Junior Graphic Designer

itsu; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health-focused grocery brand in London is seeking a Graphic Designer to support various marketing and design projects. The ideal candidate has strong graphic design skills, experience with Adobe Creative Suite, and the ability to manage multiple briefs in a fast-paced environment. This role offers competitive compensation, a hybrid working model, and generous employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive bonus scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Health insurance

Company pension scheme

Hybrid working (1 day WFH)

Opportunity to work from abroad

50% employee discount in shops

Free lunch

Discounts at major retailers

Sizeable training budget

Qualifications

• Proactive and creative mindset essential.
• Strong portfolio showcasing graphic design skills.
• Experience of working with Mac operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Join the grocery brand team as an in-house Graphic Designer.
• Support studio team on larger projects while owning smaller briefs.
• Create content for itsu.com & social channels.
• Work with Senior Designers and marketing on creative projects.
• Manage external printing suppliers and internal budgets.

Skills

Graphic design skills

Experience with Adobe Creative Suite

Attention to detail

Good communication

Organizational skills

Ability to work independently

Knowledge of brand consistency

Interest in packaging design

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

After Effects

Job description

The Ideal Candidate

• Proactive, creative mindset is essential.
• A strong portfolio showcasing your graphic design skills
• Takes pride in their work, with strong attention to detail
• Strong experience of working with Mac operating systems & Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Photoshop & Adobe Illustrator; and good knowledge of After Effects is a plus
• Good organisational & time management skills
• Excellent communication
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
• Adaptable and resilient to last minute changes with experience working on multiple projects simultaneously
• Comfortable taking direction and applying feedback from senior team members
• Has a good understanding of brand consistency
• Knowledge of printing processes & an interest in packaging design is preferable

About Us

itsu is the healthy eating, Asian inspired quick service retail & grocery brand with over 70 stores in the UK and a leading grocery business across Europe and beyond. Renowned for its best-in-class food made fresh in every shop every day, itsu has huge global ambitions with a commitment to continue to open many more stores and intensify the growth of its already thriving grocery arm. With its best-is-class healthy food, latest technology, innovation, and talented workforce, itsu is the future of fast food.

itsu [grocery], which this role falls under, takes the itsu brand into supermarkets, health food stores, online, wholesale and internationally with products such as crispy seaweed thins, frozen gyoza & bao, brilliant’broth, rice’noodles & miso’easy to name a few…

D&I Statement

itsu [grocery] is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation. We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply for all of our opportunities.

When applying for a role with us, please remove your: full name, name of University/School, address, email address and any photos of you on your CV and covering letter. non-anonymised CVs may not be reviewed.

Scope Of The Role

• Join the itsu grocery brand team as one of four in-house Graphic Designers
• Support the studio team on larger projects, while taking ownership of smaller briefs
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on time and in line with briefs, clearly communicating design project status to key stakeholders
• Create content [still and moving images] for itsu.com & social channels [no coding knowledge or CMS experience required]
• Work with Senior Designers, Brand Director & the marketing team on producing creative for trade and brand campaigns. Working across multiple formats inc print, digital, in-store POS, etc.
• Supporting with photoshoot pre-production tasks
• Create marketing collateral for internal & external presentations, brand brochures, and other internal assets.
• Own the creation of best-in-class physical product mock-ups for internal & external meetings. Managing external printing suppliers and internal budgets & timelines.
• Design innovation –curious for new, unexpected, and improved ways to express the brand

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Competitive bonus scheme
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (two bank holidays are interchangeable for other religious holidays)
• Health insurance
• Company pension scheme
• Hybrid working (1 day WFH)
• Opportunity to work from abroad
• 50% employee discount in itsu shops
• Free itsu lunch
• Discounts at major retailers
• A sizeable training budget to support your ongoing development

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