Junior Designer

LWC Drinks; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

LWC Drinks, the UK's largest independent drinks wholesaler, seeks a Junior Designer to join their dynamic Marketing team in Manchester. This exciting role involves creating designs for digital and print materials, showcasing your creativity, organizational skills, and willingness to learn. Ideal for a recent graduate or a junior professional eager to delve into the creative industry within an innovative team environment.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of design software is essential.
• Ability to create original and innovative designs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create and produce original designs for various materials.
• Interpret briefs from account managers and conceptualize designs.
• Stay updated with design trends and tools.

Skills

Creativity

Attention to detail

Graphic Design

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Portfolio showcasing design flair

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Job Title: Junior Designer

Company Overview

As the UKs fastest growing and largest independent drinks wholesaler, LWC is an exciting place to work. Our aim is to provide the best customer service in the industry, as well as an impressive and extensive portfolio of products. Currently, LWC employs over 1,500 people, across 18 depots across the UK, as well as a Support Centre, based in Manchester.

The Role

This is an exciting first step into the creative industry for a talented junior designer or recent graduate. Youll join our existing team of four designers within the Marketing team based in Manchester, reporting to the Design Manager.

As part of the ambitious 18-strong Marketing, Comms and Ecomm team, this role will work cross functionally across teams and departments on the LWC corporate brand, our wines portfolio, and our award-winning Signature Brands.

You'll get stuck into designing everything from menus, digital assets, campaign materials, creating video content, branded merchandise, to other printed material, wine label creation and beyond. We're not looking for perfection - we're looking for someone enthusiastic, creative, proactive and eager to learn.

Job Summary

This position requires a creative and detail-oriented individual with organisational skills, and the ability to bring ideas to life through design, with the ability to jump from task to task under pressure.

Key Responsibilities

Create, develop, and produce original and innovative creative ideas that deliver results and align with briefs.

Maintaining passion and energy, willing to challenge and push new creative thinking in a fast-moving environment.

Graphic and CAD Design

• Interpretation of briefs and developing concepts from Account Managers, Wine Development Managers and Brand Activation Managers, on behalf of our on-trade customers.
• Conceptualise and create visually stunning designs for various digital and print materials, including but not limited to wine labels, brochures, menus, social media assets, and promotional materials.
  
  

Get involved in photoshoots

Stay up to date with industry trends, design tools, and digital techniques to continually improve the quality of work.

Qualifications And Experience

A portfolio that shows your design flair (uni projects welcome!)

Working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop is essential, anything beyond this is welcomed.

Willingness to learn and try new things - from video editing to creating digital assets for websites.

Good eye for layout, typography and colour, with a strong technical understanding of artistic concepts.

Strong verbal and written communication skills, including active listening, to understand briefs and interpret them.

Good organisation skills with the ability to multi-task and work well under pressure and the ability to pivot from job to job whilst providing amazing customer service.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.