Junior Graphic Designer

Housr; Manchester; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Housr is seeking a Junior Graphic Designer to support our global marketing team in the UK and US markets. You will help create design materials for university students and partnerships, spanning digital and print assets for on-campus screens, posters, decks, and sales collateral.

The role requires 1–2 years of graphic design experience, strong Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign and Figma skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.occasionally longer hours

Qualifications

• One to two years of graphic design experience, ideally within a marketing or agency environment.
• A sound understanding of the university student demographic and what resonates with them visually.
• A careful eye and a commitment to producing high-quality, on-brand designs.
• Able to manage multiple projects at once and respond to changing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong demonstrable skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Figma.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality graphic assets for print and digital media following brand guidelines.
• Design for online and offline channels including on-campus screens, posters, flyers, social graphics and banners.
• Review and polish pitch decks, partnership presentations and sales collateral for university and institutional stakeholders.
• Create event and outreach collateral for universities, education fairs, conferences and partnerships.
• Collaborate with global marketing, Graphic Designer and Product Designer to deliver consistent work.
• Work primarily in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, producing designs to a professional standard.
• Motion graphics experience is a plus but not required.

Skills

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Figma

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

• Reporting to: Global Head of Marketing, with a dotted line into the Graphic Designer
• Working hours: Standard UK hours, with occasional flexibility to work a later shift such as 11.30am to 7.30pm for US collaboration or campaign needs
• We’re looking for a talented and enthusiastic Junior Graphic Designer to join Housr’s global creative and marketing team
• You’ll play a key role in supporting our global brand marketing across the UK and US. A particular focus will be creating design material for university students and college partnerships in the US market
• Your work will span direct-to-student creative and materials that support our B2B relationships with universities, property partners and brand partners
• Given the US focus, there may occasionally be a need to work later hours, such as 11.30am to 7.30pm, to create more overlap with the US team during busy campaign periods. This will be infrequent and planned in advance
• Executing creative briefs: Produce high-quality graphic assets for print and digital media, following Housr’s global brand guidelines
• Designing for online and offline channels: Create engaging designs for formats including digital on-campus screens, posters, flyers, social graphics and banners
• Supporting B2B and partnership materials: Review and polish pitch decks, partnership presentations and sales collateral for university and institutional stakeholders, ensuring a consistent and professional finish
• Producing event and outreach collateral: Create materials for university outreach, education fairs, conferences and partnership events, including booth graphics, printed handouts and digital assets
• Collaborating with the team: Work closely with the global marketing team, Graphic Designer and Product Designer to deliver strong, consistent work
• Using design software: Work primarily in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, producing all designs to a professional standard
• Motion graphics: Experience is not essential, but would be useful

Student insight:

A sound understanding of the university student demographic and what resonates with them visually

Experience:

One to two years of graphic design experience, ideally within a marketing or agency environment

Attention to detail:

A careful eye and a commitment to producing high-quality, on-brand designs

Adaptability:

Able to manage multiple projects at once and respond to changing priorities in a fast-moving environment

Software skills:

Strong demonstrable skills in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Figma

Versatility:

Comfortable moving between consumer-facing creative, such as social content, posters and on-campus screens, and polished materials for institutional and business audiences, such as decks, one-pagers and partnership collateral