Creative Designer - City of London, United Kingdom - VMA Group

VMA Group

Verified Company

City of London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

VMA Group has a large multinational brand that is seeking an ambitious Creative Designer in the early stages of their career to join the Design Team.

Essentially an in-house creative team supporting the clients of this global insurance company.

If you have 2 years of experience working in a corporate or agency side, providing not just design work, but aiding the creative process, please do get in touch, and share your CV with your portfolio.

Both are needed to be considered.

The role is within a B2B environment creating marketing collateral with the end user always at the fore. Fantastic benefits structure with a world-renowned brand.

What to expect:

The Creative Designer will be responsible for delivering the creative, working closely with the Communication Consultant in managing the endtoend project delivery.
Work on the initial brief, concept creation, design, and layout, through to producing artwork and managing production on all client communication collateral.
The Creative Designer is proactive, looking to add value and continually develop whilst taking pride in delivering/working within the team.

Responsibilities:

Create, manage, and deliver creative designs for internal and external clients in various forms of media
Manage production throughout the lifecycle of the creative project, liaising with suppliers directly
Successfully delivering own tasks/activities or as directed by the Creative Team Lead/ Senior Creative
Liaising with both internal and external stakeholders and be able to identify the creative requirements for the engagement of the clients' employees
Great time management and deadlines on each project, being aware of the project's budget
To produce design projects to a high standard and be responsible for the design brief including liaising with the Creative Team Lead/Senior Creative and requesting advice, proof checks or stage development meetings where necessary to ensure it meets clientexpectations and always before final approval/delivery
To understand and work within brand and corporate guidelines where relevant
To use your experience and knowledge to identify and resolve design, artwork, and print challenges
To communicate progress at every stage of the design and artwork process for the smooth running of work and planning schedules
To travel to client offices for meeting and workshops (when required)
Work within a budget (set in hours) and complete the project within the allocated budget
To produce dummies, mockups, and presentation boards to a high level of finish for internal and external presentation
To take responsibility for continuous personal development and learning, helping to identify objectives and opportunities for skills development

What you will have:

Previous experience in a creative design role(s)
A portfolio demonstrating a diverse range of both print and digitalbased work and clients
Excellent time management skills and experience in working under pressure to strict deadlines across multiple projects
Good interpersonal and relationshipbuilding skills
Track record of producing quality, creative designs for multiple clients through multiple channels
A good level of understanding of data management for print production
Excellent CS skills particularly in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
Ability to explain in an articulate manner, the thinking and rationale behind the creative

_VMA__GROUP is a leading international interim, contract, temporary and permanent recruitment and executive search specialist. We are specifically focused on providing support to the digital, marketing and communications communities._

Our specialist practice areas cover: Marketing, Creative, Digital, Communications and agency services._
We have a reputation for providing expert consultancy services and advice, supported by indepth knowledge of the professions we recruit for. Our thought leadership and benchmarking studies have become goto resources for the communications and marketingindustry, supporting planning and decisionmaking for organisations of all shapes and sizes._
In the UK,
VMAGROUP has offices in London and Manchester and in Europe,
VMAGROUP has offices in Amsterdam and Brussels, but we work with organisations and individuals on a global basis._

_VMA__GROUP is committed to equal opportunities and is a Diversity Pledged Recruiter_