Studio Cotton Limited

We're on the lookout for an experienced website designer to join our independent website design studio in central Bristol. As a key member of a small creative team, you will help plan, craft, and deliver utterly splendid websites for our small business & podcasting clients. We pride ourselves on building effective business tools. Sure, our websites look bangin', but we also design to maximise SEO, minimise accessibility barriers, maximise conversions, and minimise management time. If this sounds like your jam - well, you sound like our jam too. You'll work directly with our founder/lead designer and be supported by our client manager. As a lean small business, every member of our team has direct interaction with clients, so succinct and friendly communication is essential. WordPress & Elementor Pro are our technologies of choice, so you would be building using those platforms. Previous experience with Elementor Pro or a similar page builder would be a considerable advantage, but our priority is to find a talented, professional, curious website designer with a penchant for helping independent brands to thrive online - and we can provide platform specific training where needed. This is mid-level role, but as a small team, we all occasionally pitch in with admin and tasks that some would consider more junior. Some weeks you could be creating an entire small business website from scratch, and the next you might be cloning and populating 12 near-identical mega menus. Oh, and we're generally anti generative AI here at Studio Cotton. We do not use AI for ideas, design, content, or communication - and never plan on doing so. Our clients choose us for our expertise, creativity, and authenticity, and all team members adhere to our AI Policy: How we use AI. This role is based in our studio in central Bristol, and whilst we offer flexibility it is not suitable if you are seeking a fully remote position. Communicating design decisions to the team & clients Creating website pages & templates in Elementor Essential skills & experience Working knowledge of SEO in design High level of understanding of accessibility in website design Clear, friendly communication Basic Google Docs/Sheets Desired skills WordPress Other page builders platforms, e.g. Divi, Squarespace Adobe applications Google Search Console & Google Analytics Qualities A sincere curiosity for website design A clear design point of view Confidence in presenting creative ideas Team player Nice Working at Studio Cotton We love to work hard, create great websites for lovely clients, and go home on time. Our studio environment is easygoing and respectful with a small team of 5-6 people in a renovated shop in the Old City. We're quick to make decisions, open to new ideas, and optimisation focused. We work a four day week, so whilst we can't offer remote working, we can offer every single Friday to do whatever the fluff you wanna do (and we're closed between Christmas & New Years too). Studio Cotton is a Living Wage Employer, Better Business Act supporters, and part of the Cycle to Work scheme. We encourage applications and enquiries from all backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We're committed to providing a workplace that supports and celebrates our talented team, and our small business community. Please note that the salary listed for this role is per annum, not pro rata. How to apply Send an email with your website portfolio, CV and a short message about why you think you'd be a great fit for the Website Designer role at Studio Cotton. As a brand that values authentic and sincere relationships with our clients, we are looking for a friendly and concise communicator - and are highly unlikely to consider any applications that appear to be AI generated.