mid-weight graphic designer - Professional Sporting (Permanent)

We are looking for a mid-weight graphic designer with experience in the professional sporting industry to join a hugely popular, top of the league, professional rugby club (Union League). The right candidate will be able to create graphic design across the full portfolio - web, promotional, print, and more - as well as across mutliple brands, teams and segments of the wider group.

The Graphic Designer will work as part of the clubs in-house agency - delivering on amazing artwork which will be seen by a huge fan base!

You will be a creative and motivated individual who will strive to deliver content, which is both highly commercial, innovative and creative.

You use your creativity to communicate key messages and promote brands and solutions to attract our target audiences. This involves communicating across multiple channels, including print and digital (website and social media). You own the the portfolio asset library and are responsible for existing material updates together with the design and creation of new materials. As custodian of all the brands you also ensure that all communications are created and produced in-line with brand guidelines.

As a graphic designer with experience of working in a B2B and B2C environment preferably from a sport, media or entertainment background, you are used to working with a range of media including photography, animation, Adobe creative suite and Microsoft office applications and have an adaptable skillset.

Using innovative and creative thinking, you can take written or spoken ideas from conception through to execution and delivery. Your creativity, dedication and work ethic provides you with the natural ability to deliver fantastic creative and design into online and offline communications. Your excellent attention to detail is reflected in the high quality and accurate work you produce.

You will be adept at managing projects through the internal agencies job management software and be able to liaise with printers, freelancers and all internal stakeholders to hit tight deadlines.

What you will get:

£30-35K Salary
On site parking
Free tickets to matches
25 days annual leave
Work for one of the top leagues in RUL
Amazing progression paths
Collaborative team
Potential for combination of working from home or office in the future

What you need to have to be considered:

3-5 years in graphic design, B2B & B2C ideally within professional sporting, or some other spectator industry.

A digital portfolio to share with us

Ability to take briefs from internal stakeholders to create content, and be confident to push boundaries to create content which is innovative and powerful

Excellent attention to details and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effect)

Brand leader: ensures the brand guidelines and brand identity are followed in the business and externally (including internal brands)

Defines creative concepts (campaigns, assets for social media, internal brands)

Able to work with multiple stake holders

Strong communicator and able to manage deadlines and work load

Ideally have your own vehicle so that you can drive to the stadium if working from the office, trasport links are available but not fantastic.



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Interviews will take place next week!


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