Senior Designer - SH3180

The speed read:

The agency produces branding, printed and digital corporate communications for many different types of businesses. They want a senior designer to join one of their teams who will happily work across brand, reporting, literature and loads of other communications. 

The facts:

You will be hands on from concept to delivery (although you get help with the artwork!). You are the sort of person who enjoys making sense of a communications brief, as well as relishing the detail, to produce  beautiful, crafted and thoughtful design. You will work on a wide variety of projects in the team, so you are very adaptable. You can communicate your ideas clearly to clients and colleagues alike. This agency's clients range from large businesses to SME’s, but you will need to be used to working on communications for large businesses, and enjoy all the challenges and opportunities that come with that. You will still be a hands on designer (and want to be) and have great typography and layout skills - the design standards are very high and your folio will demonstrate the quality of your work. 

You'll be:

Comfortable with lots of responsibility

Interested in content and messages

Used to presenting to clients

An intelligent, strategic thinker

Really keen to get on and make your mark

Ideal superpower:

A passion for design and how it helps businesses communicate.

Account Manager - SH3169

This is an opportunity for an Account Manager to join a well regarded corporate communications agency based near Old Street.

The speed read:
You will be able to manage annual reports for FTSE100 clients from briefing through to delivery. You will be keen to take control and responsibility and want to see things through from start to finish. 

The facts:
You will have 5+ years experience in design project management. You will be able to demonstrate experience of delivering annual reports - this is a must for the role.
You will enjoy the interaction with the design team and other colleagues and you will have great client skills.
You are well versed in the functional aspects of project management; scoping, scheduling, costing etc and you enjoy working with clients to deliver great design solutions for them. You aren't scared of a pitch or putting together a proposal (with guidance if required).

You'll be:
Reliable
Conscientious
Good to get along with

Salary: circa £30k

Account Executive - SH3168

The speed read

This communications agency is well respected and produces thoughtful, strategic and beautifully designed communications for businesses.

The facts

You will have a year or two’s experience in a design agency and will have managed some small print projects, either partly or completely.

You will understand the importance of attention to detail and will have had some exposure to schedules and budgets. You will be keen to learn from, and provide support to, the team around you to develop your client services and project management skills. Whilst you will be expected to have the ability to work independently, you will be given training, support and guidance from senior members of the team and it will be a great opportunity to learn in successful environment. You will show a natural ability and interest in managing content and have great attention to detail.

You’ll be

Good to have around

Keen to learn

Ideal superpower

Pleasantly ambitious!

Salary: £20 - £28k, depending on experience

Senior designer with digital - SH3163

The Speed Read:

Our client is looking for an integrated senior designer - someone happy with a fairly even split between brand and digital projects.

The Facts:

This is a position within a long established agency who produce award winning work for a variety of clients in B2B and B2C. It’s a small agency and everyone has access to clients and the opportunity to present work. You’ll need to be confident and articulate with experience of managing projects, clients and teams.

You’ll be:

You’ll have at least 8 years of experience and will have worked in leading creative consultancies across a broad range of projects, which will include branding and identity creation, campaign, web and all things digital. 

You’ll be passionate about excellent design and high quality ideas and you’ll have a rich background in brands across a variety of sectors. You’ll be able to think strategically and be able to come up with ingenious and innovative ideas. 

Pragmatic, you’ll be able to unpick briefs and work alongside other team members to deliver the very best creative ideas and highest client service. 

Your Superpower: 

a perfect balance of ideas and execution

Annual Report Designers

The speed read:
Agency Bell is on the look out for experienced annual report designers; strong creative thinkers that enjoy working on business communications and can bring something extra to the table in terms of creativity, rigorous thinking and robust design.

Full description:
It's that time of year again...

Agency Bell is on the look out for top quality annual report designers; strong creative thinkers that enjoy working on business communications and can bring something extra to the table in terms of creativity, rigorous thinking and robust design.

You will love your typography and layouts, enjoy working with content and have a lovely folio that demonstrates this. We are working with a number of leading corporate communications agencies who are keen to supplement their team in preparation for ‘the season’. The agencies all have great profiles and an intelligent approach in this area so you would get great work for your folio during this time. 

In terms of experience, you need to have recent exposure to R&As as you will have to be able to manage yourself and your time and but be confident to ask the right questions when necessary. 
Contract lengths are flexible, depending on availability and day rates are competitive.

Your superpower:
Able to hit the ground running

Digital Content Strategist - SH3153

The speed read:

This dynamic branding and communications agency is looking to appoint a Digital Content Strategist in a new role. The digital offer within this organisation is growing rapidly in response to a number of successful business wins and it is a very exciting time to join the team. 

The facts:

This agency is lucky to be owned by a parent PR business which provides it with the opportunity to work on global brand accounts. This gives it an interesting mix of clients within the corporate, B2C and experiential world. The team is a mix of 2d, 3d and digital creative and client service people, working across lots of different channels. Project outcomes are diverse and most of them will have a digital element.

As the sizes of projects have grown, there is now a requirement for a content specialist to help with the planning and production of digital content designed to attract, engage and convert users across many different channels. You will have proven experience of creating usable content that reflects a brands tone of voice and you’ll be able to prove that you understand audiences and their behaviour within a digital environment. This may require starting from an audit of a brand’s digital presence right through to advising clients how best to distribute content digitally and incorporate content production (and the ongoing upkeep of this) into their own internal processes. You may come from a copywriting or editorial background and have migrated over to online publishing.

You will draw upon your wide knowledge of digital media to develop a content strategy and a communications calendar which will successfully resonate with the brand’s audiences. Your analytical thinking and strategic planning will ensure that content makes a compelling business case and satisfies both business and user needs.

You’ll have:

Experience of creating or commissioning digital content

Great writing skills

You’ll be engaging with a strong ability to communicate (spoken and written)

Able to get a team behind you

Your superpower:

Engaging and persuasive

Salary: Please apply stating salary expectations.