Digital Designer/ Creative (Mid-weight)

We're a social and content agency that is led by talent, fuelled by technology. Since 2008 we've been building an integrated, digital-first offering that combines content excellence with channel best practice to drive performance across our client base. 

As a values-driven agency, our people are our power. We stay ahead of the game by hiring smart thinkers and giving them back what they put in: through rapid progression, industry-leading benefits and a culture which has been named in Campaign's Best Places to Work for over 3 years running.

We're looking for a Junior Creative Digital Designer to join our expanding Creative team. We are looking for someone passionate about design - with experience of creating a wide variety of design assets - from static social content and short form videos, through to high impact A1 print posters. You will be involved in design work across our social and creative clients - from campaign support and social content calendars through to video and digital assets. 

We ideally want someone who has experience working across one or more of the following sectors: Travel & Hospitality, Charity, Automotive, Logistics, Finance or FMCG.

Day-to-day: You will take responsibility for creative outputs across a range of our clients, working closely with the rest of the Creative & Social teams, and reporting into a Senior Creative.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Weekly research on social creative design and share findings during team meetings/ via Slack.
• Collaborate with social team to create high quality video and designed content for our social clients as part of monthly retainers and ad hoc campaigns/projects.
• Provide design support for the variety of creative projects the agency tackle e.g. website design, branding, print, event collateral, pitch presentations, photography and video.
• The position is client facing, so you’ll be able to present to, and collaborate with clients.
• Challenge the Creative team by keeping up to date on latest trends, innovations and progression in the design sector.

Skills and Experience you need to have:

• Experience in an agency environment is ideal – where you can work across a range of clients, styles and challenges

• Proven experience in a digital creative environment - clearly understand the landscape, and can talk confidently to colleagues and clients about opportunities
• Comprehensive Adobe Creative Suite experience - advanced use of Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and After-Effect as a minimum, plus video software (open to a range of experience levels within video)
• We're looking for someone with an excellent eye for detail - ensuring all work leaving the creative department is of the highest standards possible, continuously reviewing work, and striving to improve the quality of design work in the agency.
• You will be a natural collaborator - facilitating and constantly improving collaboration between our departments and clients.
• You will be curious - constantly keeping up to date on latest trends, innovations and progression in design. You will gather and absorb as much inspiring and creative things as you can and share with your team, the agency and clients. What's new and exciting in our industry? What's going on in the wider world that might inspire our next project?
• You will always maintain a positive and solution-based attitude. We are considered the creative problem solvers for the agency and this needs to be evident in everything we do. The more impossible a task the bigger the opportunity is to excel, succeed and create!
• Deadline-oriented with the ability to prioritise and drive forward multiple projects at a time
• A proven ability to explain your creative thinking, and guide stakeholder decisions – you will have been able to present your creative work to colleagues and clients
• Bonus experience in at least one of these areas; Typography, Illustration, Photography & Video filming
• You will always maintain a positive and solution-based attitude. We are considered the creative problem solvers for the agency and this needs to be evident in everything we do. The more impossible a task the bigger the opportunity is to excel, succeed and create!
• Deadline-oriented with the ability to prioritise and drive forward multiple projects at a time
• A proven ability to explain your creative thinking, and guide stakeholder decisions – you will have been able to present your creative work to colleagues and clients
• Bonus experience in at least one of these areas; Typography, Illustration, Photography & Video filming

Please note, you must include a link to your portfolio in your application / CV.

Benefits

• Named in Campaign Magazine's Best Places to Work 7 years running
• Hybrid working
• Private Healthcare & Life Insurance
• 25 Days+ Holiday (increases every year)
• Annual Team Offsite and Regular Socials
• Culture: Open, Engaged & Inspirational Culture

We proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.