Graphic Designer London, England
Job description
We're looking for an experienced Graphic Designer to join our team. Saracens Group helps impact the lives of 100,000 people locally, enriching lives through Sport and Entertainment, fighting racism and discrimination, powering gender equality, fostering mental well-being and promoting LGBTQ+ inclusion, all whilst powering some of the best sports teams in the world.
The role of Graphic Designer is central to our Marketing team in achieving our mission to engage our fans, partners and extended community. You will be required to provide internal design support across the entire group, with clear ownership of our graphic content to support communications and events for Saracens Rugby Club, its commercial partners and our other owned Saracens Group brands (including but not limited to Saracens Womens’ Rugby Team, Saracens Mavericks Netball Team, MBN Events & the UK Investor Show).
As an excellent graphic designer with experience of working in both B2B and B2C environments, preferably from a sport, media or entertainment background, you will work with a range of media including photography and animation using platforms within Adobe creative suite and Microsoft office applications. Using innovative and creative thinking, you will take written or spoken ideas from conception through to execution and delivery. You will be adept at managing projects through our internal software and be able to liaise with printers, freelancers, and all internal stakeholders to hit deadlines.
Saracens is an inclusive, people first organisation. A core part of achieving our mission is that our workforce is diverse and reflective of the community that we serve. There will be no discrimination in our recruitment and selection processes, nor when considering pay and benefits. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for the position and join us on our mission to enrich lives through sport and entertainment. (You can read more about diversity and inclusion here).
Our mission at Saracens Group is to enrich lives through sport and entertainment. We can only do this through the continued engagement of our fans, customers, and partners. If you are a creative and motivated individual who is excited by the idea of working with a dynamic entertainment industry marketing team, we’d love to hear from you.
DETAILS
- JOB TITLE: Graphic Designer
- LOCATION: StoneX Stadium
- CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, full time
- SALARY: £26,000
- RESPONSIBLE FOR: Management of external freelancers and junior designers
- INTERNAL LIAISON: Internal departments/Training Ground
- EXTERNAL LIAISON: Media Agencies
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:
- Using your creativity to communicate key messages and promote Saracens Group products and solutions to attract our target audiences. This involves communicating across multiple channels, including print and digital (website and social media).
- Owning the asset library, being responsible for existing material updates together with the design and creation of new materials.
- Taking briefs from internal stakeholders to create content, and confidently pushing boundaries to produce creative which is both innovative and powerful.
- Working with multiple stakeholders to collaborate effectively across the whole Saracens group including partners and corporate sponsors.
- Ensuring the brand guidelines and brand identity are followed in the business and externally (including internal brands).
- Taking part in client meetings, where appropriate, to lead, and advice on how best proceeding (briefing, deadlines, etc).
- Defining creative concepts (campaigns, assets for social media, internal brands).
- Organising, prioritising and managing design schedules to ensure on-time delivery of briefs.
YOU SHOULD APPLY IF:
- You have a minimum 3 years’ experience within a similar industry or can show us why this doesn’t matter (a degree in Media or a related area is desirable but not essential).
- You have advanced knowledge of design trends.
- You have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- You have the ability to inspire customer trust and confidence.
- You are passionate about social media and design.
- You have the ability to multi-task, think fast and to deliver solutions to customer requirements.
- You have a relentless focus on and obsession with delivering exceptional design support.
- You thrive in and promote a culture of hard work, discipline, honesty, and humility to deliver results.
- You manage projects, activities, and resources effectively, assuming personal ownership and accountability for results.
- You are a team player, confident working with clients and external agencies.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications should be made by submitting a CV and covering letting incorporating suitability to the role. Please also submit a link to your portfolio(s)
Applications should be sent to Sangita Asani, People Business Partner at [email protected].
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 21st JULY 2023 AT 5PM.
Saracens Group positively welcomes and seeks to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment. We encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £26,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Bachelor's (preferred)
Experience:
- Graphic design: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London
Application deadline: 21/07/2023
Reference ID: Graphic 1
Expected start date: 14/08/2023
