Graphic Designer

Our client is a leading design agency for the publishing industry based in rural Bedfordshire, they are incredibly well respected and are known for producing high quality, excellent design across both print and digital resources. They are now seeking a Graphic Designer to join their team, initially based in the office at least 4 days a week during training with the opportunity for hybrid working in future.

Benefits

• Salary: £23,000 - £28,000 depending on experience
• Location: Rural Bedfordshire (car essential unless close enough to cycle)
• Holiday: 20 days + bank holidays, increasing by 1 day per year to max. 25 days + bank holidays
• 37.5 hours a week
• Other benefits available on application including private medical insurance, profit related discretionary bonus and flexible Fridays

About you:

The preferred candidate will ideally have some experience in working with the Adobe Creative Suite and who is keen to work in a busy design and production environment, with an emphasis on excellence and the highest quality.

You might have limited experience in design but showcase a real desire to learn and work for an organisation who are constantly striving for excellence, or this might be an opportunity to move into an agency environment after doing other design work. Our client is prepared to train the right person as long as the desire to learn and deliver exceptional design is there.

You will need to be highly adaptable, able to shift priorities based on client needs and be able to deliver complex design projects to a high level of quality, within deadline.

The Role:

The Graphic Designer will primarily be responsible for using your design-based skills across the Adobe Creative Suite to design and produce publishing content across print and digital. You will be working across anything from cover design, to marketing material, to app design through to whole multi-level series. You will also be responsible for text formatting, page layout and making proof corrections in the production of books and other materials.

This is an extremely varied role and whilst technical design skills are important, so is the ability to be creative, and to showcase new ideas - whilst maintaining quality and the high standards this organisation are known for.

Our client is really open to experience, this could someone looking to take on their very first role, or someone who has a little more experience and is excited about using technical and creative design skills in a new, ambitious environment. The culture is highly supportive and they are very happy to train someone up in this role as long as that individual comes with a desire to learn, a focus on excellence, a can-do attitude and a drive to work hard and learn their craft.

This is such an exciting opportunity for the right candidate, we are looking for applications ASAP, click the link to apply and attach your CV!

For a full description of the role, please send your CV with a brief paragraph outlining your relevant skills.

Closing Date: Early applications may be prioritised.

** Inspired Search & Selection are a publishing recruitment specialist who operate an Equal Opportunities policy. We treat all employees and job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, disability or union membership status.