Junior Designer

Inspired Thinking Group (ITG); Greater London; Hybrid; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days’ holiday + bank holidays

Annual Wellbeing Day

Pension Scheme

Corporate Medical Cash Plan

Smart Working Options

Cycle to Work Scheme

Monthly Employee Awards

Enhanced Family Friendly Leave

Referral scheme

Wellbeing Programme

Job summary

A creative design agency in Greater London seeks a curious and ambitious Junior Designer to join their team. You will work closely with experienced designers and client teams to create beautiful, thoughtful designs across various projects. The ideal candidate will have a design-related degree and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. The role offers exposure to a fast-paced environment where you can grow your skills and creativity. Benefits include competitive salary and numerous perks including wellbeing initiatives.

Qualifications

• A design-related degree or equivalent portfolio demonstrating strong foundational skills.
• Basic understanding of layout, typography, colour theory, and visual composition.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Strong communication skills, able to articulate your design decisions.
• Strong attention to detail and a willingness to learn from others.
• Ability to manage time effectively and handle multiple tasks with support.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute eye-catching graphic designs for various media platforms.
• Work closely with ITG and John Lewis teams to create cohesive designs.
• Ensure all designs are consistent with our client’s image.
• Take feedback constructively and revise designs based on feedback from stakeholders.
• Stay up to date with the latest graphic design trends.

Skills

Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

Basic understanding of layout, typography, colour theory

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Creative problem-solving

Education

Design-related degree

Tools

Figma

After Effects

Job description

We’re looking for a curious, ambitious Junior Designer to join our creative team. This role is perfect for someone who’s eager to learn, grow, and create beautiful, thoughtful design work across a variety of projects.

You’ll work closely with experienced designers and collaborate with client creative, marketing and internal client service teams to bring ideas to life. Expect to get stuck in, develop your craft, and play an active role in shaping exciting work for John Lewis.

You’ll be part of a unique blended team; agency based but supporting the John Lewis art direction team. You’ll be exposed to the breadth of multi‑channel outputs we deliver for the brand; this role is fast‑paced and will suit someone who is keen to learn lots, and work with pace. Your portfolio should demonstrate your breadth of design thinking, and you should be as confident in articulating the ideas that went into your work as the resulting output.

Key Responsibilities

• Design Creation: Develop and execute eye‑catching graphic designs for various media platforms including print, packaging, digital, and social media.
• Collaboration: Work closely with ITG and John Lewis teams to create cohesive designs that reflect marketing goals and objectives – including presenting design work to various stakeholders.
• Brand Consistency: Ensure all designs are consistent with our client’s image, style, and messaging.
• Feedback Implementation: Take feedback constructively and revise designs based on feedback from stakeholders to ensure the final product meets their expectations.
• Trend Awareness: Stay up to date with the latest graphic design trends and software, continuously seeking to bring innovation and fresh ideas to the team.

Requirements

• A design‑related degree or equivalent portfolio demonstrating strong foundational skills.
• Basic understanding of layout, typography, colour theory, and visual composition.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Strong communication skills, able to articulate your design decisions.
• Strong attention to detail and a willingness to learn from others.
• Ability to manage time effectively and handle multiple tasks with support.

Nice to have (not essential)

• Experience with Figma.
• Motion graphics basics (After Effects or similar).
• Understanding of digital and social media formats.

Benefits

Work’s a treat! On top of a competitive salary, you can expect a whole load of perks:

• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays – we understand the importance of you getting some down time.
• Annual Wellbeing Day – enjoy an additional day on us to look after your physical and mental wellbeing.
• Pension Scheme – helping you save toward your retirement home in the sun!
• Corporate Medical Cash Plan – claim back the cost of your medical treatments.
• Smart Working Options – spend up to 40% of your working week from home.
• So many savings – through our online community platform, you can access dozens of daily deals, from money off top brands to discounts on days out.

• Employee Assistance Programme – our people are at the heart of everything we do, so if you’re happy, we’re happy.
• Cycle to Work Scheme – save on the cost of biking to work.
• Monthly Employee Awards – Employee of the Month programme with £250 bonus.
• Raising money for charity incl. a paid Volunteer Day – we’re all about giving back… and having lots of fun in the process!
• Referral scheme – know the perfect person to join the team? You could bag £1,000 for a putting a good word in.

• Wellbeing Programme – giving you the opportunity to join regular, interactive Wellbeing Workshops or join our 30 plus Wellbeing Champions.
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave – support for you and your family to help you navigate through the craziness of family life.

We Value Diversity

We champion and welcome diversity in our workforce and ensure all job applicants receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality.

We are not only committed to increasing the visibility and recognition of talent from under‑represented groups within our organisation, but the wider industry too.

At the end of the day, we make sure we take time to look after ourselves, each other, and the planet, because we’re always stronger together.

ITG has a number of community groups available to employees and exists to offer a safe space for like‑minded colleagues, with shared interests to connect, socialise and check in with each other.

What next

If you found yourself interested in knowing more, drop us your application and someone from our team will be in touch.