Junior Designer

Location: Grayling London (Holborn)/ Hybrid (3 days in the office)

Working Pattern: Full time, hybrid working (3 days in London office)

About the role 

We’re looking for a talented Junior-Midweight Designer with ideally around a years experience to join our growing Design studio. So if you’re looking to become a key part of a small, dynamic and ambitious team then read on…

We need you to have an excellent grasp on all graphic design principles and have a desire to show creative flare, along with a great handle on current and future design trends. We like to challenge the norms of design and as part of that, we’re placing ever greater importance on AI tools and platforms. We’d therefore love to hear from people who are well versed in this space and know how to get the most from it.

We’re looking for someone who is competent in PowerPoint presentations, report and document design and has a keen eye for typography. As well as being experienced in using Adobe software such as Photoshop and InDesign. A working knowledge of social media motion graphics would be an advantage but not mandatory. We’re looking or someone who is pro-active, keen to learn and develop and wants to be an active part of the team (not to just make up the numbers).

What will give you the edge 

PowerPoint Template design:

• Comfortable creating new templates or tidying up Presentations form existing.

Artificial Intelligence tools/Platforms:

• A good working knowledge of Mid Journey, Adobe Firefly, Stable Diffusion and
  Chat GTP.

Adobe Illustrator skills:

• Layout design, Infographic design
• Strong understanding of export settings and file management. 

Adobe Photoshop skills: 

• Image editing, photo manipulation, colour grading, mock up Creation. 
• Keeping files and layers clean and easy to for collaborators to pick up and work on.
• AI Generative fill techniques.

Adobe InDesign Key skills:

• Layout design, use of master slides and paragraph/character styles

Our promises to you

• Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working (where you can work two days a week from home)
• 25 days’ holiday, increasing by one day every year up to 30 days.
• Duvet morning on your birthday 
• Gifted time off over Christmas 
• Flexible benefits platform where you are in complete control of what you receive. It could be anything from dental to gym membership, wellbeing initiatives, training, discount deals or simply a contribution to everyday bills and subscriptions (think Netflix, Amazon, Spotify etc!)
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Work from anywhere for up to a period of two weeks per year.
• Free breakfasts & weekly drinks in the office
• Regular team socials and early finish Fridays. 
• An abundance of personal development opportunities, through our Grayling Advantage Academy (with courses ranging from writing, resilience, creativity and more) 
• External mentoring via Creative Access for anyone from an under-represented background
• New business and employee referral bonuses.
• Cycle to work scheme
• Health & wellbeing programmes, including discounted gym membership
• Employee Assistance Programme offering a 24/7 confidential advice line
• Life insurance

Get to know us

Grayling is the UK’s best-connected communications agency. With nine offices across the UK and 70 offices around the world, we create advantage for our clients through insight-led campaigns that deliver tangible results.

We’re in the top 5 of Newsweek's 100 UK Most Loved Workplaces due to our open and supportive environment and were ‘Highly Commended’ in the large consultancy of the year category in the 2022 PR Week awards. We’re a sociable bunch and life at Grayling will offer you a whole host of benefits including 4pm Friday finishes, hybrid working, regular training workshops and regular socials – not to mention the opportunity to work across award winning global campaigns!

We are proudly part of Accordience. Accordience is an international public relations, public affairs, financial and corporate communications group – made up of Grayling, Citigate Dewe Rogerson (CDR), Red and Cirkle.  Together, we have c.1,000 employees and operations in 30 countries. 

We believe diversity is strength. Our commitment at Grayling is to combine our employees’ unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build a more diverse and inclusive organization that represents all of us and the businesses we work with.  We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and will give fair consideration to all applicants regardless of age, gender identity, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, family or parental status, neurodiversity and disability status. 

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and will be very happy to provide any reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process. For any advice or assistance please contact lucy.southall@grayling.com