Junior Graphic Designer

Who are Benefex?

We are a fast-moving technology company, and one of the most successful providers of online reward and benefits solutions in the UK. We believe no one comes to work to do a bad job or be actively disengaged, and that technology is instrumental in providing an exceptional employee experience. We are striving to create seamless but tangible interactions between employers and employees, making work a rewarding place for every single one of us. To help us on our quest to be the best, we need brilliant people on board and that’s where you come in.

Why should you apply?

• Learning: this is a great opportunity to develop your career as a junior designer
• Progression: be supported with a clear progression path to becoming a mid-weight graphic designer
• Top 10 Employer, Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards
  
  

**Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship and require to people to be based in the UK or Ireland for this position**

Great benefits:

£25,000-27,000

Flexible work – choose a working setup that works for you, our only ask is to see you once a month in the office and you must be based in the UK or Ireland

25 days holiday plus your local bank holidays

Your birthday off

Two half day wellbeing days

Healthcare cash plan to cover the costs of day to day healthcare

Employee Assistance Plan 24/7 365 support

Income Protection (75%) and life assurance (4x salary)

Pension scheme

£50 monthly allowance to spend on whatever takes your fancy, your very own Benefex card will be topped up at the start of each month!

Role Overview

Are you great with graphics, creative with colours and divine at design? Then you could be exactly who we’re looking for! We have a brand new position as a Junior Graphic Designer, ideal for someone looking to make their first career step in graphic design and join our friendly communications team. You’ll be proactive, enthusiastic, able to work autonomously, and keen to take on a huge variety of design tasks to support our client portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Delivering work based on established objectives, brand guidelines and creative briefs
• Delivering creative on behalf of the Communications team as well as occasionally supporting various other departments within the business
• Producing printed and digital communications, inline with our client’s brand guideline or established Employee Value Proposition (EVP) brand
• Creating emails using both HTML and our email builder tools
• Demonstrating basic presentation skills to communicate your ideas
• Actioning amendments attained via peer reviews and customer feedback
• Simultaneously working across numerous overlapping projects
• Print production based tasks such as print quote requests and supplying artwork
• Actively contributing ideas to creative brainstorm sessions
  
  

What are we looking for?

• Degree level qualification in Graphic Design or equivalent
• Experience using the Adobe Creative Cloud primarily InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
• A basic understanding of print and finish techniques
• A basic understanding of UX and digital design
• A good understanding of typography and page layout
• An understanding of material costs, time limits, and their impact on the design
• Up-to-date with current trends and styles in the media sector
• A basic understanding of various team communications and project management tools
  
  

Even if you don't meet all of the requirements for this role, we encourage you to apply! We are looking for talented and passionate individuals who are eager to learn and grow. We also offer a variety of other roles, so please check out our careers page to see if there is something else that might be a good fit for you.

Our interview process

Benefex understands the need to have a fast and efficient process, the below will all be completed in the shortest time possible.

Initial informal call with the Talent team

Online tests in numeracy and logical reasoning

Interview with the Hiring Manager and member of the team

Final interview with the Director

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and respected. We believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to our success, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during the recruitment process, please let us know with your application.