Job Title: Junior Designer

Reports to: Design and Creative Manager

Department: Marketing

Driven by our belief in the value of professional financial advice, we exist to help financial professionals create better outcomes for consumers.

Simplybiz is the market leader and supports thousands of intermediaries with regulation, technology, and business support, helping them serve more clients, more effectively, to ensure a vibrant and successful market for professional financial advice.

An opportunity is available to join the marketing team at Simplybiz, which plays a key role in supporting the company’s core objectives. The team is responsible for the creation and deployment of all brand and messaging to the market and to our existing customer base.

The role of Junior Designer

To support the Marketing Department in the creation and delivery of digital magazines as part of our communications strategy

To assist with wider design requirements as part of the wider communication strategy

Simplybiz is a modern and progressive company and ensures that its employees have the right environment in which to thrive. As such, this role is a hybrid role based at our new, modern, Huddersfield office a minimum of three days a week, with the option for homeworking up to two days a week.

Key areas of responsibility

• Design and creation of artwork for digital magazines in accordance with brand guidelines and scheduling requirements

• Additional design support to create other marketing materials, such as online banners, sales material and other assets, ensuring designs are within brand guidelines
• Work as part of the wider marketing team and support colleagues where required

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and, as part of a dynamic team, you will need to be able to perform different tasks as necessitated by the team and wider business.

Person specification

• Strong designs skills and an eye for detail

• Strong time management skills

• Good interpersonal skills

• Ability to multitask effectively in time pressured situations

• Self-motivated and ability to work independently and within a team
• Able to understand and interpret briefs

Experience and qualifications

• Experience designing digital and offline communications

• Proficient in Adobe suite including, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat pro and Microsoft Office. After Effects a strong advantage but not a requirement.

You will benefit from on-job support and training from our experienced design team and will benefit form a wider company training programme.

Fintel plc and all the businesses within it adopt a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination on any of the protected grounds in the Equality Act 2010.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all current and prospective employees regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse workforce because, in our view, diversity enables better business outcomes. We also believe that a more inclusive workplace, where people of different backgrounds work together, ensures better outcomes for all staff. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.

For these reasons we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.