Junior Graphic Designer Location: Remote / UK only (6M FTC)

Pickle; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote-work

Travel insurance

Private medical insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced annual leave

Additional paid leave

Job summary

Pickle is seeking a Junior Graphic Designer to join our design team and develop skills across digital, print, learning materials and presentations. You will work under a Design Lead, turning briefs into clear, engaging visuals while learning best practices and brand guidelines.

Ideal candidates have 0–2 years of experience, a strong portfolio, and a solid grounding in layout, typography, colour theory, and visual hierarchy.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating design skills, creativity and understanding of visual communication.
• Foundation in design principles and visual design fundamentals.
• Ability to follow brand guidelines and templates.
• Strong attention to detail and polish in output.

Responsibilities

• Support the creative team in delivering design assets across client projects.
• Translate briefs and brand guidelines into clear visual designs.
• Create digital and print materials, presentations and learning resources.
• Prepare work for review, check accuracy and specifications.
• Manage tasks and deadlines, communicating progress proactively.
• Collaborate with designers and stakeholders to meet briefs.
• Maintain high visual quality and consistency across outputs.
• Explore new tools and workflows to improve quality and efficiency.

Skills

Design fundamentals

Layout & typography

Brand guidelines

Attention to detail

Time management

Tools

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Job description

About our Client

Our client builds financial infrastructure for purpose-driven giving. Their platform has facilitated hundreds of millions of dollars across hundreds of organisations globally, connecting donors with causes that matter to them, at moments that matter most.

Their suite of products serves a growing global community of donors and the charities they support. The infrastructure is world-class. The creative output hasn’t kept pace. This role exists to change that.

About the Role

Creative & Design | Digital, Print & Learning Materials

• We’re looking for a creative and detail-oriented Junior Graphic Designer to support a design team in producing high-quality visual assets for a variety of client projects.
• This is an opportunity for an early-career designer to develop their skills while working on a diverse range of digital, print, learning and presentation materials. You’ll work closely with experienced designers and a Design Lead, turning creative briefs into clear, engaging and effective visual outputs.
• We’re looking for someone with a strong foundation in design principles, a willingness to learn, and the care and attention to detail needed to deliver consistent, high-quality work.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Support the creative team in delivering design assets across a range of client projects.
• Translate briefs, brand guidelines and creative direction into effective visual designs.
• Create and adapt digital and print materials, presentations, learning resources and other design assets.
• Prepare work carefully for review and final delivery, checking accuracy and adherence to specifications.
• Manage assigned tasks and deadlines, communicating proactively about progress and workload.
• Take ownership of straightforward design tasks, building confidence and independence over time.
• Incorporate feedback constructively and apply lessons learned to future projects.
• Collaborate with experienced designers and stakeholders to ensure work meets the brief and intended audience needs.
• Maintain high standards of visual quality, consistency and attention to detail.
• Explore new design tools, techniques and ways of working to improve the quality and efficiency of your work.

What We’re Looking For

• Approximately 0–2 years of graphic design experience, including relevant projects, internships or recent graduate work.
• A portfolio demonstrating your design skills, creativity and understanding of visual communication.
• A good foundation in layout, typography, colour theory, visual hierarchy and image selection.
• Confidence working with established brand guidelines, templates and creative briefs.
• An understanding of how design choices support the audience and purpose of a communication.
• Familiarity with design software, particularly Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, polished work.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage tasks and deadlines reliably.
• A willingness to receive feedback, learn from experienced colleagues and develop your creative judgement.
• A proactive, collaborative approach and a genuine interest in developing your design skills.

Desirable Experience

• Experience creating digital assets for websites or social media.
• Basic knowledge of print production processes.
• Experience creating presentations, training materials or learning resources.
• Familiarity with PowerPoint or Google Slides.
• An interest in new design tools, techniques and emerging creative workflows.

Your Portfolio

Please include a portfolio showcasing a selection of your strongest work. Ideally, this should demonstrate:

• Strong design fundamentals, including layout, typography, colour and visual hierarchy.
• Your ability to interpret a brief and design for a particular audience.
• Experience following brand guidelines or working with templates.
• Examples of digital and print work, where available.
• Your creative potential, attention to detail and willingness to experiment and learn.

You should be able to explain the brief behind your work, the design choices you made and how you incorporated feedback.

What Success Looks Like

• Producing high-quality, accurate and consistent design assets.
• Following briefs and brand guidelines carefully.
• Delivering assigned work reliably and communicating proactively about deadlines.
• Responding positively to feedback and making effective revisions.
• Building design skills, confidence and creative judgement.
• Contributing positively to the wider creative team.

Working Environment

• Full-time, fixed-term contract.
• UK-based opportunity.
• Remote-first working, with quarterly in-person team days.
• Collaborative team environment with guidance and development from experienced designers.
• A varied range of client projects offering opportunities to build your experience and portfolio.

Benefits

Benefits may include:

• Flexible, remote-first working arrangements.
• Travel insurance for eligible business travel.
• Private medical insurance, subject to location and eligibility.
• Employee Assistance Programme and mental health support.
• Enhanced annual leave arrangements, subject to location.
• Additional paid leave over the year-end holiday period.

Specific benefits and eligibility will be confirmed during the recruitment process.