Junior Graphic Designer

Restaurant Associates UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading premium hospitality provider in London seeks a Junior Graphic Designer to support the design of visual assets for print and digital platforms. This role is ideal for someone with 1-2 years of experience and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. You will bring creative ideas to life while collaborating with teams across the organization. This position offers a hybrid work arrangement, fostering a collaborative culture with ample opportunities for growth and skill development.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Access to company perks

Travel opportunities

Access to training and mentoring

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in a Junior Graphic Designer role.
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates creativity and versatility across digital and print mediums.
• Interest or experience in the hospitality sector is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Support the Graphic Designer with visual assets for print and digital.
• Prepare artwork correctly for print and digital formats.
• Contribute creative ideas and suggest design improvements.

Skills

Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite

Creativity

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Canva

Job description

Junior Graphic Designer

Location: RAV Central Marketing Team, London

Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent, Full‑Time, Hybrid Working Arrangement

We’re on the lookout for an imaginative and detail‑driven Junior Graphic Designer to join our team, helping to showcase our clients and offers through bold, creative design. Working closely with our Graphic Designer, you’ll bring ideas to life across menus, posters, brochures, and digital content for websites and social media, with opportunities to contribute to larger, high‑impact branding projects. This role offers exposure to diverse design briefs, giving you the chance to build your portfolio early in your career, grow your skills, and gain hands‑on experience in a fast‑paced collaborative environment.

What Can We Offer You

• A collaborative and inclusive culture, where your ideas are valued and creativity is encouraged.
• Hybrid working with a central London office and flexibility to balance home and office life.
• 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays and national holiday days).
• Access to Compass Group company perks and benefits.
• Perks for Works discounts and promotions.
• Travel opportunities to visit an extensive portfolio of venues across the UK.
• The chance to work with high‑profile clients and partners, including some of the most recognisable visitor attractions and destinations in the UK.
• A supportive environment where you can build skills through practical experience across branding, digital design, content creation, and campaign delivery.
• Access to training, mentoring and development from our wider Restaurant Associates and Compass Group UK networks.
• Competitive salary and benefits, including staff discounts, wellbeing support, and the chance to enjoy the incredible spaces we help bring to life.
• No shortage of delicious food!

Responsibilities

• Support our Graphic Designer with the design and delivery of visual assets across print and digital for our client venues.
• Assist with the maintenance of brand identities for our client venues.
• Prepare artwork correctly for print and digital formats, following brand and accessibility requirements.
• Contribute creative ideas and proactively suggest design improvements.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams (marketing, comms, sales, general managers).
• Manage and prioritise multiple projects at once, ensuring deadlines are met with care and attention to detail.
• Develop and manage design templates across print and digital for internal teams, keeping them up to date and aligned with brand standards.
• Maintain organised and tidy design files to ensure seamless collaboration with the Graphic Designer.

The Ideal Candidate

• 1–2 years of experience in a Junior Graphic Designer role.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite—primarily Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop, with some use of Canva.
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates creativity and versatility across digital and print mediums.
• Confident in preparing artwork for print and understanding design fundamentals (layout, colour, typography, hierarchy).
• Organised and able to manage multiple projects at once, balancing deadlines and priorities.
• A collaborative approach—open to feedback, keen to learn and excited to grow in your creative career.
• Interest or experience in the hospitality and events sector is a bonus.
• A fun, personable self‑starter who takes initiative and enjoys pushing ideas further.
• A passion for design and a sharp eye for detail.
• Digitally savvy, organised, and confident in bringing new ideas to the table.
• A strong communicator who enjoys collaborating with others, sharing ideas and learning from feedback.
• You thrive in collaboration, are comfortable taking direction, yet have the focus and initiative to work independently when needed.

About Us

Restaurant Associates is a leading premium hospitality provider with an ethos drawn from our history of fine and high‑quality dining in London and New York. Within our venues team, we provide catering and hospitality services to some of the most iconic visitor attractions and destinations in the UK including the Imperial War Museum London, Glyndebourne Opera House, Knebworth House, Design Museum, Whipsnade Zoo and many more. Within these amazing venues we operate a host of bespoke cafés and restaurants, as well as delivering private events ranging from small meetings to large‑scale ground events of up to 1,000 people. You can find a full list of our venues on our website.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive, diverse, fun, and dynamic place to work with opportunities to collaborate with a wide range of teams plus a commitment to putting our people first. Restaurant Associates is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from candidates of all backgrounds. As a business, we are committed to sustainability‑led practices and are proud to have achieved 3 stars with the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s Food Made Good Programme.

Job Reference: com/1301/43429001/52784236/SU #RA Venues