Design Jobs Board

Junior Graphic Designer (Print/Digital)

(Design and artwork for print, digital and exhibition)

Salary: £25-30k approx, with pension and health insurance benefits 

Location: Farringdon, London 

ABOUT US

We are a 24-strong creative agency specialising in telling stories that improve people’s health. We create engaging and evocative content across all media and apply our creative thinking to everything from worldwide disease awareness campaigns for big pharma companies down to small conference stands for biotech start-ups. We work together to craft healthcare stories through branding, video and digital experiences that excite and inspire. Most importantly, everything we do is about improving human health: we love knowing that our work improves the lives of people we’ll never meet. 

DESCRIPTION

We’re seeking a full-time Junior Graphic Designer with 1 to 2 years experience (ideally within agencies) to work in our central London studio. You will have recent / current experience in a design position and have a portfolio that shows creative concepts, design application, and final outcomes. 

You should have an eye for detail, the ability to maintain a flexible approach to working across different types of projects both big and small and be a good communicator and collaborator both in-house and with our clients. 

You should be fluent in the three major Adobe Creative Cloud applications: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop; as well as Figma.

You will have the opportunity to learn and evolve your design skills while working on a variety of projects, including the research and development of concepts, design application across print and digital media, artworking, and seeing projects through to final production.  The right candidate should want to be part of a highly creative and driven team striving to create content that inspires.

You will get support and training as well as encouragement to express your thoughts and ideas.

If you have a proven portfolio and you’re looking for an opportunity to flex your creative muscles, we’d love to hear from you.

This is a full-time role based primarily in our office in Farringdon, with the option to work from home up to two days a week. Please do not apply to this role if you’re seeking a work-from-home-only position. Our office is located on the 3rd floor, reachable via steps to the front door before a lift. We seek and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best talent on our team.

BASIC SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS:

• You have that special feel for design and brand
• Be highly organised with great attention to detail
• A good understanding of layout, balance and typography
• The ability to work simultaneously across multiple projects
• Proficiency in the three main Adobe Creative Suite applications: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop; as well as Figma
• The drive and determination to try new software and enhance your skillset 

BENEFICIAL SKILLS:

• Illustration 

WHAT WE OFFER

• A fun and collaborative team to work with
• An environment where we’re always looking to push boundaries and produce the best outcome for our clients
• A hybrid structure – we’re in our studio 3 days per week with some flexibility on your working hours (9:30 is our standard start time)
• 24 days holiday per year, on top of bank holidays with an extra day for each 2 years of service
• Annual team away days including an overnight trip
• Full health and emergency dental cover
• Structured discovery days to expand your skillset 
• Pension scheme based on 5% of salary
• Team socials, including trips to galleries and exhibitions in the London area
• A company that cares about making a positive impact, offsetting our carbon footprint and donating to charities
• Free tea/coffee and snacks in the office

You will be working most closely with our Art Director, Account Directors and other members of the the design team. With that said, we are a tightly-knit group and always encourage ideas and collaboration across all departments.

You’ll need to have a portfolio of work that showcases your skills and interests in design. Please make it easy for us to access this portfolio within your application.  

If this sounds like your kind of thing, then you’re probably our kind of person. And if you’ve read this far down the ad we invite you to include the word ‘THOROUGH’ in capitals somewhere obvious in your application. 

TO APPLY

Please email your application to: 

our Design Lead Aidan Boothby (aidan@gig.health) 

AND 

our MD Tim Gomersall (tim@gig.health) with;

• Portfolio (either PDF or web link)
• A cover letter explaining why you’re suited to this role
• Your CV

We will not consider applications that are missing any of the above three elements. 

Successful applicants will be invited to a 1-hour interview at our Central London offices. At this interview we can show you some of our work, find out more about one another, and take it from there. Candidates invited for second interview will be invited to undertake a remote design exercise.

We look forward to hearing from you.