Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer / Graduate Designer / Digital Designer / career progression / Training / Support 

EllisKnight Recruitment are working with a multi £bn global IT Services business that is looking to hire a Graphic Designer to join their current team based in Birmingham. The role will offer a hybrid working environment where you will work 3 days in the office each week and 2 days from home.

The graphic designer will support internal and external client design requirements across Digital and Print, Any video experience would also be helpful but not essential.

Duties:

• Liaising with internal clients to determine their design requirements
• Managing internal client projects through Smartsheet from initial brief through to design, print and delivery
• Working with internal clients, briefing and advising them with regard to design style, format, reproduction and timescales
• Developing concepts, graphics and layouts for illustrations, logos and digital formats
• Preparing initial concepts of material based on an agreed brief
• Reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements if required
• Liaising with external printers on a regular basis to ensure deadlines are met and material is printed to the highest quality
• Photo editing to specific company standards and colour grades
• Art-working to branded templates

Key Skills:

• Mac skills, especially with Adobe CC and Final Cut applications
• Exceptional creativity and innovation skills
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Professional approach to time, costs and deadlines

Desirable Skills

• Video editing and animation for video projects