Junior Designer

Alternative Airlines are looking for a Junior Designer to take on a newly created role. This position is ideal for an individual looking to get involved in a broad mix of design tasks and projects on our website and marketing materials.

Alternative Airlines is a fast-growing flight search and booking platform. We have built a strong online presence, www.alternativeairlines.com, with an ultra-quick flight booking capability and an expanding, global customer base of delighted consumers. With a new customer-focused approach to a huge, well-established market for air travel, the organisation has built a reputation for innovation, attention to detail and doing things differently.

Alternative Airlines enjoyed a period of high growth with yearly growth rates of 86% from £2.9m to £19.0m from 2016 to 2019. Alternative Airlines continues to grow driven by its strongly performing US business and we are targeting £100m revenue by 2024.

We are continuing to grow and want to expand our team to include an ambitious, inquisitive and talented Junior Designer.

Reporting to the UX Lead, the Junior Designer will join the User Experience and Design Team and will directly support the Product Designer. Working within the UX & Design Team means you’ll be part of a much wider Tech Team that also includes engineering and product. Our Tech Team moves fast, is constantly testing, and strives to deliver changes frequently and efficiently - You’ll also have the opportunity to work with other departments on design tasks, such as creating assets for email marketing and social posts.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing business in a newly created role to develop and improve the Alternative Airlines experience as it continues to succeed with its ambitious and innovative growth in a global travel market.

Learn more at alternativeairlines.com/work-with-us

What the role involves

• Designing assets for:
• The website and booking journey
• Marketing and service emails
• Social media
• Infographics
• Internal and external presentations

• Maintaining and evolving the design system
• Creating UI designs and flows for new products and services
• UI requirements gathering from stakeholders within the business
• Testing web deployments to ensure the design brief has been delivered

Essential Skills

• Experience working with Figma or similar design tools
• Has a good eye for detail
• Is innovative and confident to experiment with new ideas
• A self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Has the ability to manage tasks individually or work as part of a team
• Can create design solutions for complex flows
• Has great communication skills and is confident working with stakeholders across the business
• 1+ years of industry experience and/or a strong design portfolio

Desired

• Experience wireframing and/or prototyping
• Keeps up with the latest design trends
• Experience working in the travel industry

Benefits & Perks:

• Flexible working – we allow our people to choose where they work best
• Highly competitive salary which is regularly reviewed
• Social events throughout the year
• Plenty of holiday

If the above hasn’t already told you that Alternative Airlines is a great place to work then, we also have some amazing benefits when working for Alternative Airlines:

• Flight credits of up to £1,000 per year based on length of service
• 2 extra wellness holidays per year focused on employee wellness
• Enjoy a 2-week paid sabbatical for every 5 years of service

Why work for us?

Our people matter, they are what drives our success.

Therefore, we have created a culture where we put our people first:

• We understand the importance of having a good work-life balance
• A focus on personal progression and development
• Opportunity to join an innovative and talented team
• Influence the next stage of growth of a dynamic and ambitious company

Great Place to Work 2022-23

Alternative Airlines is officially certified as a Great Place to Work 2022-23.

This certification was independently awarded by Great Place to Work ® after they conducted an employee survey that showed:

• 97% of employees agree that Alternative Airlines is a great place to work
• 97% of employees agree that they’ve treated as a full member regardless of their position
• 100% of employees agree that they’re made to feel welcome when joining Alternative Airlines

Want to know more?

Please see www.alternativeairlines.com/work-with-us

Respectfully, no recruiters.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• On-site parking
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Remote