Junior Graphic Designer in Stoke-on-Trent

London HQ - Remote Role (travel to London will be required on occasion)

Salary - £28,000

Company Overview

Commodities People is a business events company specialising in the fascinating world of commodities and energy trading – particularly looking at how global trends such as sustainability, digitalisation and geopolitics are shaping the markets. We are fast growing and global, but small enough for the right person to not just be a ‘cog in the machine’ and to be able to quickly make an impact. We gather around 35,000 professionals from across the globe each year to our in-person and online events. We also run industry content hubs, ongoing webinars and create content and whitepapers to provide year-round engagement with our community. During the last 4 years we have experienced significant success and growth – doubling the size of the company every year and adding events in the United States, Singapore and Dubai. We have a friendly, experienced, international team working remotely across Europe, America and Asia, and flexibly from our shared offices in London and Houston.

Job Brief

We are looking for a talented Junior Graphic Designer with a creative flair to join our team. If you enjoy creating high-quality marketing collateral and engaging websites that drive business success, we want to hear from you!

The Role

As Junior Graphic Designer, you will be working with our Senior Brand and Digital Designer to design and produce marketing materials and maintain our websites – helping us to communicate our message with engaging visuals and online journeys. Our ideal candidate is a creative design professional, with experience in a range of design programmes and with websites/CMS. You should be able to design eye-catching collateral and websites that spark interest and drive prospects to become customers. Ultimately, you should be able to help expand our company’s brand awareness to help build our audience and engage our target market.

Responsibilities

• The production of marketing materials, including social media banners and posts, speaker and sponsor guides, email graphics, digital ads and on-site event collateral such as banners, backdrops and digital signage – maintaining a cohesive aesthetic across our event brands.
• The design of engaging, creative and innovative content pieces including industry reports, infographics and brochures to enlighten our audience and promote our brand.
• Monitor and update company websites under the guidance of our Senior Brand and Digital Designer as our requirements grow and change.
• Work with the wider marketing team to ensure our websites and collateral are communicating the right messages to support business goals.
• Coordinate with internal teams, outside agencies, freelancers and our clients to complete projects.

Requirements

• 1-2 years’ experience in a junior design role.
• Strong Adobe Creative Suite knowledge.
• Strong use of HTML, CSS and JavaScript – able to write and edit website code.
• Experienced using WordPress, Webflow or similar to manage websites.
• Proficient in the use of Canva or similar.
• Knowledge of creating landing pages in HubSpot or similar.
• Great eye for detail.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and responsibilities simultaneously.
• Strong team working abilities.
• Good organisation skills, with the ability to adapt to different tasks and projects.
• Degree in Graphic Design, Marketing or relevant field preferable.

What we offer:

• £28,000 p/a
• 22 days annual leave per year, increasing by one day for each completed year of service, up to 25 days.
• Your birthday off in addition to your AL.
• Fully remote with flexible hours (subject to managerial approval). Many colleagues work flexibly across different time zones.
• Regular virtual and in-person company-wide social events and competitions.
• Pension Salary Sacrifice Scheme - get more in your paycheque and more in your pension.
• Mintago Employee Benefits Portal - huge discounts and savings on a variety of products.
• Virtual GP Access.
• Childcare Salary Sacrifice Scheme with Yellow Nest.

To apply please send a cover letter and portfolio to