Senior Graphic Designer
| Posting date: | 26 April 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 May 2024 |
| Location: | City of London, London, N1 9JY |
| Company: | Veolia |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JR16169_1714119294 |
Summary
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum plus bonus, company car/allowance and Veolia benefits
Location: Hybrid- Home/London (occasional travel will be required to sites nationwide)
Please submit your CV along with your work portfolio
When you see the world as we do, you see the chance to help the world take better care of its resources and help it become a better place for everyone. It's why we're looking for someone who's just as committed as we are, to push for genuine change and bring our ambition of Ecological Transformation to life.
We know that everyone here at Veolia can help us work alongside our communities, look after the environment, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
What we can offer you:
- Access to our company pension scheme
- Discounts on everything from groceries to well-known retailers
- Access to a range of resources to support your physical, mental, and financial health; so you can lean on us whenever you need to
- 24-hour access to a virtual GP, 365 days a year, for you and family members in your household
- One paid days leave every year to volunteer and support your community
- Ongoing training and development opportunities, allowing you to reach your full potential
What you'll be doing:
The Senior Graphic Designer will be responsible for the creation and management of digital and print designs for our corporate communication, PR, and marketing needs across external, regional, internal communications, and events within Veolia UK & I and act as brand guardian for the Veolia UK & I brand within the Brand & Design Team. This role is split 20% ideation and 80% hands-on creative time.
The responsibilities in the role include being the creative lead on graphic design requests, generating creative ideas which will include and align to our brand strategy, brand proposition, and business strategy, liaising with third party printers and suppliers, and helping to outsource to third party agencies if ever required, supporting the Brand & Design Manager.
- Lead the creative development for a range of digital and print based designs including branding, campaigns, reports, infographics, social media content, presentations, and events, in collaboration with other teams and departments
- Manage the end-to-end design process, from concept to delivery
- Mentor and coach designers in the Brand & Design Team
- Ensure brand consistency and a consistent brand experience across all touchpoints (online and offline), which follows brand guidelines
- Manage and solidify positive working relationships to with a range of stakeholders and departments on all levels across the wider business
- Prepare and present design concepts and rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders; and be able to recommend and explain the benefits and challenges of differing approaches which meet the brief, taking stakeholders seamlessly through the design process
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure all brand and design work is on track, meets key deadlines, and is of the highest standard.
What we're looking for:
- BA (Hons) degree in Graphic Design or an equivalent related field, with over 6 years professional experience and a strong portfolio with a wide range of design skills
- Expert user of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite to create a range of print and digital collateral (including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
- Proven ability to take turn complex information into simple, effective and engaging designs
- Excellent project management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities
- An understanding of motion graphics and video, with the an initial foundation set of skills using After Effects and Adobe Premiere Pro
- An understanding of UX and UI design; and willingness to use prototyping and UI tools such Figma
- Ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressure, developing creative design solutions within tight deadlines
- Strong attention to detail, with flawless alignment, layout, aesthetic visuals and execution
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills both within the internal team and with clients and contributors
- Professional client service manner and ability to interact with all levels of management
- Excellent experience of mentoring and coaching designers, assessing the strengths of individuals
- Ability to think strategically, and an understanding of design theory and user-centred design
- Ability to research, test and apply best practice solutions to a design
- Experience managing projects within budget
- Experienced user of MS Word and PowerPoint; Google Slides and Docs; and the ability to create and support templates for business use
- Proven willingness to keep up-to-date with and use new technologies, software, trends and techniques
What's next?
Apply today, so we can make a difference for generations to come.
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This accolade further demonstrates our commitment to our people and our actions in creating an environment where everyone can be their true selves and enjoy working at Veolia.
We want to ensure that you feel supported throughout the application process and provide reasonable adjustments where necessary and requested. If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and interview process please do not hesitate to let us know.
Here at Veolia, we're proud to be known as an equal opportunities employer. We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. So no matter their age, gender, gender expression, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexuality or veteran status, every applicant who meets the minimum requirements will be considered fully.
Here at Veolia, we're proud to be known as an equal opportunities employer. We know how important it is to be fully committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive place to work for every one of our colleagues. So no matter their age, gender, gender expression, disability, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexuality or veteran status, every applicant who meets the minimum requirements will be considered fully.