Graphic Designer
Salary:
From £25,000 - £30,000
Role:
Permanent
Location:
Manchester
Our client is looking for a Graphic Designer to join their team.
WHAT THEY WE LOOKING FOR;
Creative thinker with an emphasis on visual expression. Superior comping skills. Able to create layouts and compositions based on existing design parameters. Not client facing. Works under limited direction of ACD or higher. Expected to generate over-arching creative ideas, as well as to
round out campaigns originated by other teams. Begins to participate in shoots, edits and builds.
ESPONSIBILITIES;
- Brainstorm creative graphic sketches, designs, and copy layouts for a variety of applications
- Determines size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, select styles and size of type, and arranges layout based upon available space, knowledge of layout principles, and aesthetic design concepts
- Maintain brand guidelines and ensure assets hold brand consistency
- Partner with Digital Marketing to leverage performance data and learnings to iterate optimizations to campaigns
- Utilize performance data to iterate creative designs for marketing and social campaigns
- Other duties relating to graphics or marketing may be assigned
- Illustrates a passion for traditional design principles, with ability and interest to challenge the status quo
- Translates high-level concepts into brand-appropriate design directions
- Creates in-situation mock-ups with applied graphics
- Delivers polished mood boards to communicate design
- An understanding and interest in how to design newsletters and marketing materials
including but not limited to, email, affiliate, paid social, media, and homepage site banners etc.
- Speaks to design intent and visual story-telling across multi-functional teams
- Maintains consistent creative quality while applying brand guidelines
- Manages multiple projects with fast deadlines; thriving in a dynamic environment
- Stays abreast of the competitive design landscape to better understand brand objectives, target audience and industry trends to share back with the larger team
HERE’S WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR (QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS)
- Bachelor degree in graphic design or related field.
- 3-4 years experience preferred
- Strong portfolio demonstrating your passion for design
- Digital experience/interest a plus
- Strong skill in layouts, typography, line composition, colour, photography, animation, visualization, and graphic design fundamentals
- Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite
- Natural communicator with strong visual and verbal presentation skills
- Understanding of production process, designing large scale graphics to files for the web, file
types, specs, dimensions, colour profiles etc
- Hustler at heart who can adapt to rapidly changing priorities in an energetic environment
- Collaborative spirit and drive to take ownership of the work
BENEFITS
- Competitive Salary
- Employee Discount
- Pension Contribution Scheme
- Friendly and positive family/team
- On-site Free Parking
- 28 days paid holiday
- Comfortable and cosy office
- Casual Dress
- Wellbeing support
- The chance to be part of a rapidly growing company with career progression and the next
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