Junior Creative Designer

Marsh; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Development opportunities

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Mercer is seeking a Junior Creative Designer to join Marsh’s Impact team. You will work with graphic and digital designers and motion artists to deliver creative solutions from brief to final artwork, managing production and client collateral.

You will collaborate with creatives and consultants, ensuring work is delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard while following brand guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or similar qualification in graphic design or digital design.
• 1–2 years of design/agency experience or a motivated graduate.
• Portfolio with strong, well-crafted work.
• Strong skills in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• Good understanding of print production and typography.
• Excellent time management and ability to work under deadlines.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage, and deliver creative design projects across media.
• Oversee production throughout the lifecycle, including suppliers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand client needs.
• Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery to a high standard.
• Follow brand guidelines while maintaining the original concept.
• Resolve design and print-related challenges.
• Communicate progress and maintain project notes.
• Support presentations with mock-ups and boards.
• Travel to client offices as needed.

Skills

Graphic design

Typography

Layout

Retouching

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in graphic design or digital design

Tools

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Print production

Job description

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic Junior Creative Designer to join Marsh’s Impact team. https://weareimpact.marsh.com/

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career designer looking to develop their skills within a supportive creative team, working along side graphic and digital designers, and motion graphic artists.

Working closely with Creatives and Communication Consultants, the Junior Creative Designer will help deliver creative solutions from the initial brief, concept creation, design and layout, through to producing artwork and managing production on all client communication collateral.

We will rely on you to:

• Create, manage, and deliver creative design projects across different media
• Oversee production throughout the full project lifecycle, including working with suppliers
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to understand client needs
• Ensure work is delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard
• Follow brand and corporate guidelines while maintaining the original creative concept
• Solve design, artwork, and print-related challenges
• Communicate project progress clearly and keep detailed project notes
• Support presentations through mock-ups, dummies, and presentation boards
• Travel to client offices when needed
• Complete timesheets weekly and contribute to continuous learning and development

What you need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or similar qualification in graphic design or digital design
• 1–2 years of design/agency experience , or a highly motivated graduate with relevant qualifications
• A portfolio brimming with striking, well crafted examples of your best work
• Strong skills in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Good understanding of print production
• Strong typography, layout, retouching, and detail orientation
• Excellent time management skills and experience in working under pressure to strict deadlines across multiple projects
• Good verbal and written communication, teamwork, and relationship-building skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects under pressure and explain creative thinking clearly
• Energetic, proactive, and adaptable team player

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [e-mail].

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one anchor day per week on which their full team will be together in person.