Job Purpose:
As the midweight graphic designer, your responsibilities will include conceptualising, developing, and executing innovative and visually appealing designs for a variety of marketing materials to support our portfolio of UK events. These materials will span print collateral, digital assets, social media graphics, web banners, infographics, and presentations.
Your input will also contribute to the development of effective creative strategies, enhancing user experiences and achieving marketing objectives. You will also liaise with cross-functional teams to understand project requirements and translate ideas into compelling design work.
Ensuring consistency in the use of our visual identity and adherence to brand guidelines across all design deliverables will be a key aspect of your role, maintaining a cohesive brand style. You’ll manage multiple design projects concurrently, adhering to timelines, milestones, and priorities to meet project deadlines effectively.
With guidance from the Head of Design, you’ll receive feedback from stakeholders and make necessary revisions to designs, ensuring a high level of quality.
Additionally, you’ll be responsible for organising and maintaining digital assets, including images, fonts, and design files, making sure they are easily accessible and appropriately archived.
Key Accountabilities:
• Creation of engaging, high-quality, visual content for a variety of marketing materials (print collateral, digital assets, social media graphics, web banners, infographics, and presentations) to support our portfolio of UK events.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, help to prioritise tasks within the design team, work under pressure and manage your own workload as well as supporting with the tasks and workload of the wider design team, adapting to needs and shifting priorities as they arise;
• Passionate about design and full of bright ideas, awareness of current design trends in the energy/events industry.
• Good interpersonal, oral and written communication skills; Ability to navigate feedback and be proactive in any task set.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively as part of a team as well as with stakeholders, key decision-makers and external suppliers/freelancers.
• Good attention to detail, executing any task to the highest of standards.
• Comfortable working across print and digital, with an enthusiasm and drive to learn new skills.
• Ability to organise and maintain digital assets, including images, fonts, and design files, making sure they are easily accessible and appropriately archived.
• There will on occasion be adhoc requirements for presence and support at events.
Qualifications, Experience, & Skills:
• An excellent knowledge of Adobe CC (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat).
• Excellent knowledge of Canva.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft suite, project management platforms such as Monday and Jira and communication platforms such as Teams, Zoom and Slack
• BA in graphic design or new media or equivalent
• A strong design portfolio that spans across typography & layout design
• A minimum of 5 years experience (either in house or agency) using graphic design software to produce high quality graphic content for website and social media
• Excellent organisational, planning and creative design skills;
• Experience working in the events industry is a bonus.
dmg events is an equal opportunity employer. If you have not had feedback from us within 14 days, please consider your application as unsuccessful for this round.
At dmg events, we understand that rapidly evolving markets are pushing organizations to rethink their growth strategies, expand globally and form new partnerships. As a leading organizer of face-to-face events and a publisher of information services, our mission is to facilitate and accelerate this transformation by providing direct access to new markets, inspiration and leadership, innovative products and valuable business opportunities.
With a global footprint spanning more than 20 countries and organizing over 95 large-scale events annually, dmg events is a trusted global leader in the events industry. Each year, we attract more than 425,000 professionals, delivering world-class events such as Big 5 Global, ADIPEC, Gastech, EGYPES, The Hotel Show, INDEX and The Saudi Food Show.
With 13 offices worldwide, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, South Africa, the UK, Canada, Singapore and India, dmg events maintains a local presence to better serve our customers and build stronger relationships. Our rapid growth is a testament to our ability to geo-adapt strong brands, form mutually beneficial partnerships and align our events with market demands.
For more information, visit www.dmgevents.com. Founded in 1989, dmg events is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT, www.dmgt.co.uk).
