Job description
Smarter Shows (Tarsus Group) are looking for a Junior Graphic Designer to join our creative team on a temporary 6-month contract with potential for permanent position at the end of this time. Reporting to the Art Director and working within the creative team, it is an excellent opportunity to design on a wide range of projects across multiple brands.
The successful candidate would work on a range of in-house design projects, primarily digital though with some print projects also. This will include social banners, motion graphics, video and print.
The position would suit a graphic design graduate (or equivalent). The candidate should be passionate and enthusiastic about design, have a hands-on attitude, a willingness to learn, have excellent attention to detail, and of course be a team player.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Requirements:
- Adobe Creative Suite - Primarily Adobe Indesign
- Methodical with an eye for detail
- Excellent technical ability and willingness to learn new skills and software
Desirable but not essential:
- Experience working with Video or motion graphics (Adobe Premier / After Effects)
- Photography skills
About us:
Smarter Shows are a vibrant and dynamic international exhibitions and conference organiser based in central Brighton. Our portfolio of technology focused annual events takes place in the US and Germany and spans a range of industries. Working in our newly refurbished central Brighton office you will benefit from the excellent location, travel opportunities, regular social events, flexible working hours, hybrid working and competitive holiday allowance.
At Smarter Shows offer the opportunity to grow, learn and develop with an exciting company, with training and development opportunities available. Over and above, we are looking for a team player who works hard, is a brilliant creative talent, and embraces our unique company culture.
Smarter Shows is a subsidiary of Tarsus Group, an international business-to-business (B2B) media company which owns and manages a portfolio of leading trade exhibitions in a range of sectors in China, South East Asia, Dubai, Turkey, the United States, Mexico and Europe. Tarsus reinforces its trade shows through the provision of online media, publications and conferences. The Group’s key brands include the Dubai Airshow, Labelexpo, Health Connect Partners, Hometex, Offprice, Zuchex, Smarter Shows, and Connect Meetings, and Tarsus Medical.
Tarsus was founded, and listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1998; with its head office in London. Tarsus was bought by private equity group Charterhouse Capital Partners in 2019 who successfully managed the business through Covid and grew the business through a series of strategic acquisitions, before agreeing to sell the Group to Informa plc in March 2023 for $940m.
Tarsus Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to preserving a diverse and inclusive work environment. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, citizenship, religion, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, marital status, or other legally protected status.
To apply for this role, please reply to this advert with your CV and portfolio.