Designer

Title - Designer Team - Engagement & Growth Location – London
Job Overview
The Marketing and New Business team is integral to the growth of our business. As such, it is fast-paced, challenging and offers people the chance to experience all facets of GroupM.
It is our responsibility to manage the new business process effectively, as well as to market GroupM to clients, prospects, journalists and the wider industry, whilst also overseeing internal communications to GroupM London employees. It is our role to promote GroupM as the thought leader in the media industry through a distinct and/or differentiated point of view.
The objective of the role is to support the Marketing, Communication and New Business teams in the design and production of all new business and marketing artwork including digital, print and presentation artwork. In addition, there is also client team support for our UK clients, which can include creating infographics, mock-ups and PowerPoint design.
Duties will include being involved from concept stage to production stage to design stage and ensuring we are innovating in our designs.
The ideal candidate should have strong PowerPoint skills and be experienced in Adobe CC: InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
Who does the role report into? This role reports to Kirsty Brice, Head of Marketing.
What are the 3 best things about the job?

• 
  The team is lively, hard-working, warm, welcoming, and fun.
• The team is a fast paced, exciting part of the agency where you work on the biggest client briefs, with the best people in the agency, doing industry-leading work. This is the perfect place for anyone who is excited about a career in media.
• Marketing goes hand in hand with New Business as we grow the business by reinforcing our position as industry leaders through events, awards, thought leadership, and digital/social content.

Business responsibilities

• 
  Meet with key stakeholders and project leads to discuss project objectives and requirements.
• Develop graphics elements for digital design including CRM banners, social artwork and PDF designs
• Work with CRM team on developing and innovating email designs.
• Layout print based designs including but not restricted to one-pagers, brochures, posters and advertising.
• Be responsible for creation of high-quality final designs.
• Creation of advertising mock ups for use in new business pitches.
• Own and maintain the storage and filing of all artwork, design briefs and final design concept sign-offs.
• Requesting advice, proof checks and stage development meetings where necessary to ensure designs meets project expectations and always before final approval and delivery.
• To communicate progress at every stage of the design process for smooth running of projects and expectation management.
• Offer input into creative meetings and sharing ideas.
• Provide realistic estimated timing required to complete designs.
• Understand and work within brand and corporate guidelines where relevant.
• Collaborate, share and re-apply creative work from other GroupM or WPP studios.
• Become a brand ambassador for GroupM and understand and promote our company culture.

What are the measures of success?

• 
  You can be trusted by various stakeholders to develop high quality designs, whether that’s within new business or marketing
• You are a successful communicator with all stakeholders
• You can work collaboratively with others successfully

What would you expect to achieve in the first 3 months?

• 
  Established working relationships with key departments and stakeholders around the company to ensure a visible profile
• Supported new business pitches
• Created high quality designs for marketing

What will you need? The most important attributes we are recruiting this role on are energy, attitude, and values.

• Mid-level understanding of main designer tools:

Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign Microsoft PowePoint Mailchimp / Strypo

• 
  Can handle constructive criticism and feedback
• Strong attention to detail
• Positive
• Proactive
• Ambition and drive to succeed
• Takes initiative
• Ability to multi-task
• Organised
• Adaptable
• Flexible
• Great communications skills
• Ability to work independently and complete assigned tasks within identified time frames
• Team player with a positive, energetic, attitude