Email Designer
Design and code branded marketing and lifecycle emails that render well in every inbox.
This UK email designer career guide covers what the role involves day to day, typical salary at each stage, the usual entry route, the skills employers expect, and related careers worth comparing.
Quick facts
- Starting salary
- £26,000 - £36,000
- Mid-career salary
- £40,000 - £58,000
- Senior salary
- £65,000 - £95,000
- Work environment
- Office, studio or remote
- Time to entry
- 1 - 3 years
- Degree required
- Not required - portfolio matters most
- Category
- Marketing and Media
What a Email Designer does
Design and code branded marketing and lifecycle emails that render well in every inbox.
How to become a Email Designer
- Look up Email Designer roles on LinkedIn or Indeed and read 5 real job ads
- Talk to someone already working as a Email Designer - even a 15-minute call helps
- Find one beginner course or qualification used by people in this role
- Build one small piece of evidence you've explored this (project, shadowing, short course)
- Apply to one entry-level role or related opportunity within the next month
Key skills
- Figma
- HTML email
- Klaviyo / HubSpot
- Brand systems
- Copy sense