Graphic Designer (Middleweight)

MAPP is the UK’s leading specialist in commercial property and asset management, with over £30bn of property under management for a variety of UK and overseas Fund Managers, REITs and other property owners.

MAPP believes that property management can be a force for good. That’s why we make buildings work, not just for profit, but for people and the planet too. MAPP has created V1.0, V2.0, V3.0 and V4.0 versions of Property Management, to help clients and occupiers navigate the new landscape, and to ensure we deliver a fully integrated and holistic approach.

Let’s be honest, most job descriptions read like a recipe without a clear picture of what the final product looks like; so you see a list of ingredients without the image of what it looks like. We want to give you a picture of who we are and the role we are looking to fill and if this sounds exciting and you would like to join us; do apply.

So much of the world of work is about values and culture. We want to work with people who are awesome, in an organisation that makes a difference, do a job that adds value and be rewarded for all our effort and hard work. At MAPP, we work towards making this all happen and to be a great place to work.

We are a values driven organisation, you can see that because of our decision to become a B Corp (and the largest real estate consultancy in the UK to do so). We want you to learn and grow, to challenge yourself and be the best you can be. As an organisation, we are growing and have done so for the last 5 years. We promote on average about 10% of our office based roles in a year. We have fun together with events and opportunities to connect, grow and learn with study days as well as giving back to our communities with charity days and fundraising events.

This role gives you the opportunity to be a part of all of this and we would love you to apply. We know that some individuals don’t apply for a role unless they feel that they fit 100% or cover everything. If you would like to work with us and feel that you can do much that this role requires, even if you are not quite 100% there, please give it a go and apply. We are always on the lookout for great character, that is what makes us MAPP people, and if that is you, we would love to meet you!

Title Middleweight Graphic Designer

Team Marketing

Who Does This Role Report Into? Creative and Design Manager

Role Summary

The purpose of the role is to work closely with the Creative and Design Manager as well as the Marketing team to elevate the baseline of MAPP brand and branded materials throughout the business for all audiences – Internal (corporate teams) and External (clients, potential clients, occupiers, recruitment candidates and our industry peers).

• Support the Creative and Design Manager to develop the MAPP brand through strategic brand projects
• Work closely with the Marketing team to design a wide variety of marketing collateral including brochures, event collateral, large-scale print and branded merchandise.
• Work closely with the Communications team to ensure their content meets the MAPP brand expectations including sourcing imagery, design for social media posts and email newsletter design.
• Work directly with the Business Development Coordinator to design compelling tender winning documents, capability statements and new business marketing collateral.
• Work with site teams and external printers to ensure site signage and printed material meets the quality expected of the brand at our managed properties.
• Update and monitor the MAPP brand on all third party software and client reports.
• Oversee the quality of all ‘designed’ material produced across our business and sites, including coaching and training colleagues and new starters on formatting and enhancing the MAPP brand on their documents
• Manage and foster newer members of the Marketing team, helping them to understand internal and external processes, and aiding them in becoming pivotal parts of our team.
• Work closely with Partners to develop the brand identities of RE-DEFINED, Energy by MAPP and Building Consultancy by MAPP to create brand assets, merchandise and marketing collateral in cohesion with the parent brand.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Understand the MAPP brand and what makes us unique
• Help the Marketing Manager to plan ‘design’ resource to deliver our marketing plan and requests from the business.
• Briefing external agencies and freelancers for the production of key collateral when required e.g. brochure creation, reports etc.
• Ad-hoc design briefs from marketing and the rest of the business e.g. signage, presentations, reports etc. using Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft and the Google Suite, as required.
• Support our new business efforts by putting together high-stakes tender documents alongside our Business Development Coordinator.
• Manage individual expectations in associated departments, when pulling together documents.
• Write and edit document content, as required.
• Commission, art direct and edit photography and film (with external resources), when required.

Competencies

• Ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally
• Ability to work under pressure
• Strong teamwork
• Ability to manage multiple projects, to strict deadlines
• Self-starter – be able to use own initiative and work autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to prioritise efficiently

Skills (People & Technical)

• Skilled in Adobe Creative Suite, including Indesign, Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
• Experience in design for print - including brochures, artwork for merchandise and large-scale print
• Digital design experience - including HTML emails (MailChimp) and design for web/CMS (Wordpress)
• Experience in working with brand guidelines and working with external freelancers and design agencies to ensure MAPP brand guidelines are met
• Some video/animation experience advantageous
• Experience in using Canva to produce editable templates also advantageous
• Excellent project management skills from start to finish
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must work well in a team
• Creativity
• Excellent organisational skills
• Strong desktop formatting skills and knowledge - using both Microsoft Office systems (Word, Excel, PPT) and G Suite systems (Pages, Slides and Sheets)
• Excellent attention to detail with excellent proofreading skills

Values & Behaviour

• Exhibition of MAPP Values
• Avoid Ambiguity, Appreciative, Adventurous, Authentic and Accountable
• Self Management including showing initiative, being proactive and meeting deadlines
• Embracing Change including Technology
• Engaging with the Big Picture
• Great service delivery including working in partnership with internal and external individuals and good communicating in written and verbally
• Achieving Results and Prioritise Work including attention to delivery to all stakeholders
• Innovative Solutions and Problem Solving
• Developing Self and Others and willing to Learn
• Interpersonal and Relationship skills capable of communicating at various levels including meetings with occupiers, client, supplier and wider stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communications including report writing

Level of Experience and Salary Range

• Minimum 4 years experience of working in a graphic designer role
• 25 days holiday leave per year including bank holidays
• Our hours are 9am-5.30pm Mon-Fri, we like to keep to these working hours
• Generous benefit package
• A focus on your positive mental health
• Hybrid working from home and from the London office, three team days a week currently.
• £30-£38k per annum for this full time position