Graphics Designer

Graphics Designer

Salary: £50,000 per annum, plus company benefits

Location: London, EC2N

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Shifts: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 9am until 5:30pm with 1 hours unpaid lunch break

Work model: Hybrid, 1 day a week at home 4 in office

Williams Lea seeks a Graphics Designer to join our team!

Williams Lea is the leading global provider of skilled, technology-enabled, business-critical support services, with long-term trusted relationships with blue-chip clients across investment banks, law firms and professional services firms. Williams Lea employees, nearly 7000 people worldwide, who provide efficient business services at client sites in often complex and highly regulated environments, from centralised Williams Lea onshore facilities, and through best cost company offshore locations.

Purpose of role 

We are looking for a Graphics Designer who will be responsible to support the execution and implementation of print and digital projects for a Legal client of Williams Lea based in London.

The main objective of this role is to support the team developing, implementing and maintaining a new visual identity system that includes digital design, social media contents, data visualisation, marketing material, and print design. This means understanding and implementing consistent cross-media design principles and production processes to ensure that the design system is solid and well-thought through.

Key responsibilities 

• Deliver and coordinate design projects for both digital and print, working with other team members to ensure this happens in the most effective manner
• Ensure designs are fit for purpose and feeding back to wider team ahead of deadlines
• Ensure consistent brand outputs across all touchpoints
• Own templates considering best practice for digital and print
• Advising our legal clients on print, layout, branding and deadlines.
• Production of high-quality print and digital materials.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously, adhering to project timelines and deadlines, whilst keeping Partners, Associates and fee earner updated on progress
• Ensure compliance with brand guidelines, legal requirements, and industry standards.
• Regular interaction with clients, as well as close collaboration with your creative colleagues, bringing a breadth of creativity and innovation to the team.
• Working in a highly compliant environment, you will provide a seamless service that surpasses client briefs, whilst ensuring the delivery of on-brand creative material
• Build strong client relationships with key stakeholders and relevant support teams, as is your ability to win client work and grow your service
• Quality check high-quality design, artwork within corporate brand guidelines and to approved briefs and timescales

Personal attributes

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in graphic design
• 5 years’ experience in Graphic Designer with a well-rounded understanding of design and branding both on and offline
• Experience within the Legal sector desired
• Ability to work independently, prioritise accordingly, and iterate quickly
• You will have a creative flair, an exceptional eye for quality and detail and an aptitude for creative thinking
• You will be knowledge in Design and an understanding of competitors, emerging trends and technologies to share with the team
• In depth understanding of print and design processes
• Excellent typography and layout skills
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud – InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
• Experience creating and editing iPDF documents
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS would be an advantage
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office - Word / Excel / PowerPoint
• Strong organisation skills and the ability to prioritise effectively
• Ability to work to tight deadlines whilst under pressure
• Must be able to work on their own initiative
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• High levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work overtime as needed

Rewards and Benefits

We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays(pro-rata for part time roles)
• Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers – including our TechScheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TV’s, laptops and computers or household appliances.
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Health Assessments
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Referral Scheme

You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!

Equality and Diversity

The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.

If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like to make a reasonable adjustment to enable you to make an interview please contact us at [email protected](we do not accept applications to this email address).