Graphic Designer

**Job Title**:Graphic Designer

**Salary**: £23,500 Plus valuable Benefits

**Location**: Home based with some travel to Liverpool required

**Vacancy Type**: Permanent/Full Time

**Exciting Opportunity for Graphic Designer**

Are you a creative storyteller with a talent for creating amazing design projects?

Are you looking for your next Graphic Designer role where you will have the scope to hone your existing design skills and spread your creative wings?

If so, The Progress Group have a fantastic opportunity to join our well-established in-house Marketing Team on a permanent basis, working directly with our Creative Lead.

**The Progress Group **is a thriving family of six education and training companies who have a mission to positively change lives through the power of education and training. We are constantly looking for new ways to innovate and inspire, and our marketing and communication activities are key to this. We have ambitious growth plans for our Group, so are on an exciting journey which is driving significant change and innovation within our group. We have a strong social accounting focus, and believe in giving back to the communities where we work.

**The Role**:
This role will be varied and exciting. With the company’s long-term growth plans underway, you will be an integral part of our visual communications strategy moving forwards, working on the many design requests across each of our 7 brands with our Group. You will work on high-quality print, digital and video design projects, for both B2B and B2C audiences.

No two days will be the same, so expect a role where you will be actively encouraged to think outside of the box and to manage your time and resources effectively in order to get the job done. You will have the freedom to flex your creative muscles, helping to strengthen our brands visual presence. We’re looking for someone with bags of enthusiasm and a hunger to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in.

**Key Skills and Requirements**:

- A solid working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign - Essential
- Excellent layout and typographic skills - Essential
- Experience of using Adobe Premiere and After Effects -Preferred
- A portfolio demonstrating design solutions across a multitude of platforms including web, mobile, print, display etc. Essential
- Minimum 2 years industry experience Essential
- Good working knowledge of print processes and production - Desirable
- The ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment Essential
- Strong communication skills Essential
- Excellent organisational skills and an ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously Essential.
- Here at Progress Group, we are passionate about developing our staff as well as our students. Throughout your time with us, you will be fully supported with a range of CPD, career progression and in house training, which includes paid qualifications. This goes alongside numerous other benefits such as a pension scheme and parental leave

**Highlights of our Benefits Package include**:

- A values-based Monthly, Quarterly and Annual **Recognition Awards **for employees.
- **£500 Referral Bonus** for referring new talent to join our family.
- Professional qualifications support for **apprentices and paid membership**.
- **Death in service insurance** of 4 times salary.
- **Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave** - After a required length of service.
- **MiRewards benefits** platform offers shopping discounts, fuel cards and more.
- Access to **Medicash**, including assistance with the cost of eye tests, optical, dental, prescriptions and holistic treatments, amounting to **£900 per year**.
- **Cycle to Work Scheme **for all eligible employees.
- **Enhanced Employee Assistance Programme** for employees and immediate Family.
- Group support including **annual Group conference** and annual review of benefits.We would love to hear from applicants who are passionate about working with young people who need support for their positive change and lead a team of peers with the same mindset.

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- The Progress Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer. _
- We are committed to safeguarding and protecting all children and young people by implementing robust safer recruitment practices. For details of our commitment to safer recruitment please visit The Progress School’s website. _
- We will not be able to provide Visa sponsorship for this role. _

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: From £23,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave