Graphic Designer - Maternity Fixed Term Contract

Stonebridge Group - Mortgage & Insurance Network; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working from Derby or Basildon

Performance-related bonus

22 days holiday + birthday off

Free breakfast, lunch and snacks

Pension with employer contributions

Volunteering days

Employee recognition schemes

Job summary

Stonebridge Group - Mortgage & Insurance Network is seeking a talented Graphic Designer for maternity fixed-term cover. This hybrid role combines creative design across digital, print, video and events with brand stewardship and stakeholder collaboration.

You’ll deliver on-brand assets for campaigns, customer communications and annual conferences, while maintaining high quality under tight deadlines. Reporting to the Head of Network Marketing, you’ll transform briefs into engaging visuals using

Qualifications

• A design degree or equivalent with 12+ months of experience.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience creating templates in Canva.
• Strong eye for typography, layout and color.
• Experience in financial services or regulated industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Graphic design delivery across digital, print, email, social media, web, events and video channels.
• Brand management to ensure consistent visual identity across Stonebridge brands.
• Creative development for campaigns, roadshows, conferences, and major events.
• Collaborate with marketing and business teams to interpret briefs and deliver effective visuals.
• Produce and edit video content using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.
• Develop and enhance PowerPoint presentations that are on-brand and fit for purpose.
• Prepare artwork for print and manage design assets for efficient teamwork.

Skills

Creative flair

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Time management

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in design-related subject

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premiere Pro

Canva

PowerPoint

Job description

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