Graphic Designer

Job title: Graphic Designer
Reporting to: Head of Design
Working hours: Monday – Friday, 10am to 6pm
Location: Bermondsey, London (4 days onsite, 1 day work from home)
Salary: £33,000+
Benefits: Private Healthcare, Pension Scheme, Bonus Scheme
 
Outline
We are looking for a Graphic Designer to support our in-house Design Team across all design assets, both digital and print for a wide range of projects and stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be a creative who can ensure brand consistency across disciplines.
Responsibilities

• Support Head of Design on day-to-day artworking tasks.
• Interpret internal briefs in a creative way to establish solutions for design requirements across multiple departments such as Curatorial, Comms, Digital, Bookshop, Events.
• Create Exhibition and Art Fair PDFs, supporting the curatorial and sales team.
• Artwork lists of works and exhibition copy.
• Create wall vinyl for the gallery spaces across worldwide locations.
• Support the Exhibitions Team in creating bespoke visual outputs to enhance visitor experience.
• Create digital invitations for gallery events.
• Support creating bespoke assets for OOH events.
• Artwork print stationary including business cards, comp slips, packing etc.
• Create branded Microsoft Word and PowerPoint templates.
• Artwork digital banner ad campaigns to various formats.
• Artwork print advertisements for magazines.
• Create OOH adverts for global locations.
• Support the Bookshop Team in creating signage for the gallery shop and bespoke solutions for special releases and campaigns.
• Typesetting for print publications.
• Knowledge of print profiles and packaging artwork for press.
• Good understanding of repro and pre-press workflow.
• Collaboratively out decks to illustrate design concepts for internal presentations.
• Work closely with Head of Design to ensure all documents are delivered to standard and to deadline.
• Offer creative input during brainstorming sessions.
• Advocate for design best practices and be a guardian of house style.
• Build strong connections with other departments to ensure compliance with our brand guidelines.
• Maintaining a strong and consistent visual identity across all White Cube outputs.

 
Skills and Experience

• BA in Graphic Design or equivalent.
• 3+ years design experience in a design studio, agency or in-house.
• Experience working within and established visual identity.
• Fluent in Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effects).
• Good knowledge of Figma.
• Motion graphics skills would be welcome, but now essential.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• A strong eye for detail.
• Good understanding of micro and macro typography.
• Impeccable typesetting skills.
• Confident with layout, hierarchy and composition across different formats.
• Confident in both digital and print artworking.
• Knowledge of print production and creative artwork processes.
• Able to interpret guidelines accurately and deliver well executed designs to the highest standard.
• Highly organised, methodical, able to multitask and good time management skills.
• Able to manage own deadlines.
• Proactive, adaptable and able to problem solve.
• Effective communicator able to report progress and blockers to ensure timely delivery.
• A team player with a positive attitude, able to collaborate in-teams and cross-departmentally.
• Have an interest in contemporary art and working with artists.

To apply: Please submit a CV and a portfolio with a selection of recent work (PDF or link to website) accompanied by a cover letter. This role will close on Tuesday 29th September at 5:00 pm, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.