Graphic/Web Designer - Manchester
Job Description
We need someone talented and creative to join the team. You will be working on both on and offline materials, so you will need to be comfortable designing & sending something to print, as well as understand what makes a good website.
Person Requirements
We would like you to have a good understanding of marketing principles. As much as we like art, we are designers, and all of our clients want to see results. The Sputnik team are excellent at developing and sharing ideas, and are always willing to help one another. But we are also looking for someone who can contribute their own perspective to the team.
Out of date schoolwork in your portfolio will not impress, but creative, professional, returns-focused examples will definitely earn you a teacake with your interview coffee.
You will be good at managing workflow to ensure all of your work progresses, and deadlines are met.
Essential Design Skills & Experience:
- Logo design
- Creating & adhering to branding guidelines
- Single-page print designs (posters, ads, flyers, banners etc)
- Multiple-page print designs (brochures, catalogues, leaflets etc)
- Website design
- Solid understanding of Accessibility & usability
- Good grasp on typography & visual hierarchy of information
- Customizing designs & branding onto objects (bags, promotional goods)
- Good visual presentation of work to client
- Comfortable with wide range of styles to suit individual clients needs
- Understanding of modern web standards
- Good understanding of marketing basics
- Copy proofing
- Writing project briefs & being involved in the quoting process
Essential Personal Skills:
- Good organisational skills
- Meticulous eye for detail
- Ability to make sense out of (& potentially improve) poor briefs from clients
- Ability to efficiently juggle several projects at once & meet tight deadlines
- Good written & spoken mannerism for client communication
- Patience to deal with difficult clients
Beneficial Skills & Experience:
- 3-D design
- XHTML/CSS coding
- Basic understanding of PHP
- Technical support skills for troubleshooting email accounts & basic internet connectivity
- Illustration (mascots, instructional drawings, etc)
How to apply
We’d like to see your creativity, and hear what has frustrated you in your job, and how we could work together to fix it.
Please email your portfolio and covering letter to andy@sputnikinternet.com
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