Apprentice Digital Designer

Cake Agency | Shopify Partner is looking for a Digital Designer to join a growing agency team. This role is perfect for a designer with a strong foundation in UX and UI design who already has around 3+ years of agency experience under their belt and wants to continue developing their skills within a supportive agency environment. You’ll work across a variety of projects including ecommerce website design, website migration projects, CRM and email campaigns, paid social creative, and agency marketing initiatives. You’ll collaborate closely with strategists, developers, marketers, and the wider design team to create digital experiences that are both visually engaging and commercially effective. We’re looking for someone who is genuinely passionate about digital design, eager to learn, highly organised, and excited by the opportunity to work across a diverse range of brands and channels. This is a role with lots of support, offering direct mentorship from our Head of UX while giving you the chance to take increasing ownership of projects and progress your career. Cake Agency is an industry-leading ecommerce agency & one of the top performing Shopify Partners in the UK. Retail’s in our DNA. We help brands to be more successful merchants with our 360° approach across Shopify development, branding, and ecommerce marketing. We centralise your efforts, with ecommerce data and retail expertise baked in. As a Digital Designer, you’ll get: Bonus scheme tied to business growth Annual salary review linked to personal development Medicash health plan & life assurance Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Hybrid & flexible working Stocked breakfast bar, fresh fruit, snacks & coffee machine Extra annual leave day added each year Cake on your work anniversary These are the skills we’re looking for in a Digital Designer: ~3+ years’ experience in a digital, creative, or ecommerce agency environment ~ Strong portfolio demonstrating UX, UI, and digital design work ~ High level of proficiency in Figma, including components, variants, Auto Layout, interactive prototyping, and design systems ~ Strong understanding of UX principles, responsive design, accessibility, and ecommerce best practice ~ Experience designing websites and digital user experiences ~ Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously ~ Confidence presenting and discussing design decisions internally ~ Bonus Points Experience working on website migration or redesign projects Experience creating email marketing and CRM assets Experience designing paid social and digital advertising creative Familiarity with Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity, or other behavioural analytics tools Understanding of CRO principles and A/B testing Motion design or animation skills Experience contributing to design systems As a Digital Designer, you’ll be: Designing user-centred ecommerce experiences with a strong understanding of UX, UI, accessibility, and responsive design Producing wireframes, user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs for websites and digital products Contributing to website redesign and migration projects from discovery through to delivery Designing email campaigns, CRM assets, and paid social/digital advertising creative across static, carousel, and motion formats Producing creative assets for Cake’s own marketing activity, including social content, case studies, and presentations Balancing priorities and deadlines effectively while working across multiple client projects simultaneously Participating in discovery workshops, client meetings, and presenting design work confidently to internal stakeholders Actively seeking opportunities to learn, grow, and develop your knowledge of UX research, CRO, and behavioural analytics You’ll gain hands-on experience across major web projects and marketing campaigns, receive direct mentorship from our Head of UX, and have plenty of opportunities to take ownership and progress your career at Cake. You can apply either through indeed or by sending your CV, cover letter & design portfolio to Careers@Cake.