We love what we do, we’re proud of our brand and excited for the future.
TrustFord, the UK's largest Ford dealership group, are searching for an experienced and innovative designer to join our fast-paced marketing team. You will have a natural passion for design and will be challenged by a wide variety of projects, from online to offline, print and POS artwork. You will report in to our senior designer, and will work alongside the wider marketing team from our site in Huddersfield.
This role is to produce impactful and exciting creative to support the company's brand and marketing campaigns, to drive sales and achieve business objectives.
This role is a 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Working alongside the senior designer to fulfil all artwork requests to a high standard
- Work collaboratively with cross functional teams – Digital, CRM and core marketing, as well as with other colleagues and departments within our business
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum 3 years' experience in a similar role
- Adobe Creative Suite skills - InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. (After Effects would be advantageous but not essential.)
- Layout and typography skills, with an eye for detail, and an ability to easily liaise between print and digital artwork
- Maintain a good level of communication with team members
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Demonstrate a passion for and understanding of graphic design and the creative world
OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE
- Happy to accept ownership of tasks and work produced
- An impressive portfolio
- Knowledge of design, development and implementation
- A good adaptability to different situations
- Can operate at pace and with a sense of urgency
- Strong communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Great organisational skills
- An interest in the automotive industry
Together with our generous rewards and structured approach to training and development, we offer real job security and every opportunity to progress. So if you are committed and are looking for a career, please apply online.
When completing your application please include a link to your portfolio/work examples or include a PDF with your CV showing examples of your previous work.
This is a Hybrid role working on site and also from home (the first 3 months during probation will be worked from the office full time, you will then move on to hybrid working from month 4).
In addition to receiving a competitive salary, for the right candidate this position will offer:
Industry leading package
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) in addition to an annual leave purchase & sale scheme
- Pension Scheme & Life Assurance
- Ford Privilege vehicle purchase scheme
- Discount on Service, Bodyshop and Parts
- 1 day each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice
- Cycle to work purchase scheme
- Access to Perks at Work discount website
When completing your application please give specific detail of your experience, skills and previous responsibilities that you believe would be relevant to the role you are applying for. We blind recruit therefore our Recruiting Managers will not see your personal details or your CV until you have been selected to attend an interview. Our application form is your opportunity to detail all of your experience as you would on your CV.
For your first 2 days in the business, you’ll be attending our fantastic residential induction academy. This is at a lovely hotel in the heart of the Northampton countryside, where you’ll learn all about our business before you start your new role.
Our PPA is what makes TrustFord. Our Network Groups support us in allowing for every colleague to respect and care for one another no matter what... be it your race, ability, gender, or who you love. This helps us to develop inclusive and diverse teams, truly representative of the communities that we operate in. We welcome applications from everyone. We work with our colleague network Groups - including our Race, LGBTQ+, Disability and Gender Networks to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.
To request any adjustments, please ask this during the application stage or contact the Recruitment Team.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - To help us be more inclusive, requests for flexible working will be considered at any point in your application or employment. Although we may deem this may not be suitable for every role, we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to contact our recruitment team to discuss any requirements you may have.
TrustFord is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on any grounds other than ability to carry out the job role.
All offers of employment are subject to a background check.
We advertise our vacancies to attract candidates and not agency suppliers. If we need agency assistance then we will contact agencies from our Preferred Supplier List. Any speculative CVs we receive will not be accepted as an introduction.
