Graphic Designer - Livingston, United Kingdom - Edinburgh Instruments

Description

Graphic Designer - Print and Digital Marketing

Location:
Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. Hybrid working.

Salary:
£DOE, includes benefits, bonus and pension


Contract:
Full time, Permanent

Edinburgh Instruments (EI) is an international market leader in high-end, high-value scientific instrumentation.

Part of the Hong Kong headquartered global Techcomp Instrument Group, we operate within the Techcomp Europe (TEU) division, which consists of a group of scientific instrument manufacturing businesses with production sites across six countries in Europe and with a comprehensive commercial network with sales offices and distribution partners across the globe.

We are immensely proud of our heritage; for 50 years we have been supplying customers at leading
- edge research institutes, academic and industrial facilities around the world. Our products combine customisation, user-friendliness, and high performance, and are experiencing higher-than-ever demand worldwide.

Edinburgh Instruments are looking to recruit a
Graphic Designer to join our Livingston Headquarters.


What You'll Be doing

This hybrid role requires a flexible individual to work across multiple businesses, with the capability to think strategically to create design assets that are supported by compelling copy.

Supporting the Senior Graphic Designer, the appointed person will be expected to generate and develop great ideas to assist in creating branding, sales and marketing collateral and assist with videography design work.

Applicants must be multi-talented, with extensive design skills and a sound knowledge of Digital and Content Marketing principles.


Key Responsibilities will include:

• Create and edit content for video platforms, combined with small animations using motion graphics.
• Creation of high quality, innovative content for internal and external marketing communications.
• Design and delivery of graphic design content for marketing strategies, both on and offline.
• Management, design and editing of all digital files and Marketing collateral.
• Identify new and creative ideas to help develop and improve the Marketing communications strategy.
• Support web development in the management of the company website.
• Create, maintain and upload videos, images and content to online channels as required.
• Understanding the importance of presenting ideas & concepts to the wider team, and senior management.
• Assist with photographic requirements which may include product photography, lab images and team members.
• Drive brand guidelines across divisions to ensure consistency.
• Deputise for Senior Graphic Designer during absences with decision making authority.
• Undertake offsite visits to support the Company as required.
• Ensure all activities comply with Company quality procedures.
• Undertake any other duties allocated by your Line Manager.

What You'll Need to Bring

• Degree or other further education award in Graphic Design or Visual Communications.
• Good communication skills with confidence to present ideas.

InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.

• Extensive design skills and a sound knowledge of Digital and Content Marketing principles.
• Experience of working within an Inhouse or agency environment, would be prove useful in this role.
• Motion graphics experience with Adobe After Effect, knowledge of html and experience with

WordPress would be beneficial.

• Photography and video shooting and editing skills would be advantageous.

Why Us?

As an equal opportunities employer, Edinburgh Instruments is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Livingston,

West Lothian:
reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)


Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Work Location:
In person


Reference ID:
EI0001