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Salary: £34,500 per annum, plus company benefits

Contract: Full Time, Fixed Term contract for 6 months

Shifts: 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 9am-6pm with 1 hour break or 9am-5:30pm with half hour break

Work model: Hybrid, 3 days in office and 2 from home

Williams Lea seeks a Graphic Designer to join our team!

Williams Lea is the leading global provider of skilled, technology-enabled, business-critical support services, with long-term trusted relationships with blue-chip clients across investment banks, law firms and professional services firms. Williams Lea employees, nearly 7000 people worldwide, who provide efficient business services at client sites in often complex and highly regulated environments, from centralised Williams Lea onshore facilities, and through best cost company offshore locations.

Purpose of role

The Graphic Designer will be a dynamic graphic designer joining a Creative team, based at in Leeds, supporting our client, a leading global law firm based in London. The Designer will work on a variety of print and digital projects. Using InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator, this role requires you to work at pace with keen attention to detail. As the Designer you will use your eye for detail and software knowledge to produce and deliver projects including business brochures, advertising, press inserts, web graphics, infographics and a variety of other print-based design work from brief through to print.

We are looking for someone with a ‘can-do’ attitude, willing to put forward ideas and have a keen eye for detail. Ensuring that all work sent out is to the highest standard and within brand guidelines. The candidate should be an extremely organised and dedicated individual with strong communications skills.

The work is very fast moving and often requires the application of judgement. You will be required to interpret numerous client instructions and translate those requirements into ‘branded’ concepts and final designs, which work in both the digital and print spaces.

Key responsibilities

• Advising clients on print, layout, branding and deadlines
• Production of high-quality print and digital materials, including multimedia or complex powerpoint
• Art working including photo editing
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously, adhering to project timelines and deadlines
• Ensure compliance with brand guidelines, legal requirements, and industry standards
• Regular interaction with clients, as well as close collaboration with your creative colleagues, bringing a breadth of creativity and innovation to the team
• Working in a highly compliant environment, you will provide a seamless service that surpasses client briefs, whilst ensuring the delivery of on-brand creative material
• Building strong client relationships with key stakeholders and relevant support teams, as is your ability to win client work and grow your service
• Quality checking high-quality design, artwork within Client brand guidelines and to approved briefs and timescales

Personal attributes

• Must have 3-5 years experience in a Graphic Designer role
• Bachelors degree or equivalent in graphic design
• Indepth understanding of print and design processes
• Excellent typography and layout skills
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud – InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Advanced knowledge of Powerpoint
• Experience creating and editing iPDF documents
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS would be an advantage
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong organisation skills and the ability to prioritise effectively
• Ability to work to tight deadlines whilst under pressure
• Must be able to work on their own initiative
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Creative and original, able to generate unique and visually compelling designs
• Passion for design with a desire to stay up to date on industry trends and constantly looking for ways to improve skills
• Excellent attention to detail, ensuring precision in layouts, typography and colour choices
• Adaptability – Able to adjust to different design styles, trends, and client needs
• Strong communication skills and ability to effectively translate ideas into visuals
• Able to find creative solutions to design challenges
• Excellent time management, able to manage multiple projects and efficiently meet deadlines
• Self-motivated - able to work independently and take ownership of projects
• Resilient and receptive to feedback.

Rewards and Benefits

We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays(pro-rata for part time roles)
• Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers – including our TechScheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TV’s, laptops and computers or household appliances.
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Health Assessments
• Discounted gym memberships
• Referral Scheme

You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!

Equality and Diversity

The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like to make a reasonable adjustment to enable you to make an interview please contact us at careersatWL@williamslea.com (we do not accept applications to this email address).

In a rapidly changing world, the ability to innovate and break new ground drives progress. Williams Lea has harnessed this ability for more than 200 years.

Our 5,200+ talented employees worldwide are experts in delivering efficient business processes in complex and highly regulated environments.

We’re always progressing. Connecting technology with expertise and strong processes to transform support services. As we enter our third century, we continue helping businesses thrive in a future driven by digitization and virtualization.