Job Description
Avaliable Job Today min of two years of commercial experience
The role of Middle Weight Designer is to produce print-ready and web-ready products by either the creation of your own workable ideas or taking and enhancing a concept from other studio creatives before it is sent to print or use online. This may involve reworking or developing the design, including colours, typography, placements, sizing and removing inconsistencies. A willingness to learn new skills and utilize the strong creative and production skills you already have. A capability to work both independently or with senior creative staff on design/creative based projects is innate. With the aim of helping to enhance the performance of clients campaigns and personal skills, via the implementation, manipulation and understanding of typography, image and layout design.
Responsibilities:
CREATE
A developed understanding of how to implement a client's brand and ‘tone of voice’, in order to produce creative and reproductive work that represents the identity, personality and style of the individual brand.
Work closely with the team or independently, to create and follow designs and artwork from a concept to final approval.
To confidently and accurately create and edit design/artwork when required for print, websites, e-shots, applications, branding design and other materials in the most appropriate format for efficient production of the finished product.
A solid awareness of design trends, software and other technologies to enhance your own performance. Creating and preparing artwork and digital assets for print or use online.
To produce client marketing emails, including; creation, editing and coding to current standards and practices. To provide any additional creative / artwork as and when required to meet client deadlines.
A creative understanding and ability to produce headlines and taglines when required.
A strong creative solutionist with the ability to produce workable concepts and ideas.
Undertake appropriate research when required to aid production and projects competion.
MANAGE
To manage and create work to the expected KAL Design Quality Standard; taking responsibility for your own spelling, grammer, content, pre-checks before handover.
To take note and question, during handover of design briefings/ amendments in the most appropriate format for efficient production of the finished product.
You have a strong understanding of your daily workflow through time management and company applications to ensure your work is produced to deadline and budget.
A passion to develop and learn your craft via mentorship, guidance and critique, through regular informal and formal communication.
To create and distribute marketing emails via the clients chosen supplier, eg: K-Static, Mail Chimp.
Enhanced ability to work on a number of projects at any time.
ADMINISTRATION
Professionally and comfortably liaise with external suppliers or client via email, phone or in person on project progress to ensure that the finished materials meet the clients’ requirements.
To adhere to and manage approved checking procedures during production and before ‘repro’ file dispatch/handover.
To ability to produce professional support documents to aid the smooth workflow of projects or websites, including but not exclusively; site maps or logic flow diagrams, digital asset lists, development guide documents and on and offline presentation files.
To ensure your personal time / job management application(s), eg: Trello & Streamtime (internal and external boards), are kept up to date, with production and client feedback.
To upkeep and management of clients email marketing databases, including the tidy upkeep, creation, editing and removal of lists and addresses via the clients chosen distributor eg: K-Static, Mail Chimp.
To support your team in client meetings on site, or at the KAL office when required.
To complete the appropriate management and archiving of the digital assets you work with and create. To look for opportunities to self improve and streamline your workflow or performance within the studio. To follow workflow (and question) methods and approval processes implemented within the company.
Being flexible enough to learn more about unfamiliar subjects as required. To take part in your own personal development review.
Any other activity that, from time to time, may be required.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £26,000.00-£30,802.76 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Education:
- Diploma of Higher Education (preferred)
Experience:
- commercial working: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Gainsborough, DN21 2AU
Application deadline: 01/03/2023
Expected start date: 01/03/2023
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