Junior Designer – Full time office-based Portsmouth – £25,000 - £27,000 depending on experience
The Graphic Design House is a full-service design agency based in Portsmouth that produces inspirational creative for ambitious brands. We are truly integrated, bringing creative ideas and executions to life across every touch point, across every medium; from print and web, to social and animation. We do it all -and we do it well!
We are looking for a Junior Designer to join our growing studio team. Our team focuses on a collaborative, hands on approach. Priding ourselves on building trusted client relationships, many of our clients are longstanding and loyal partners. We understand their business and as a result we know how to help them grow and improve the products and services they want to deliver, helping to maintain their success for the present and future. The perfect fit for us would be a junior who can fit into this dynamic well, bringing their skillsets and their passion to help elevate our work from the ground up, both with longstanding clients and new ones.
As Junior Designer you will enjoy working in a friendly, enriching and fast paced environment. With ample support and direction, you will be responsible for managing smaller projects, whilst collaborating with our senior design team on larger projects to develop your own creative processes.
What is on offer:
· Competitive salary
· Excellent career opportunities
· Dynamic and vibrant atmosphere within a multi-channel agency
· Cycle to work scheme
· Company pension scheme (basic rate)
· Holiday starting from 20 days plus bank holidays
· Mentorship from designers with decades of experience
Summary of the Junior Designer role:
· Working on both existing and new designs, both with ownership and with support from the team
· Designing to customer specifications, within budgets to secure profitable business for The Graphic Design House.
· Liasing with Studio Manager, Creative Lead, Accounts team and the client to ensure a timely and accurate delivery of individual job requirements.
· Utilising your current design skills in Adobe daily, whilst learning valuable skills and knowledge about design for print and digital.
· Producing large and small projects with maximum efficiency, accuracy and consistency.
· Having a keen eye for detail and checking artwork to mitigate problems post signoff.
· Having allocated time to learn and understand the printing processes.
· Honing your design skills both independently with training programs, and with the expertise of our experienced design team.
· Striving to deliver above and beyond customer expectation.
· Being responsible in managing your time to ensure all work is completed on time and on budget.
· Asking questions with a growth mindset to develop skills and understand processes more.
Skills & Experience (must have):
· A Degree in Graphic Design or equivalent
· An understanding of design fundamentals, as well as design for print
· Technical proficiency within Adobe Suite, mainly InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator (After Effects is a bonus)
· Strong communication skills both written and verbal
· The ability to collaborate and share work, with design thinking in mind
· Be highly organised
· Have strong time management skills
To join our team as a Junior Designer please send your CV and portfolio along with your cover letter. CVs without a cover letter or portfolio will not be considered.
Pay: £25,000.00-£27,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
