Designer – Corporate Communications

Jobtailor; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in London is seeking a graphic designer with 2–3 years' professional experience to develop and articulate ideas for print and digital communications.

You will apply typography, layout and information design within brand systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams and delivering accurate, well-crafted design across projects.

A portfolio demonstrating strong foundations and attention to detail is essential; familiarity with InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop is expected.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating strong foundations, good ideas and an eye for detail.
• Around two to three years' professional experience.
• Strong graphic design and typographic foundations.
• Good visual thinking and an interest in ideas.
• Confidence using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

Responsibilities

• Understand the brief, client, audience, content and purpose before designing.
• Bring references, observations and inspiration into the creative process.
• Contribute to creative exploration by developing and sharing ideas, sketches and visual approaches.
• Explore different solutions and maintain the core idea as projects develop.
• Turn content, data and information into clear, navigable communications.
• Use typography, hierarchy, layout, imagery and information design to tell stories.
• Create charts, diagrams and visualisations that clarify information.
• Produce thoughtful, well-crafted design across print and digital projects.
• Work within established brand and design systems while identifying opportunities to develop them.
• Prepare accurate, organised files and collaborate with publishing and production colleagues through delivery.
• Respond to creative direction and feedback.
• Develop capability with motion, digital, AI and emerging technologies.
• Share thinking in creative reviews and explain design choices.
• Take increasing ownership of defined pieces of work.
• Collaborate with creative, account, publishing, production, strategy, content, digital and other creative specialists

Skills

Graphic design

Typography

Layout

Information design

Visual thinking

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Creativity

Organisational skills

Willingness to learn

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

• Understand the brief, client, audience, content and purpose before designing
• Bring references, observations and inspiration into the creative process
• Contribute to creative exploration by developing and sharing ideas, sketches and visual approaches
• Explore different solutions and maintain the core idea as projects develop
• Turn content, data and information into clear, navigable communications
• Use typography, hierarchy, layout, imagery and information design to tell stories
• Create charts, diagrams and visualisations that clarify information
• Produce thoughtful, well-crafted design across print and digital projects
• Work within established brand and design systems while identifying opportunities to develop them
• Prepare accurate, organised files and collaborate with publishing and production colleagues through delivery
• Respond to creative direction and feedback
• Develop capability with motion, digital, AI and emerging technologies
• Share thinking in creative reviews and explain design choices
• Take increasing ownership of defined pieces of work
• Collaborate with creative, account, publishing, production, strategy, content, digital and other creative specialists

Requirements

• Around two to three years' professional experience
• Portfolio demonstrating strong foundations, good ideas and an eye for detail
• Strong graphic design and typographic foundations
• Good visual thinking and an interest in ideas
• Confidence using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
• Understanding of hierarchy, layout, imagery and composition
• Interest in information design and data visualisation
• Experience preparing accurate design work for print and digital use
• Good attention to detail
• Ability to organise workload and meet deadlines
• Confidence communicating and collaborating with colleagues
• Openness to creative direction, challenge and feedback
• Curiosity about new tools, technologies and creative disciplines
• Willingness to learn, experiment and keep improving
• Experience in corporate communications, reporting or sustainability is useful but not essential

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong graphic design skills with a focus on typography, layout, and information design, while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to produce high-quality print and digital communications. Exhibits a willingness to learn and adapt to new tools and technologies, ensuring continuous improvement in design capabilities.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Graphic Design
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe Photoshop
• Information Design

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Typography
• Layout
• Imagery
• Composition
• Data Visualisation
• Visual Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Organisational Skills
• Creative Exploration
• File Preparation

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Communication
• Openness to Feedback
• Curiosity
• Confidence

Industry Keywords

• Corporate Communications
• Sustainability
• Reporting
• Creative Direction
• Brand Systems

Tools & Technologies

• Adobe Creative Suite
• Motion Design
• Digital Design
• AI Technologies
• Emerging Technologies