Junior Brand Designer London
Job description
The Age UK brand is continually evolving, and we are recruiting for a Junior Brand Designer to make the Age UK brand come alive to both internal and external audiences, helping to carry the brand forward in its evolution.
This exciting opportunity will support the Senior Brand Designer and the Senior Brand Identity Manager by creating, publishing and managing Age UK’s brand and campaign assets ensuring overall creativity, consistency and compliance.
As Junior Brand Designer, you’ll be diligent, conscientious, and with a keen and creative eye for detail. You will be given creative freedom within the projects you work on as part of the team and have the initiative to lead on projects and tasks without continuous direction; whilst adhering to Age UK’s brand guidelines. You must have experience across a variety of print and digital design practices.
This is a hybrid opportunity, a blend of homebased and office working. Our linked office for this role is in London and you would be expected to attend the office at least one day a month.
Must haves:
- Strong experience in all aspects of print and digital design.
- Exceptional creative, layout and typographic ability.
- Ability to work within brand guidelines to develop creative solutions that exceed industry standards.
- Track record of producing superb design solutions online, offline demonstrable through a portfolio of work.
- Keen attention to detail and a passion for high standards of design and implementation.
- Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly PhotoShop, Illustrator and InDesign.
- Team-player, keen to inspire colleagues.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to prioritise and manage a fast-moving workload to deliver projects on time and on brief.
- Graphic design degree level qualified or above.
Great to haves:
- Experience of working with external creative agencies.
- Experience of creating pre-press print tasks and liaising with printers.
- Experience of developing retail communications would be a benefit but is not essential.
- Passion to join one of the UK’s leading charities helping to make a difference in the lives of older people.
What we offer in return
- Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP.
- Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan.
- Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
- Heka Fitness & Wellbeing Benefit.
- You Did It Awards – recognition awards from £100-250.
Additional Information
For a full list of benefits please click here https://www.ageuk.org.uk/about-us/jobs/employee-benefits/
Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria. We welcome requests for flexible working.
Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.
Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.
Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
