Graphic Designer - Maternity Fixed Term Contract

Stonebridge Group - Mortgage & Insurance Network; East Midlands, Basildon; Ibrido; GBP 26.000 - 36.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Bonus potential

22 days holiday

Hybrid work

Company pension

Volunteering days

Wellbeing time

Salary sacrifice options

£500 referral scheme

Death in service cover

Descrizione del lavoro

Stonebridge Group is seeking a talented Graphic Designer for a maternity fixed-term contract. You will join the Marketing team to deliver creative design across digital, print, and events, shaping the brand experience for our national network.

The role blends creativity with stakeholder collaboration and requires proficiency in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and video tools. Hybrid working from Derby or Basildon is offered, with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.

Competenze

• Degree in design with at least 12 months of hands-on experience.
• Proficient in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Experience creating video content with After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• Advanced PowerPoint skills for professional presentations.
• Experience designing for digital and print channels.
• Financial services or regulated industry experience.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and deadlines.

Mansioni

• Deliver creative design across digital, print, email, social, web, events and video.
• Maintain brand consistency across Stonebridge brands.
• Conceptualise campaigns, roadshows and conferences.
• Collaborate with marketing and business teams to interpret briefs.
• Create and edit video content with After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• Design and enhance PowerPoint presentations.
• Prepare print-ready artwork.
• Organise design assets for efficient teamwork.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes.

Conoscenze

Organised

Creative flair

Attention to detail

Communication

Stakeholder management

Time management

Collaborative mindset

Listening & questioning

Design passion

Pre-employment screening readiness

Formazione

Degree in design

Strumenti

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Canva

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premiere Pro

PowerPoint

Descrizione del lavoro

Graphic Designer - Maternity Fixed Term Contract

Graphic Designer - Maternity Fixed Term Contract

At Stonebridge, we empower over 1,400 mortgage advisers across the UK to grow their businesses and achieve their ambitions through world-class support, innovative technology and a genuinely collaborative culture. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and their ideas, creativity and enthusiasm help drive our success.

If you're a talented designer who loves bringing ideas to life, creating engaging visual content and seeing your work make a tangible impact across a business, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

We're looking for a Graphic Designer to join our award-winning Marketing team on a fixed-term maternity cover contract for up to 14 months, on a hybrid workingbasis: 3 days per weekinthe office (Derby or Basildon)and2 days working from home. This is a role where no two days are the same. From designing creative assets for marketing campaigns and customer communications to shaping the branding and experience of our annual conference attended by more than 500 delegates, you'll play a key role in how our brands are seen and experienced.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Network Marketing, you'll be responsible for delivering creative design solutions across multiple brands and marketing channels.

Working closely with colleagues throughout the business, you'll transform concepts and briefs into engaging visual content across digital, print, social media, events, presentation materials and video.

This is a hands-on role that combines creativity with organisation and stakeholder collaboration. You'll become a trusted design specialist within the business, helping ensure all communications remain professional, consistent and visually impactful.

If you enjoy solving creative challenges, collaborating with others and producing work you're proud to put your name to, you'll feel right at home here.

What You'll Be Doing

• Graphic design delivery – Create engaging assets across digital, print, email, social media, web, events and video channels.
• Brand management – Ensure a consistent and professional visual identity across multiple Stonebridge brands.
• Creative development – Conceptualise and develop creative ideas for campaigns, roadshows, conferences and other major business events.
• Stakeholder collaboration – Work closely with colleagues across marketing and the wider business to interpret briefs and deliver effective creative solutions.
• Video production – Create and edit video content using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• Presentation design – Develop and enhance PowerPoint presentations that are visually engaging, on-brand and fit for purpose.
• Print production – Prepare artwork for print and ensure materials meet required specifications.
• Asset management – Organise design files, templates and creative assets to support efficient team working.
• Continuous improvement – Identify opportunities to enhance creative processes, outputs and ways of working.

Your Objectives

Your primary objective is to deliver high-quality creative work that strengthens the Stonebridge brand, enhances customer engagement and supports business growth.

You'll help bring campaigns, events and communications to life while ensuring everything produced reflects our commitment to professionalism, innovation and excellent customer experience.

Everything you do should contribute to making our customers' lives easier while supporting the continued success of the Stonebridge network.

What You'll Bring

Personal Qualities

• A highly organised and self-motivated approach
• A strong creative flair combined with excellent attention to detail
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder-management skills
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to support wider team objectives
• Strong listening and questioning skills to fully understand design briefs
• A passion for creating high-quality work and continuously improving outputs
• Able to fully satisfy the pre-employment screening process, which comprises code of conduct, right to work, identity, 5 years referencing, AML, credit screen, financial sanctions and DBS checks
• A degree-level qualification in a design-related subject with at least 12 months of experience
• Strong experience using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
• Experience creating and managing templates within Canva
• Experience producing video content using Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro
• Advanced PowerPoint skills and experience creating professional presentation materials
• Strong understanding of design principles across digital and print channels
• Experience working with multiple stakeholders and managing competing priorities
• Experience working within a marketing team
• Experience supporting events, exhibitions or conferences
• Financial services or regulated industry experience

Why Join Stonebridge?

You'll enjoy the same great benefits as our wider team, including:

• Potential for a performance-related bonus
• 22 days holiday + your birthday off
• Hybrid working from Derby or Basildon
• Free breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks in the office
• Company pension with optional matched contributions
• Volunteering days, wellbeing time and employee recognition schemes
• Retail discounts, gym subsidy and salary-sacrifice options
• £500 employee referral scheme
• Death in service and critical illness cover

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you're excited by the opportunity to create engaging visual content, shape how our brands are experienced, and contribute to a thriving national business, we'd love to hear from you.

Closing date for applications: Friday 23rd October