Designer
Job Description
Torpedo is a creative B2B Marketing agency based in Oxfordshire. We have a working from home flexible policy, we love our staff to come into office at least once a week to enjoy all the benefits of working from our beautiful, converted-barn office.
We are looking for a talented, all-round graphic designer with an eye for great design, and an uncompromising desire to deliver outstanding creative. A ‘can-do attitude’ and ability to work under pressure is essential. We love someone with a keen eye and a passion to deliver the highest standard of creative work.
Role & responsibilities
- Work closely with our talented design, motion, copy, UX, digital and client service teams - and occasionally external specialists - to create outstanding design solutions.
- Take responsibility for multiple tasks, projects and priorities to ensure they are all delivered on time and to the highest possible standard.
- Be involved at all stages of the creative process - from interpreting a brief, through to creating concepts, setting the visual style, and delivering creative to the required formats.
- Use your experience, knowledge and passion to actively contribute to team creative brainstorms.
Technical skills & experience
- Excellent layout, colour and typography skills combined with a positive ‘can-do’ highly organised approach.
- Experience of creating illustrations and vector artwork for print, digital and motion applications.
- Advanced skills in Adobe XD, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are essential, and working knowledge of other Adobe Creative Cloud applications and workflows would be advantageous.
- Experience of working within the parameters of large corporate branding guidelines.
- Previous agency experience, within a creative or digital environment, and proven experience of delivering multiple projects to tight timescales.
- A genuine passion for all things design related, with a relentless desire to push the boundaries of design.
Company Benefits
We like to look after our team and provide a lot of benefits. This is all the normal stuff we offer but, with the pandemic going on, some of these have been put on the back-burner for a while for safety reasons. We’re bringing it all back now – we’ve missed our parties and the pick ‘n’ mix!
Wherever you’re working from:
- Flexible working
- 25 days holiday (increasing to 28 days after five years) plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Bupa health insurance
- Bupa dental insurance
- Bupa wellbeing health expenses cash plan
- Conferences and training
- Regular social events including the Christmas Party and the famous Torpedo Summer Family Fun Day
- Annual Torpedo Awards
- Team challenges such as Blenheim Triathlon, 3 Peaks, Tough Mudder, Jurassic Walk
- Cycle to work bike scheme
- Free annual flu vaccination
- Sports teams including running, football and netball.
- Income Protection
And for when you’re in the office:
- Modern agency environment in a converted barn
- Excellent location with free parking
- Charging points if you drive electric
- Covered bike shed
- Showers
- Use of on-site swimming pool and tennis court
- Free fruit in the office every week
- Copious amounts of tea and coffee
- Tasty snacks and pick ‘n’ mix sweets
- Breakout area with large TV
- Sonos sound system with shared playlists