Junior Graphic Designer

MAG (Airports Group); Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

MAG (Airports Group) is seeking a talented Mid-Weight Creative with a passion for digital design and motion. You will bring ideas to life through visual design, animation and digital content across web, email, social and paid media.

You will transform strategic thinking into engaging assets that support commercial goals, with strong typography, layout and brand application. This role offers flexibility across offices, remote work and travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated graphic design fundamentals with typography, layout and color.
• Experience creating assets for web, email, social and paid media.
• Knowledge of motion design and animation principles for digital campaigns.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro).
• Experience using Figma for digital design and collaboration.
• Build a portfolio showing digital design, branding and motion work.

Responsibilities

• Create engaging digital assets for marketing campaigns across web, email, social media and paid media.
• Develop motion graphics and animations to boost impact of creative work.
• Translate campaign concepts into high‑quality visual executions.
• Collaborate with Creative and Strategy teams to maintain quality and consistency.
• Explore new design and motion trends to improve output.
• Help maintain and evolve brand guidelines across digital touchpoints.

Skills

Graphic design

Motion design

Digital design

Branding

Time management

Collaboration

Creative thinking

Education

Degree in Graphic Design or related

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Figma

Job description

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For airports, for partners, for people. We are CAVU.

At CAVU, our purpose is to find new and better ways to make airport travel seamless and enjoyable for everybody, from the smallest ideas to the biggest transformations. Every day is an opportunity to create better travel experiences.

From our revenue-accelerating single-platform technology, Propel, through to our world-class hospitality venues including The Executive and Escape Lounges, our solutions make travel smoother for passengers and more profitable for our clients and partners.

We know that to bring your best ideas, you need the space to think, the support to grow, and the freedom to be your authentic self. Whether you're working from our offices, from home, in our lounges, or on the road, we provide an environment where you can create, innovate, and help transform airport travel.

Together, we can reach new heights. Together, we are CAVU.

The role

We’re looking for a talented and ambitious Mid-Weight Creative with a passion for digital design and motion. Working alongside our existing creative team, you’ll bring ideas to life through compelling visual design, animation and digital content across multiple channels.

You’ll transform strategic and creative thinking into engaging, high-quality assets that support our commercial objectives. This is a great opportunity for someone with strong graphic design fundamentals, confidence working across digital platforms and an appetite to continue developing their motion design capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Create engaging digital assets for marketing campaigns across web, email, social media and paid media.
• Develop motion graphics and animations that increase the impact of our creative work.
• Translate campaign concepts into polished, high-performing visual executions.
• Work closely with our Creative and Strategy teams to maintain creative quality and consistency.
• Continually explore new design and motion trends, tools and techniques to improve our creative output.
• Help maintain and evolve our brand guidelines across digital touchpoints.

What We Need From You

• Strong graphic design fundamentals and an excellent understanding of typography, layout, colour, visual communication and brand application.
• Experience creating engaging digital assets across web, social media, email and paid digital channels.
• Knowledge of motion design and animation principles, digital-first design best practice and current creative trends.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• Experience using Figma for digital design and collaboration.
• A portfolio demonstrating high-quality digital design, branding and motion work.
• The ability to interpret creative concepts and translate them into engaging, high-quality visual executions.
• Excellent attention to detail, organisation and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deliver to tight deadlines.
• A collaborative approach and the confidence to work with conceptual creatives, marketers and stakeholders.
• Creative curiosity, clear communication skills and a proactive approach to learning and development.
• Experience working in a junior or mid-weight graphic design role, either in-house or within an agency.
• A degree, diploma or equivalent qualification in Graphic Design, Digital Design, Motion Design or a related creative discipline is desirable. However, equivalent industry experience will also be considered.
• An awareness of emerging creative technologies and AI-assisted design tools would be advantageous

Equal Opportunties and Reasonable Adjustments

We're building something brilliant at CAVU: a diverse team of people who reflect the global customer base we serve. We're proudly part of MAG, and together we're on a mission to be number one in our industries, and that takes talent in all its forms.

Whether this is your first role or your next big step, we want to hear from you, even if you don't think you tick every box. What matters most is what you bring.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you need any adjustments to support your application or interview, just let us know. We're committed to helping you perform at your best.

Our Colleague Communities play a big part in that journey, including Women's Network, Embrace (Race & Ethnicity), Fly with Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mind Matters (Mental Health), PACT (Parents & Carers), RespectABILITY (Disability & Neurodiversity), and the CAVU Global ID&E Affinity Group.