Location: CB22
Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday
Start Date: August/September 2026
Apprenticeship Start: January 2027 (fully funded)
No experience required
Stitching Stories, One Pet at a Time
At Lucy & Lola, we transform treasured photographs into embroidered keepsakes. Every portrait we create celebrates a beloved companion, capturing personality, expression, and memories through thread.
We're looking for someone with a creative eye, a love of detail, and a genuine appreciation for craftsmanship to join our embroidery studio. This role combines traditional making skills with modern digital design, offering the opportunity to develop as both an artist and a creative professional through a fully funded Level 6 Creative Digital Design Professional Apprenticeship.
Whether you're already interested in textiles, illustration, design, or simply love the idea of creating meaningful products for people around the world, we'd love to hear from you.
The Role
You'll begin working with us full-time from August 2026, learning the foundations of our embroidery process and becoming part of our production team. In January 2027, you'll start your Creative Digital Design Professional Level 6 Apprenticeship alongside your role.
As a Pet Portrait Embroidery Artist Apprentice, you'll help bring customer portraits to life, working with both digital artwork and commercial embroidery machinery to create beautifully finished products.
No previous embroidery experience is required - we'll teach you everything you need to know.
What You'll Be Doing
- Preparing customer pet portraits for production
- Reviewing personalisation details and artwork placement
- Selecting garments, fabrics, and materials for each order
- Loading embroidery files and templates into our systems
- Framing and preparing items ready for stitching
- Setting up thread colours and machine configurations
- Operating and overseeing multiple embroidery machines
- Maintaining equipment to ensure exceptional stitch quality
- Contributing to a smooth and efficient studio workflow
- Developing creative, digital, and design skills through your apprenticeship
Who We're Looking For
You might be a great fit if you are:
- Creative and naturally detail-oriented
- Patient and proud of producing high-quality work
- Organised and able to manage multiple tasks
- Curious and eager to learn new skills
- Reliable, motivated, and self-driven
- Comfortable working in a busy, hands-on environment
- Interested in art, design, textiles, ecommerce, or personalised products
Bonus Points If You Have
- Experience with embroidery, sewing, or textiles
- An interest in illustration, graphic design, or branding
- Familiarity with Shopify or ecommerce platforms
- Experience using creative software
- Previous experience working with machinery or production equipment
Your Apprenticeship
Alongside your role, you'll complete the:
Creative Digital Design Professional Apprenticeship - Level 6
This will help you develop skills in:
- Creative and digital design
- Visual storytelling and branding
- Design for ecommerce
- Customer-focused creative experiences
- Digital production workflows
- Professional creative practice
What You'll Gain
- Full-time employment from day one
- A fully funded Level 6 qualification
- Hands-on experience within a growing creative brand
- Mentorship and practical training
- The opportunity to blend digital creativity with physical craftsmanship
- Clear progression opportunities as the business grows
If you're excited by the idea of turning beloved pets into embroidered works of art and want to build a career that combines creativity, technology and making, we'd love to hear from you.
Pay: £8.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
