Graphic Designer, Digital Marketing Design,

Please apply on our Barnett Waddingham Careers Page

With over 1400 people across 9 offices, we are proud to be a leading independent UK consultancy at the forefront of risk, pensions, investment and insurance.We act for a wide range of clients, large and small, in both the private and public sectors including 15% of FTSE 350 firms with a defined benefit pension scheme.

Were looking for a digitally minded Graphic Designer to join our friendly and experienced Marketing team on a permanent basis as we take on exciting new projects and continue to develop our visual brand.

The Design team works in partnership with all areas of the business to deliver the growth objectives of the firm. Our work includes the creation of designed material and promotional content, and management of our social media channels to improve brand awareness, consistency and coherence.

Reporting directly in to the Design Lead, the Graphic Designer is responsible for the successful delivery of a wide range of work, typically including the production of digital design assets like corporate literature, advertisements, newsletters and presentations.

This is a full-time position based from our Birmingham office and will be worked under our flexible-working 'WorkSmart' framework where you will have the option to share your time between the office and home.

As part of the team, youll be responsible for successfully delivering a wide range of design solutions, primarily the production of digital design assets such as interactive brochures, online advertisements, email newsletters, social content and webpages. This would all be underpinned by our visual brand, which you will need to execute consistently and confidently as part of your role.

The ideal candidate will bring creative ideas to the table, be open to questioning design briefs and its essential they keep themselves abreast of current design trends in an ever-changing digital world.

Responsibilities:

Design work

• Create HTML emails
• Create artwork for our company webpages
• Produce landing pages, videos, social posts and supporting assets for marketing campaigns
• Create engaging digital adverts to use across a range of online media
• Produce design solutions for online literature like interactive PDFs
• Proactively develop our online design portfolio, inc idea generation and research
• Develop visual ideas for animated assets such as explainer videos
• Produce visuals to be used across our key social media channels
• Develop creative solutions for our extensive events programme to ensure a strong and cohesive brand is developed to enhance attendance and marketplace presence
• Design and production of Microsoft templates for company use (inc Word and PowerPoint)
• Produce artwork within existing design templates
• Produce internal communications and newsletters as necessary

Print work

• Assist with print management and administration duties to get the best quality and value from our external suppliers

Promotion of the department

• Maintain good working relationships across the firm, particularly with Partners and Associates
• Be a role model and ambassador for the Marketing Team

Development

• Maintain good working knowledge of design trends and latest skills required

The above is intended to describe the general nature and responsibilities of the role and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties or responsibilities of employees in this role.

• You will ideally have a Degree or equivalent in Graphic Design or similar, or be qualified by experience
• Previous graphic design experience is required (ideally around 2+ years in a graphic design role is expected, although not essential)
• Experience working within professional services or financial services is an advantage
• You will be able to present a varied portfolio of digital work, demonstrating the ability to meet challenging client briefs creatively
• Your work must show keen attention to detail with typography, editorial layouts and use of imagery
• You will have a comprehensive working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud with particular proficiency in InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects (please list those you are competent using during the application process)
• Dreamweaver and Premiere Pro proficiency an advantage
• Advanced front-end web design and HTML knowledge to develop online solutions is beneficial

Core & Flexible Benefits:

• Competitive discretionary annual bonus
• Core benefits paid for by BW including life assurance, group income protection, private medical cover and 25 days holiday per year with holiday trading
• A generous pension scheme where we contribute 8% of your salary from day one of your employment
• Employee Assistance Programme to support you and your family through any concerns or challenges you may experience
• A comprehensive range of voluntary benefits to suit your life stage and lifestyle including a tech scheme, cycle to work scheme, dental cover, healthcare cash plan, health assessments, critical illness cover, extension of private medical cover or life assurance to family members, gym membership, travel insurance and a broad range of discounts at hundreds of retailers including supermarkets, fitness centres, travel and leisure companies
• Fresh fruit, hot and cold drinks provided free of charge in all of our offices

Giving Something Back:

• 1 paid volunteering day per year as a commitment to our Corporate Social Investment
• Support your favourite charity with the "Give as You Earn" option
• Match-funding for individuals raising money for a recognised charity
• Our corporate social investment programme is an integral part of what we do and is focused on ensuring that our overall impact is a positive one. We recognise that we have an impact that goes beyond our core activities.

Values: our values are PRINCIPLED, RESPECT, QUALITY AND PARTNERSHIP - they are important to us and we want them to be important to you as well.

Wellbeing: employee wellbeing has always been important to us and our approach is to create an environment where individuals will be engaged at work, successful in what they do and able to achieve their full potential, benefiting both their self and the business. BW offer a great range of employee benefits as we believe it's important individuals are supported in making choices which are flexible enough to meet their needs and help support their wellness.

Diversity: we are committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce where people from all backgrounds, beliefs and perspectives can thrive, feel welcome and develop to their full potential. Our recruitment processes are designed to be fair and consistent and enable candidates to compete on a level playing field. We recognise that diversity today means more than race and gender. This is why we created an environment where a variety of different voices are encouraged and heard through our employee network groups. The groups work together to build an inclusive and diverse place for us all to work. We have attained the Disability Confident Committed status and are actively working towards the next level, Disability Confident Employer.

Your progression:we offer career progression opportunities and a focus on training and professional development to provide you with the tools and skills to thrive. We also offer study support for relevant professional or skills qualifications.

Other activities: we have clubs, sporting events, social, cultural and belief groups across our offices if youd like to join in and meet like-minded people.

Please apply on our Barnett Waddingham Careers Page

Postal applications should be sent to: Talent Acquisition, Barnett Waddingham, St James's House, St James Square, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 3PR

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