Graphic Designer Wolverhampton, England
Job description
The Creative Team here at OSB Group is looking for a new member to support the graphic design function. This team is full of innovative and friendly members that make up a solid structure of copywriters, videographers and graphic designers, all collaborating and contributing to a variety of diverse projects, spread out over the multiple brands that we support. With each brand holding its own unique look and feel, no two days are the same, as we tackle all areas of design, from event spaces, to product launch assets.
The high expectations from everyone here provides plenty of challenges for those looking to push themselves into the next stage of their career.
OSB Group is a leading specialist mortgage lender, primarily focused on carefully selected segments of the mortgage market. Our specialist lending is supported by our Kent Reliance and Charter Savings Bank retail savings franchises. Diversification of funding is provided by sophisticated securitisation platforms. OSB’s unique cost-efficient operating model is supported by our wholly-owned subsidiary OSBIndia.
What you will be doing:In this role, you will have the opportunity to be proactive, enthusiastic and creative, tackling all aspects of graphic design to support all marketing channels both online and offline. Producing work aimed externally to customers and brokers, and internally to colleagues. Collaborate within a team of creatives, alongside other graphic designers, digital UX/UI designers, copywriters, other marketeers, and external clients.
Every day is different in this busy and varied role, and you will gain exposure to a variety of design and marketing tasks as well as supporting with project work to support your career goals.
Your responsibilities will include…
- Researching and staying up to date with key modern design trends to ensure knowledge of branding best practices and design restrictions/capabilities across online platforms and print media.
- Completing regular competitor analysis ensuring our brands are market leading from a design perspective.
- Being able to generate and execute/visualise strong creative ideas to help move the brands onto the next level.
- Receiving and handing out constructive feedback, working closely in a team of other designers.
- Acting as a global design function for all brands. Knowing when to stick to brand guidelines, and when to move away from then in a creatively suitable manner.
- Creating online advertising campaigns, including email, PowerPoint presentations, social media artwork, trade banners on third party websites, digital adverts, website skins and posters.
- Creating offline advertising campaigns, including print ads, event artwork, posters, guides, documents, and forms.
- Travelling between the Wolverhampton, London and Chatham sites as and when required
We offer a base salary dependent on experience of between £28,000 - £32,000 and a competitive benefits package including:
- Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 12.5%
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee)
- Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection
- Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan
- Maternity & Adoption Leave – Occupational Maternity/Adoption Pay provided at 100% of salary for the first 13 weeks and at 50% of salary for the next 13 week period.
- Paternity Leave – 4 weeks of paid leave to be taken within 8 weeks of childbirth.
- Additional benefits such as Hybrid working, Cycle Purchase scheme, Technology Purchase scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Holiday purchase / sell schemes, Employee Perk Portals, Payroll giving and Save as you Earn scheme.
We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:
- Previous experience in a graphic design role.
- Previous experience working within agency or in-house design team.
- Graphic design qualification (Degree/GNVQ) is essential.
- The ability to work in high pressure situations, with short deadlines, moving between multiple brands if necessary.
We also believe that your career and how you progress is as unique as your individual personality. We continually support our people so they can become the best version of themselves.
What to do next:OSB Group are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and committed to treating all our employees and job applicants equally. We embrace equal opportunities and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.
As part of our public commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, we have introduced our own initiatives to attract, develop and advance senior women in our sector. We don’t stop there though, we have broadened our approach to encourage diversity and inclusion at all levels and in all roles. Our leadership and Executive Committee are right behind us, to the extent that our Diversity Champions sit at Board level and on a monthly basis receive updates on our progress.
All applicants must have rights to work in the UK and be willing to undertake the relevant pre-employment screening checks should your application be successful.
