Junior Graphic Designer

Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive. 

At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.

How you’ll make an impact

You’ll work in our internal creative team with marketing teams to connect to our customers, potential customers and partners with great design and concepts. You’ll be a key part of a team that constantly applies fresh thinking and creative solutions to marketing challenges.

What you’ll do

This role is part of The Hub (Xero’s internal creative and design department) and will be based in our

London office. While part of the Hub team, you’ll work closely with our design group from other regions.

You’ll work closely with other Hub members and a broad range of internal stakeholders and to execute their advertising and marketing needs. This work will likely be a combination of adapting existing material, from around the Network, as well as creating new designs and campaign concepts.

You’ll apply creative thinking to produce concepts and designs that can be further developed and crafted into world-class communications for Xero in all formats. You’ll contribute to Hub and Xero culture and help improve the way we do things around here. You’ll also develop yourself – working at Xero’s an opportunity to grow, develop and learn from established creatives, leaders and marketers. 

• Strategy – You’ll find the key insights that inform the idea behind everything you and the Hub teamcreate. You’ll present your work and support the presentation of your team’s work internally.
• Creative – You’ll be an ideas person first. All creative, from design, art direction and copy to PR, content and events, needs to start with an idea. As such, you’ll be expected to find your groove with adapting and generating ideas that are expressed visually, with words, and in the experiences we offer people. You’ll be comfortable working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to refine, push and build on ideas and to communicate those ideas to others.
• Craft – You’re versed in digital creative and design, and possibly have an understanding of print too. You’ll be creating campaigns and communications that consider our SEO and SEM strategies. You’ll also need to quickly get up to speed with crafting non-digital campaigns and communications for print, events, and outdoor advertising.

• Proven industry experience in digital design and marketing
• An eye for design and conceptual thinking
• Design software/platform proficient, e.g. Adobe Design, Illustrator and Photoshop
• Experience in using Figma would be advantageous
• User interface design
• User experience skills
• Operating within tight timeframes
• Ability to manage several projects at a time
• Basic presentations skills

Why Xero?

At Xero we support many types of flexible working arrangements that allow you to balance your work, your life and your passions. We offer a great remuneration package with benefits that support a range of lifestyle choices and requirements  and the opportunity to participate in Xero’s success through our Long Term Incentive scheme. Xero has rapidly expanding offices in London, Milton Keynes and Manchester and our work environment encourages continuous improvement and career development. 

Our collaborative and inclusive culture is one we’re immensely proud of. We know that a diverse workforce is a strength that enables businesses, including ours, to better understand and serve customers, attract top talent and innovate successfully. We are a Stonewall Diversity Champion, and Disability Confident committed. So, from the moment you step through our doors, you’ll feel welcome and supported to do the best work of your life.