Junior Digital Designer

Give a Grad a Go is hiring! We are looking for a Digital Designer to join our marketing team. If you have a background in graphic design, along with an interest in marketing, this Graduate Designer role in London could be perfect for you - apply to join us today!

Company profile - Give a Grad a Go

In this Junior Digital Designer role in London, you will be joining us! We’re Give a Grad a Go - a market-leading recruitment agency and early career talent community. Our mission is two-fold: to help graduates secure their ideal graduate role, whilst helping their client's businesses grow by matching them to high-quality and well-suited candidates.

We work with a range of exciting companies, from large multinationals such as Google and Verizon, right through to some of the UK’s fastest-growing startups on the cusp of huge success! We're now on the lookout for a bright and creative Junior Digital Designer to join our talented in-house Marketing team to play a crucial part in growing and developing the Give a Grad a Go brand.

Our office is a lively and fun place to be (check out our Instagram & TikTok!) - filled with collaboration, supporting each other, and an eclectic mix of music on the Sonos... We’re continuously working to build a company culture that fosters graduate talents. Throughout our three core teams - Sales, Marketing, and Operations - we encourage collaboration and inclusivity to ensure that everyone has the space to flourish.

Job description - Junior Digital Designer

In this Junior Digital Designer job in London, you will be the sole designer within this team. You'll need to be an all-rounder, as you’ll be taking ownership of creating engaging marketing assets, including (but not limited to): email templates, infographics, web, and social media, printed, video content for ads and digital collateral, as well as offering creative assistance to the wider marketing team.

You'll be involved not only in the design stage, but be working alongside the marketing team from start to finish for each project. As well as taking on a range of marketing and design responsibilities, you'll also get the chance to put forward new ideas and have a real say in the direction of our marketing and digital strategy.

As our client base and service offering grows, you’ll be collaborating with our clients and be expected to take ownership of certain client accounts, creating visuals, and working on campaigns to help boost their online presence to our graduate audience.

Key responsibilities - Junior Digital Designer

In this Graphic Design job in London, your responsibilities will include:

• Creating engaging visual assets for Give a Grad a Go's marketing channels: email marketing campaigns, web content, printed collateral, infographics, PDFs, social media, paid media, as well as various other ad hoc projects.
• Creating vital sales material for the UK and Australia branch, from data organisation and content writing to creative thought sessions and start to finish design.
• Delivering image and video content that is fresh, engaging, and on-brand and utilising our SEO best practices and sharing content across social media.
• Creating visuals for our clients and setting up PPC and Social Ad Campaigns.
• Hosting regular meetings with our clients to get feedback.
• Consistently thinking up new creative ideas and ways to market to students, graduates, and employers.
• Self-proofing to ensure that all work is accurate and of high quality.
• Being our brand guardian - ensuring that all creative content is consistent and on-brand.
• Supporting the wider marketing team on a range of tasks - including creating and updating monthly newsletters, scheduling posts for social media, photography, content creation, etc.
• Contributing to creative thought sessions and researching new ideas.
• Assist the wider marketing team with building and establishing our brand. We want to hear your ideas and utilise your creative experience to help build and maintain a consistent brand that represents Give a Grad a Go and what we do.

Job requirements - Junior Digital Designer

• Some experience of professional design work, either from placements, full-time work, or freelance work.
• A degree in a design-focused course (alongside Marketing is a plus), such as Digital Media Design, Marketing and Design, Communication Design, Graphic Design, or similar.
• A portfolio with examples of your design work, primarily marketing and commercial design.
• Excellent skills in a professional design software of your choice - we use a combination of InDesign and other Adobe Creative Suite software but work primarily in Figma. Any previous Figma knowledge is a huge plus, but you'll receive any support and training needed to get your Figma skills up to scratch.
• Someone who is witty and has a good sense of humour, to create engaging and funny social media content and memes.
• Some video editing skills are a plus, anywhere from basic iMovie knowledge to professional software experience like Premier Pro.
• The ability to work to deadlines and juggle a range of tasks at any given time.
• Someone who can work autonomously on smaller projects, as a small team on larger projects, and also as a key member within a larger team.
• Additional bonus if you have some HTML skills, basic CSS skills, and photography skills.
• Excellent attention to detail is a must as well as very good written and verbal communication skills as you will be liaising with some of our marketing services clients weekly.

Benefits of the job - Junior Digital Designer

• A competitive starting salary of £26,000 - £28,000 depending on experience level.
• Hybrid working model; we will ensure you get set up with your own company laptop when you are required to work from home. You will work from home on Mondays & Fridays but will be required to be in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
• We take your personal and professional development seriously - thanks to our regular reviews we help you to put together your own plan for how you would like to develop professionally.
• We close between Christmas and New Year, and those days won’t come out of your holiday allowance.
• Your birthday day off - birthdays are for treating yourself so we make sure you relax and have the day off work.
• We finish early most Fridays - which makes your weekend feel that bit longer!
• Quarterly company-wide events - to keep everyone’s spirits high! Anything from book club, bingo, axe throwing, rounders, dodgeball, baking, ping-pong, bowling, karaoke...and much more! Our social committee is on hand to help organise fun activities for everyone to get involved in!
• 3 paid charity days per year - allowing you to take time out to volunteer and fundraise in the local community.
• Access to BUPA Healthcare after probation – this cash plan gives you access to a whole host of benefits, including dental, optical, therapy, health assessments, and BUPA Employee Assistance Programme. It also provides access to confidential support services for advice relating to finance, legal, family care, and CBT.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave after 2 years’ service.
• Access to weekly virtual and monthly in-person yoga classes – whether you want to take time during your breaks to relax in the office (we have yoga mats for everyone's use!) or in the comfort of your own home.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 30 days remote work abroad once you reach a senior level in the business – perfect for those who love to travel!
• Read more about what it's like to work for us here: https://www.giveagradago.com/about-us/work-for-us

Are you looking for Graphic Design opportunities, Social Media Designer roles, or Digital Graphics opportunities in London? Interested in becoming the newest member of Give a Grad a Go's marketing team? If you have a background in design and are looking for a creative role with lots of autonomy, apply for this Designer job in London today!

Give a Grad a Go is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, disability or other. We are continually finding ways to improve the way we work, read our Diversity and Inclusion promise for more information about this.