Junior Graphic Designer London, England
Job description
Junior Graphic Designer
Some careers open more doors than others.
If you’re looking for a career that will unlock new opportunities, join HSBC and experience the possibilities. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.
We are looking for a diligent and passionate junior graphic designer to join the Group Channels and Content team in Global Communications.
Under the direction of the Head of Creative, you will support the development and creation of multimedia assets for film, social media and corporate website. You are creative thinker, resourceful and meticulous with excellent design flair and relish the idea of working in a fun, fast-paced environment.
As a HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
In this role, you will:
- In line with brand guidelines, design and produce high quality and visually impactful digital assets for the HSBC website, social media channels, film, digital newsletters and more
- Conceptualise and produce rough layouts of art and copy: arrangement, size, type size and style, and related aesthetic concepts as per the creative brief
- Adjust designs and copy according to direction and feedback provided by stakeholders
- Support multimedia editor to produce creative design assets for inclusion in films
- Support the social media team to create paid and organic social media assets
- Accurately estimates the time required to complete work, and works successfully within time and cost constraints
- Write creative design briefs for external agencies
To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:
Essential:
- Solid working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, InDesign, Powerpoint
- Strong understanding of design principles: typography, photo art direction, composition, colour theory, proportion etc.
- Bachelor’s degree in graphic design and/or design experience in an agency or in-house
- Experience of producing high quality multimedia
- Strong portfolio demonstrating your talent
- Ability to learn new software, if needed, to accomplish projects
- Strong time management skills
- Ability to work and deliver multiple tasks/projects
- Willing to learn and interest in film production
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft programmes (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Teams)
- Excellent organisation skills with the ability to prioritise
- A friendly and confident manner that enables open and active dialogue with stakeholders
Desirable:
- Interest in video editing is a bonus
- Experience using Adobe After Effects
- Experience of working in a large complex organisation
- Experience of working within financial services
The base location for this role is London/Hybrid.
You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme, and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you would like to receive any information in a different way or would like us to do anything differently to help you apply for our roles, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk:
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 2078328500.
Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has processes in place to avoid nepotism. This means we will avoid circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.
