Junior Designer

Goodlord; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus UK bank holidays

Annual development fund

Bi-weekly coaching with Sanctus

Paid parental leave (3 months)

Job summary

Goodlord in London is seeking a genuinely junior Graphic Designer to join our Marketing team and help us achieve our mission of being the gold standard platform for renting. This is an entry-level opportunity to start your graphic design career.

You'll work with our Graphic Designer across campaigns, social, digital, reports, content and events, turning briefs into on-brand visuals and learning layout, typography and composition. A portfolio and fundamentals are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent practical design experience.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of design work.
• Proficiency with Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop.
• Ability to adapt brand guidelines across different formats and channels.

Responsibilities

• Turn briefs into polished, on-brand creative across social, digital, email, web, reports, marketing collateral and events.
• Adapt campaign creative across formats and channels while maintaining visual consistency.
• Create and update everyday marketing materials, documents and templates.
• Collaborate with the Graphic Designer and Marketing team to bring briefs to life.
• Take feedback, iterate and develop skills in layout, typography, hierarchy and composition.

Skills

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Typography

Layout

Portfolio

Education

Graphic Design degree or Visual Arts degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

AI design tools

Job description

London - Hybrid. 2 days per week in our London office, 3 days remote / work from home (40 hour week)

Goodlord’s mission is to be the gold standard platform for renting, and we’re looking for a Junior Graphic Designer to join our Marketing team and help us achieve this.

This is a genuinely junior, entry-level opportunity for someone looking to start and build their career in graphic design.

You don’t need years of professional experience. You might have developed your design skills through a Graphic Design or Visual Arts degree, an internship or placement, freelance projects, or other practical design work. What matters to us is that you already have good design fundamentals, can show us examples of your work, and are excited to keep learning.

Working closely with and learning from our Graphic Designer, you’ll become an important part of our day-to-day creative delivery. You’ll work across campaigns, social, digital, reports, content and events - sometimes creating something new and sometimes taking an established idea and adapting it brilliantly across different formats.

There’ll be lots of variety, lots to learn and plenty of opportunity to develop your craft.

No two days are ever the same at Goodlord, so what you’ll be up to will vary. We also move quickly, which means priorities can change, and you’ll need to be comfortable adapting when they do (we’ll support you!).

The day-to-day stuff

• Turning clear briefs into polished, on-brand creative across social, digital, email, web, reports, marketing collateral and events

• Taking campaign creative and adapting it across different formats and channels while keeping everything visually consistent

• Creating and updating everyday marketing materials, documents and templates

• Using Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop, alongside template and emerging AI design tools

• Working closely with our Graphic Designer and the wider Marketing team to understand what they need and bring briefs to life

• Taking feedback on your work, iterating and continually developing your skills across layout, typography, hierarchy and composition

About You

You should apply if you:

• Are at the beginning of your graphic design career and looking for an opportunity where you can learn, develop and get exposure to lots of different types of design work

• Have good design fundamentals, including typography, layout, visual hierarchy, colour and composition

• Have practical experience using Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop

• Can show us examples of your design work through a portfolio - this could include university projects, internships, placements, freelance work or other relevant projects

• Enjoy actually making things! You’re happy taking a brief and turning it into something polished, rather than needing every design decision mapped out for you

• Are organised and comfortable managing different pieces of work and changing priorities

• Are curious, open to feedback and keen to learn from an experienced designer

• Have a Graphic Design/Visual Arts degree or equivalent practical design experience - we care much more about what you can do than one particular route into design

It would also be great, although definitely not essential, if you have:

• Some exposure to a fast-paced tech, SaaS or agency environment

• An interest in video editing, motion graphics or simple animation

• Experimented with AI tools as part of your creative process

Why you'll love being a Goodlordian

Aside from the role, the people, our culture and our mission, we have some other things that make Goodlord a pretty awesome place to be. Here’s a few favourites amongst Goodlordians (check out our careers page for more info).

• Grow with Goodlord: your development is important to us, that’s why we are Great Place to Work - certified. Have a goal in mind? Share it with us so we can use some of our annual development fund to support it. We guarantee you’ll learn loads and develop both personally and professionally!

• Your well-being matters: bi-weekly coaching with Sanctus to provide Goodlordians with a safe place to talk and support your mental health

• 25 days holiday (plus UK Bank holidays) plus 1 day per full holiday year up to 32 days: We believe regular breaks are essential for well-being and we encourage (some may say expect!) all Goodlordians to take full advantage of their annual leave entitlement.

• Supporting your family: we offer Goodlordians of all genders a generous 3 months of fully-paid time off to look after their new arrivals

• Our team: we’re an energetic, sociable, and talented bunch who are super passionate about what we do and determined to make a difference. We’re all in it together, we learn from each other, we’re genuine and we don’t have time for politics

What’s next?

A full job spec is available on request.

Goodlord wants applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life; we are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment.

Creating a space where everyone feels included is central to who we are. Because we're an open book and we learn from each other, we actively champion diverse perspectives and unique life experiences. If there is anything you need to participate fully in the interview process, we'd love to hear about that too - please include it in your application.

** Please note, as we are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, all Goodlordians are required to pass a thorough referencing check via Experian before joining the team. We will only ask for references at the point of making an offer.

No agencies please - we have tried and trusted partners we would turn to should we require support.