Graphic Designer

Bruntwood; Greater Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A commercial property specialist in Greater Manchester is seeking a Graphic Designer to enhance brand assets across various channels. This full-time position involves closely collaborating with marketing teams and managing multiple design projects, adhering to brand guidelines. Benefits include generous holiday policies and a focus on community support. Competitive skills in Adobe InDesign and Illustrator required, along with an eye for detail and creativity.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus birthday off

Volunteer time

Sabbatical leave after 5 years

Healthcare cash plan

Life assurance

Up to 8% matched pension scheme

Retail discounts

Enhanced maternity leave

Interest-free learning loans

Qualifications

• Hands-on design experience managing individual projects and expectations.
• Ability to showcase a portfolio of work and adhere to brand guidelines.
• Experience building relationships with stakeholders and handling multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the marketing team on collateral creation.
• Manage stakeholders' expectations while maintaining brand consistency.
• Produce on-brand assets for email marketing and social media.

Skills

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite

Design experience

Animation experience using Premier Pro/Affect Effects

Tools

InDesign

Illustrator

Premier Pro

After Effects

Job description

We are commercial property specialists operating across the UK. At Bruntwood, we're committed to offering more than just outstanding office, coworking, retail and lab spaces. Everything we do is tied into our vision of building vibrant communities, whilst providing businesses with the support and expertise they need to grow.

We're looking to grow our team with an additional Graphic Designer to join our wider team of design and marketing professionals in our Manchester City Centre office (Union).

The core of the role is focused on using InDesign & Illustrator to create high quality artwork for digital and print. In addition it'd be great if you have experience in creating animation using Premier Pro/Affect Effects.

Below are hyperlinks to the style of assets we produce for reference. It'd be great if you can showcase any similar work in the portfolio you attach.

• Brochure
• Video

You’ll bring Bruntwood’s brand to life across a wide range of channels and projects. Collaborating closely with colleagues across marketing and wider business teams to produce assets that support campaigns, placemaking projects, and customer experiences.

What we’re looking for:

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and InDesign with hands on design experience. Please make sure you attach your portfolio to showcase your work experience at the bottom of our website advert.
• You’ll have managed projects individually, setting deadlines with stakeholders, managing expectations and juggling multiple projects at a time.
• Ideally some animation experience using Premier Pro/Affect Effects.

What you’ll be doing:

• Working closely with the marketing team, building relationships to provide a seamless link from briefing to collateral creation.
• Working to Bruntwood brand guidelines, effectively managing stakeholders expectations and ensuring consistency across the portfolio.
• Able to work with minimal supervision, yet comfortable taking constructive feedback and direction.
• Maintain brand consistency and act as brand guardian.
• Produce on-brand assets for various channels and mediums, including: email marketing, print & digital promotional materials and social media assets.

This is a full time position, 4 days in our head office in Manchester City Centre, Union and 1 day working from home, therefore you’ll need to be in a commutable distance.

We really believe that if you’re brilliant to work with, you deserve brilliant things in return:

• 28 days holiday plus you get your Birthday off work - and if that’s not enough you can also buy & sell holidays too
• 24 hours a year volunteer time - there are endless opportunities for you to get involved in supporting the causes that matter most to you
• Sabbatical of up to 12 months so you can take a career break after five years with us
• Healthcare cash plan for all colleagues, so you can claim back medical expenses like optical, dentist & physiotherapy. We also offer private healthcare cover on an opt in basis too
• Life assurance cover for all colleagues
• Up to 8% matched pension scheme
• Discounts & cashback at leading retailers
• Enhanced maternity - 26 weeks fully paid leave
• Interest free learning loans to help you develop new skills

In addition to what to expect within the role and your benefits, it’s good to know that you’ll be working for a business that gives back - The Oglesby Charitable Trust has donated more than £30m since it started out in 2001. Supporting charities across Arts and Culture, Education, Environment, Medical Research and Social & Health Inequality.

We’ll do our best to get back to you within a week of your application, however if it has been longer than this please feel free to email [e-mail] for an update.