Middleweight Graphic Designer

An exciting new role has opened up to join our creative team.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5+ years of branding and communications experience, working as a mid-weight designer within an agency environment.

Working in corporate, retail and placemaking sectors, you will support our design directors, graphic, interior and retail delivery teams, across a variety of needs, including the creation of brand identities, producing and developing brand guidelines, creative campaign direction and marketing communications.

At Beyond, we work with a proactive attitude, with each team member pitching in to support others who are under pressure – no job is above or beneath anyone. We are looking for someone with a friendly, positive personality, who is always keen to get involved and contribute to a great work environment.

The structure of our agency allows us to fast-track the right people into key roles, there is opportunity for someone looking to grow and progress into a senior role.

We work with big established businesses as well as small start-ups – No two weeks are ever the same. Our people combine outstanding creativity with sophisticated commercial strategies needed to bring brands to life and deliver extraordinary long-term results. We work hard and deliver big.

Key responsibilities:

• To support the Head of 2D and team in the creation well-crafted and strategically aligned design responses.

• Ability to understand and interpret briefs autonomously and as part of the design team, under guidance of seniors.

• Understanding of brand strategy and the ability to turn that into highly effective concepts with a clear idea.

• Exercising strong creative thinking and problem solving to produce and develop original ideas and design concepts or branding design systems.

• Confident in conceptual design and development across print, digital, environmental graphics and signage systems.

• Experience in placemaking and environmental design advantageous.

• Visualise and execute concepts to a high standard.

• Experience in seeing projects from start to finish and ability to supply or oversee the delivery of artwork to professional production standards, including large format and environmental graphics.

• All rounder with a hands-on approach, a strong team player.

• Self-starter with good-time keeping.

• Meeting demanding timescales, balancing multiple projects, whilst maintaining the highest standards.

• Outstanding accuracy and attention to detail.

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

• Photography, illustration and /or motion graphics skills are highly beneficial.

• Copywriting skills beneficial.

Skills and Qualifications:

• 5+ years in a mid-weight role within an agency environment.

• Degree in design or related field.

• Fluent with Adobe Creative Suite - Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop to a high standard.

• A folio of creatively executed design showcasing variety of work across multiple platforms.

Benefits:

• Salary dependant on experience.

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).

• Extra day off on your birthday- and you will also receive a little birthday treat from Beyond.

• Company pension scheme

• Quarterly social events

Location: Hammersmith (2 compulsory days a week in the office – more if you prefer). Your normal working hours will be 7.5 hours per day (9:00am – 5:30pm).