Design and Communications Assistant

Creative Lives in Progress; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative industries company in London is seeking a Full-Time Design and Communications Assistant to join their team. This role is perfect for recent graduates or individuals with transferable skills passionate about design, marketing, and communications. The position offers a starting salary of £25K, with opportunities to earn bonuses and work in a supportive and inclusive environment. This hybrid role requires in-person meetups 1-2 times a week.

Qualifications

• Strong passion for design, marketing, and communications.
• Able to work under own initiative.
• Comfortable working remotely and independently.

Responsibilities

• Design engaging visual content for social media.
• Help manage and grow our online presence.
• Support sales agents with campaign planning.

Skills

Creative with strong eye for visual design

Highly organized and detail-oriented

Confident using design tools

Excellent communicator

Education

Marketing

Graphic Design

Media & Communications

Tools

Adobe Suite

Canva

Job description

We are looking for aFull-Time Design and Communications Assistant to join our team at ITSme!

This position is ideal for individuals looking toenter the creative industryat an entry level, whether they arerecent graduatesor withtransferable skills, and have a strong passion fordesign, marketing and communications.

What you’ll do:

As a Design and Communications Assistant, you’ll work directly with our team to assist our growing team of Sales Agents across the world. You’ll have a unique opportunity to understand the inner workings of the world's leading illustration agencies and learn how Illustration is presented and sold to global publishing clients.

The team will be there to guide you every step of the way. You’ll be working on a range of tasks, including:

• Design engagingvisual content for social media and marketing campaigns
• Help manage and grow ouronline presence(Instagram, LinkedIn, newsletter, etc.)
• Support the sales agents withcampaign planning, client communications, artist promotions, andpitch presentations
• Sales support including project management, artist onboarding, and some degree of cold outreach.

Ideal skills & background:

• Creativewith a strong eye for visual design
• Highly Organisedanddetail-oriented
• Able to work underown initiative
• Confident using design toolslike Adobe Suite, Canva, or similar
• Familiar with social media platforms(Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.) andmarketing trends
• An excellent communicator, both written and verbal
• Comfortable working remotely and independently, but also being part of a team

Bonus if you have:

• Basic knowledge of email marketing tools (Mailchimp, etc.)
• An interest in publishing, illustration, or the broader creative industries
• Previous sales experience

Relevant degrees may include:

• Marketing
• Marketing & Design
• Graphic Design
• Public Relations & Marketing
• Business Management
• Arts Management
• Media & Communications
• Visual Communication

Salary:

The Design and Communications Assistant’s starting salary is £25K with OTE £30K+, depending on experience and after training. There's an opportunity to earn a bonus.

Additional details:

This is ahybrid role, and we are looking for someone based in or aroundLondon(1-2 Weekly) in-person meetups in our office in Covent Garden.

Working hours for this position isMonday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

We take great pride in ourinclusive, collaborative culture. You will be supported in your training, and wenurture staff towards career progression. Our excellent staff retention speaks for itself, with many team members choosing to stay with us for years.

Your employment will be with ITSME, supporting their clients, who are leading illustration agencies globally.