Creative Designer

TC Professional Services; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job description

Northampton

Marketing

Full time

Permanent

Salary – £30,000 - £34,000 depending on experience

Hours - Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week with two days working from home (after successful probation)

Holiday – 23 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays) rising by 1 day per year of service up to a max of 28 days

About The Creative Designer Role

We’re a small, agile in-house team serving the creative and marketing needs of 50+ offices and locations within the TC Group family. We pride ourselves on creating high-quality, modern, slick designs driving the brand and identity of TC Group, increasing our reach with clients and making TC Group (we think) the best looking, top 20 accountancy and business advisory firm in the UK.

A Creative Designer is a creative professional who works under the guidance of the National Creative Design team to create engaging designs and solutions for various projects, both for digital and physical marketing campaigns. They bring ideas to life by producing drafts, prototypes, and final design solutions. They’ll be comfortable collaborating with team members on projects, pitching creative ideas, liaising with stakeholders and clients and incorporating feedback to continuously improve their designs and contribute to the successful launch of projects.

Job brief

As a Creative Designer, you’ll collaborate closely with the existing Creative Design team to produce work of the highest quality. In this role, your creativity and meticulous attention to detail will be crucial.

You’ll be an essential part of the day-to-day creative output of the department by creating impactful designs following our brand guidelines, effectively representing and promoting TC Group and assisting the creative and marketing team in supporting our service line and sector teams by providing the best possible design collateral to their clients and winning new business into the group.

Working Alongside Members Of The In-house Creative & Marketing Team On All Projects, There’ll Be a Broad Range Of Briefs Including But Not Limited To

• Printed flyers
• Promotional materials and merchandise
• Static and animated social media content
• Social media advertising
• Event invitations and stand design
• Website content
• Stationery
• Brand development
• Updating company documents
• PowerPoint presentations
• Brochure design
• Email design
• Videography & content editing

Briefs will come from the in-house Creative & Marketing team. This position has great room for growth, especially for those who are proactive and forward thinking.

We look forward to meeting talented individuals who can contribute to our team and help us achieve outstanding design outcomes that align with our company’s vision for the future of business advisory services.

Key responsibilities of a Creative Designer

• Understand project requirements and asking questions to interrogate a brief where needed.
• Communicating on the status of a project with the relevant stakeholders.
• Offering input to creative meetings and sharing ideas.
• Use Adobe Creative Cloud design software (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) to create artwork for a range of both digital and physical marketing campaigns and projects.
• Pitch creative ideas and communicate effectively with team members.
• Collaborate with team members on projects.
• Take on the challenge to learn new skills and develop design interests.
• Use feedback from other team members to improve.
• Develop relationships within the Creative & Marketing team and the wider TC Central team.
• Supporting the team throughout the execution of campaigns and projects.

About You

We are looking for candidates with the following skills and experience:

• 2-3 years’ experience in a relevant role or field.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite software.
• Experience using Office 365.
• Experience working with video editing desirable but training will be provided for the right candidate.
• Familiarity with the design process from briefing to completion.
• Understanding of visual design principles (layout, type, space etc).
• Teamwork skills and ability to positively take on board feedback and drive personal development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Consistency regardless of project size.
• Motivation to maintain and improve design standards.
• A keen eye for detail.
• Ability to prioritise work and schedule time for recurring design activities such as monthly newsletters and social media content.
• Creativity and problem-solving ability.

Full Benefits Available For The Creative Designer

• Car parking
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising by 1 day per year up to a max of 28 days
• Group life assurance 4 x salary
• Opportunity to purchase additional holiday days
• Perkbox
• Hybrid working between office and home (after successful probation period)
• Access to our employee benefits portal – cashback and vouchers on everyday purchases
• Employee Referral Bonus – we’re always looking for talented individuals to join our team
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Regular training and development - continuous development and support not only for your professional qualifications but also for your personal goals and aspirations.

About Us

TC Group is growing and changing at quite a pace! We’re an ambitious group of people with the same aim – to create a consistent, high-quality experience for our clients. Like us, our client list is growing – we’re supporting more and more of the UK’s ambitious business owners, SMEs and large Corporations and it’s a real team effort. We’re helping them make courageous decisions to grow their businesses.

We always seek the best talent, looking for individuals who are technically brilliant, solution-focused and continually strive to be the best in class. Each member of our team plays an integral part in creating the unique feel and culture of our business, which in turn helps us continue to grow, develop and evolve. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

We can only accept applications from candidates who are based in the UK and unfortunately we are unable to provide Sponsorship.