a creative agency or established freelance environment.
• + A degree or equivalent qualification in Graphic Design or a related creative discipline.
• + A strong portfolio demonstrating both creative thinking and excellent design craft.
• + Experience across branding, graphic design, editorial and digital design.
• + An understanding of designing for websites and digital platforms.
• + Excellent knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.
• + Experience with Adobe XD or other digital design/prototyping tools.
• + A strong understanding of typography, layout, hierarchy and visual communication.
• + The confidence to present ideas and explain your design thinking.
• + Motion, animation or video skills would be a bonus, but are not essential.

More Than Anything…

We’re looking for someone who’s genuinely excited by design.
Someone who’s curious, asks questions, spots opportunities and wants to keep learning. Someone who enjoys discussing ideas as much as creating them.
You don’t need to be the finished article, we’ll help you grow, but you do need to care about the work, have high standards and be proud of what you create.
If you’re the sort of designer who saves inspiring work, notices the kerning on a menu, gets excited by a brilliant brand identity or spends far too long perfecting the details because you know it matters, we’ll probably get on.

Progression & Growth

We’re a growing agency, and we’re committed to helping our team develop.
You’ll work closely with experienced creatives and have the opportunity to build your skills across branding, digital, web, editorial, campaigns and creative direction.
As your experience grows, there will be opportunities to take on greater responsibility, lead projects and develop your career within the creative team.

Why Sanders & Jay

We’re a small team, which means your work has real impact.
You’ll have the opportunity to work on a huge variety of projects for clients across different sectors, learn directly from experienced creatives, and play a genuine role in shaping the work we produce.
We believe the best ideas come from collaboration, curiosity and having the freedom to explore.
If that sounds like your kind of place, we’d love to hear from you.

What We Offer

• + A friendly, creative, and collaborative team environment.
• + Hybrid working options.
• + Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• + Regular team socials and creative input on projects.

Holidays

• + 20 days plus bank holidays
• + Christmas Holidays – the office closes for a week at Christmas (for employed staff), giving approximately an additional 3 days holiday outside of your annual leave

APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED

Apply Now

Location: Royston, Hertfordshire
Reports to: Directors
Type: Full-time, Permanent (9:00am – 5:30pm, based in our creative studio in Royston)

About Us

We are Sanders and Jay, a creative design and marketing agency built as a platform for positive change. We believe in the power of creativity to transform brands, engage audiences, and drive meaningful impact. Our expertise spans branding, web design, digital marketing, and content creation, helping businesses tell their stories in compelling ways.

In addition to our agency services, we produce STONES Magazine, a high-quality, free quarterly lifestyle publication that celebrates culture, creativity, and community.
As we continue to grow, we’re looking for a creative and organised Content Creator to help lead and develop our videography and photography offering, supporting both client work and new business opportunities.

The Role

This is a hands-on creative role with responsibility for supporting and developing the videography and photography department at Sanders + Jay. You’ll take ownership of planning and delivering shoots, coordinating contributors, and ensuring content is produced to a high standard.
You’ll also play an important role in inspiring new ideas, developing creative concepts, and helping scale the department as demand grows.

Key Responsibilities

Videography & Photography Direction

• + Take more of a directional responsibility for the videography and photography department at Sanders + Jay.
• + Help define creative approaches, visual styles, and content direction.
• + Ensure consistency and quality across all photography and video output.
• + Provide creative input across campaigns, branding, and website projects.

Shoot Ownership & Delivery

• + Take responsibility for planning and delivering shoots from concept through to execution.
• + Act as the main point of contact on shoot days.
• + Create and maintain shoot checklists to ensure all logistics are covered.
• + Manage shoot schedules, planning, and preparation.
• + Ensure shoots run smoothly and efficiently.

Contractor & Talent Management

• + Manage contractors including models, supporting photographers, and videographers.
• + Coordinate availability, bookings, and requirements.
• + Build and maintain a database of models, studios, and shoot locations.
• + Source suitable contributors aligned with project briefs.

Prop Management

• + Take responsibility for prop planning and management.
• + Liaise with Account and Project Managers to assist with sourcing and quoting props.
• + Ensure all props are prepared and organised for shoot days.
• + Maintain an internal prop reference and planning list where applicable.

Client Collaboration & Kick-Off Meetings

• + Where applicable, run video and photography kick-off meetings (where budget allows).
• + Create and present a kick-off deck/presentation to understand client preferences.
• + Gather insight into preferred photography styles, videography tone, and music direction.
• + Become involved in wider project kick-off meetings where relevant.
• + Be integral to the branding or website concept by understanding the client early in the process.

Creative Development & New Business Support

• + Inspire new business by looking at creative development; develop new skills, concepts, and creative examples.
• + Create showcase content that can be used to sell ideas to prospective and existing clients.
• + Work with the team on showreels to creatively showcase agency work.
• + Help demonstrate cross-department capabilities and upsell opportunities.
• + Support Sanders + Jay in standing out creatively in the market.

New Industry & Opportunity Development

• + Help develop videography and photography styles aligned to different business sectors.
• + Contribute ideas for new content offerings and packages.
• + Support new business development through creative concepts.

Department Growth & Scalability

• Provide support on the scalability and growth of the videography and photography department.
• + Help refine shoot processes and workflows.
• + Contribute to improving efficiency and delivery.
• + Support the development of repeatable content packages and services.
• + Help shape the future direction of this area of the agency.

About You

You are:

• + Creative and visually driven
• + Highly organised and comfortable managing shoots
• + Confident coordinating multiple contributors
• + Proactive and ideas-led
• + Comfortable working directly with clients
• + Passionate about photography, videography, and content creation

You’ll ideally have:

• + Experience in videography and/or photography
• + Experience planning and running shoots
• + Strong understanding of content for social media and websites
• + Good communication and organisational skills
• + Basic editing skills (Premiere Pro, Final Cut, or similar)
• + Strong eye for visual storytelling

Progression & Growth

This role has strong potential to evolve into a Videography & Photography Lead position as the department grows. You’ll have the opportunity to shape processes, define creative direction, and help build this offering into a key part of the agency.

What We Offer

• + A friendly, creative, and collaborative team environment.
• + Hybrid working options.
• + Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• + Regular team socials and creative input on projects.

Holidays

• + 20 days plus bank holidays
• + Christmas Holidays – the office closes for a week at Christmas (for employed staff), giving approximately an additional 3 days holiday outside of your annual leave