Midweight Designer, Ft Live

2 months ago

London, United Kingdom Financial Times Full time

**About Us**

The FT has an uncompromising mission: delivering independent, quality information, news and services to individuals and companies around the globe. It’s the cornerstone of our reputation and the heart of our ambitions for the future. But for our people, the FT offers so much more than what we do. FT people come from all kinds of backgrounds and work across a huge range of disciplines and locations, and find an empowering, warm and welcoming culture that values curiosity and rewards smart, ambitious thinking. Those who are willing to unite around our mission and live our values will find plenty to challenge, inspire and interest them. Like the audiences we serve, no two FT people are the same; but together we help our audience be better informed and understand the world around them. It’s a job that’s never mattered more, and a career that can take you anywhere you want to go.

**Our commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace**

At the FT, we aim for employees across all regions to have a voice so that diverse perspectives are heard and valued. We believe that a supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves at work and have the flexibility they need to meet their personal needs. We'll continue to remove barriers for all, and in particular barriers facing employees from underrepresented groups.

**Job Purpose**
The Midweight Designer will be part of a team of six designers. The main job function is the hands-on production of visual marketing and communication assets for FT Live’s events, which number several hundred per year. The Midweight Designer will join our lively, enthusiastic and highly-skilled team which works together to ensure that FT Live is successful in maintaining and further developing a strong, sustainable events business across both digital and in-person events.

**Main Duties and Responsibilities**
- Development of beautiful and eye catching creative routes for our digital and hybrid (digital / in person) events, within agreed brand guidelines
- Once creative route is agreed, executing it across a range of communication materials. Materials will include:

- Deliver high-quality work on time, to strict deadlines and within brand guidelines
- Briefing and management of projects through external third-party suppliers, for example printers and video editors
- Manage competing priorities across different projects, understands departmental goals and prioritises and delegates tasks accordingly
- Accept, respond to and action feedback from stakeholders on designs
- Assist the Head of Design and Senior Designer with the development, rollout and communication of design processes, platforms and systems

**Key Skills & Experience**
- A recognised design qualification
- A minimum of two years of previous design experience in an organisation of similar standing to the FT
- A portfolio of exceptional design work from commercial projects, which showcases creative development work as well as execution of designs across assets
- An enthusiasm for typography
- Strong skills in Adobe Creative Cloud packages such as Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
- A keen eye for detail
- A confident communication style, comfortable presenting ideas to peers and design decisions to stakeholders
- Ability to work in the Mac OSX operating system, in the Google Workspace and the Adobe Creative Cloud suite
- A desire to develop new skills (technical, design and soft skills), and an ability to adjust to using new technologies and platforms rapidly

**Desirable skills and experience**

Knowledge of the following would be advantageous though full training will be provided:

- Skills in animation and video editing packages, such as Adobe Premiere or Adobe After Effects
- HTML / CSS / Javascript
- A ‘Digital-first’/UX design package such as Figma, Adobe XD or Sketch
(NB: we use Figma)
- Asana or other similar project management software

**What’s in it for you? Our benefits**

Our benefits vary depending on location, but we are committed to providing best in class perks across all our offices as well as an inclusive environment to develop your career. Examples of our benefits include; generous annual leave allowances, flexible working (including working from home), medical cover, enhanced maternity & paternity packages, subsidised gym memberships and Giving Back opportunities. Full details of our benefits can be found here.

**Further Information**

LI-KF1

  • Midweight Designer, Ft Live

    4 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Financial Times Full time

    About UsThe FT has an uncompromising mission: delivering independent, quality information, news and services to individuals and companies around the globe. It's the cornerstone of our reputation and the heart of our ambitions for the future. But for our people, the FT offers so much more than what we do. FT people come from all kinds of backgrounds and work...

  • Junior Designer, Ft Live

    2 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Financial Times Full time

    **About Us** Across the FT Group, our people are united by a mission to deliver world-class information, news and services to our global audiences. We're a digital-first organisation made up of journalists, technologists, product managers, event planners, strategists, commercial and finance experts, marketing and communications specialists - and much more....

  • Junior Designer, FT Live

    4 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom The Financial Times Ltd Full time

    Junior Designer, FT Live (12-month Fixed Term Contract) Across the FT Group, our people are united by a mission to deliver world-class information, news and services to our global audiences. We're a digital-first organisation made up of journalists, technologists, product managers, event planners, strategists, commercial and finance experts, marketing...

  • Junior Designer, FT Live

    4 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom The Financial Times Ltd Full time

    Junior Designer, FT Live (12-month Fixed Term Contract) Across the FT Group, our people are united by a mission to deliver world-class information, news and services to our global audiences. We're a digital-first organisation made up of journalists, technologists, product managers, event planners, strategists, commercial and finance experts, marketing and...

  • Midweight Designer

    2 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Give A Grad A Go Full time

    Starting salary of £30,000 - Hybrid working - Great progression outline **Company profile - Design Agency** In this Midweight Designer role in London, you will be joining a luxury branding company serving as creative partners to some of the world’s most recognised and prestigious brands and providing them with luxury design expertise. From small scale...

  • Midweight Interior Designer

    3 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Premier Group Recruitment Full time

    Location: London**Midweight Interior Designer**: Role: Building Services and Maintenance - Salary: £35,000Job Reference: 200576 **Role - Midweight Interior Architect** **Salary - £28,000 - £40,000 per annum (dependent on experience)** **Type - Permanent** **Location - London** My client is a well-known Interior Architecture and Design company and are...

  • Freelance Midweight Designers

    2 months ago

    London, United Kingdom Gabriele Skelton Full time

    Calling All Freelance Midweight Designers in London! Are you a highly skilled and creative freelance midweight designer with a passion for brand and design? We are looking to expand our pool of creative designers for future projects and would love to hear from you. We are a leading creative recruitment agency based in London, we work with the crème de la...

  • Midweight Presentation Designer

    3 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Quest Search and Selection Ltd Full time

    **The company**: Quest Search & Selection is currently recruiting for luxury multi-brand retail business serving the world's best premium, luxury, and sports brands globally. **The Role**: The Midweight Presentation Designer will be primarily involved in design content for external presentations to support buying, marketing, and brand teams. Excellent...

  • Midweight Designer

    4 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom A1 People Full time

    Position: Midweight Designer Location: London Salary: 35-45k Ref: Our client based in Southwest London is currently on the lookout for a Midweight Designer to join the studio team. PLEASE NOTE:This company are back to what we are calling normal 19 ( a term used for companies back to a 5 day week in the office/studio as per 2019) Nearest tube is Parsons...

  • Midweight Designer

    2 months ago

    London, United Kingdom Gabriele Skelton Full time

    An ambtious and curious midweight designer with 3+ years experience in graphic design is wanted for a small and mighty agency based in SE1. They are passionate about helping to design places that make peoples lives better, experts at strategy, branding, wayfinding on a mix of residential, mixed use and leisure destinations. Their clients are based all over...

  • Midweight Designer

    5 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Neko London Full time

    Job DescriptionMidweight Designer – Shopper Marketing – Tobacco Account – Up to £50,000paWe are working with a full service creative and production agency that are on the lookout for an Midweight Designer to join their team. This role will be working mainly across UK toolkits, you'll be tasked with taking a key visual and making a deck, along with...

  • Midweight Designer

    5 days ago

    London, United Kingdom Premier Group Recruitment Full time

    Job Title: Midweight DesignerLocation: London, Remote first Salary: Up to £47,000Skills: Designer, Agency, Storyboarding, Shopper, POS, Video Assets, Conception, UX, UIMy client is one of the biggest Global Production Agency and they are looking to onboard another Midweight Designer to work on two of their largest clients.*Working closely with the creative,...

  • Midweight Designer

    4 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Creative Recruitment Full time

    About the jobJob Title: Midweight DesignerSalary: £30-40,000 PALocation: London (Hybrid Working), PermanentA certified B-Corp design studio is currently seeking a talented Midweight Designer to join their team of designers, strategists, thought leaders and industry innovators in East London.Founded in 2007, the studio was built on the principle that design...

  • Midweight Designer

    3 weeks ago

    City of London, Greater London, United Kingdom Premier Group Recruitment Full time €47,000

    Job Title: Midweight Designer Make sure to apply quickly in order to maximise your chances of being considered for an interview Read the complete job description below. Location: London hybrid Salary: Up to £47,000 Skills: Designer, Agency, Storyboarding, Shopper, Video Assets, Conception, UX, UI My client is one of the biggest Global Production Agency...

  • Midweight Designer

    4 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Premier Group Recruitment Full time

    Job Title: Midweight DesignerLocation: London hybridSalary: Up to £47,000Skills: Designer, Agency, Storyboarding, Shopper, Video Assets, Conception, UX, UIMy client is one of the biggest Global Production Agency and they are looking to onboard another Midweight Designer to work on two of their largest clients.*Working closely with the creative, client...

  • Midweight Designer

    4 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Premier Group Recruitment Full time

    Job DescriptionJob Title: Midweight DesignerLocation: London hybridSalary: Up to £47,000Skills: Designer, Agency, Storyboarding, Shopper, Video Assets, Conception, UX, UIMy client is one of the biggest Global Production Agency and they are looking to onboard another Midweight Designer to work on two of their largest clients.*Working closely with the...

  • Midweight Designer

    5 days ago

    London, Greater London, United Kingdom Premier Group Recruitment Full time

    Job Title: Midweight DesignerMake sure to apply quickly in order to maximise your chances of being considered for an interview Read the complete job description below.Location: London hybridSalary: Up to £47,000Skills: Designer, Agency, Storyboarding, Shopper, Video Assets, Conception, UX, UIMy client is one of the biggest Global Production Agency and they...

  • Midweight Designer

    4 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Premier Group Recruitment Full time

    Job Title: Midweight DesignerMake sure to apply quickly in order to maximise your chances of being considered for an interview Read the complete job description below.Location: London hybridSalary: Up to £47,000Skills: Designer, Agency, Storyboarding, Shopper, Video Assets, Conception, UX, UIMy client is one of the biggest Global Production Agency and they...

  • Midweight Designer

    4 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Premier Group Recruitment Full time

    Job DescriptionJob Title: Midweight DesignerLocation: London hybridSalary: Up to £47,000Skills: Designer, Agency, Storyboarding, Shopper, Video Assets, Conception, UX, UIMy client is one of the biggest Global Production Agency and they are looking to onboard another Midweight Designer to work on two of their largest clients.*Working closely with the...

  • Midweight Designer

    4 weeks ago

    London, United Kingdom Premier Group Recruitment Full time €47,000

    Job Title: Midweight Designer Location: London hybrid Salary: Up to £47,000 Skills: Designer, Agency, Storyboarding, Shopper, Video Assets, Conception, UX, UI My client is one of the biggest Global Production Agency and they are looking to onboard another Midweight Designer to work on two of their largest clients.* Working closely with the...