Hybrid Senior Multimedia Designer

at Immediate

• Job title: Senior Multimedia Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: £40,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Multimedia Designer creating print and digital content for leading food media brands in the UK. Responsible for design, branding, and managing editorial production processes.

Responsibilities

• Design pages for all Easy Cook and Home Cooking Series magazine editions and other Food Group magazines when required
• Be responsible for sending all Easy Cook and Home Cooking Series pages to repro and other titles when required
• Be responsible for keeping all Easy Cook and Home Cooking Series editions up to date in in-house production software
• Use the Dialogue system to check the final print-ready PDFs in accordance with best practice procedures
• Make sure that all Easy Cook and Home Cooking Series editions has been signed off for press. (Dialogue training will be given.)
• Meet the agreed editorial production schedules, and will liaise with Immediate Media Co’s production department to make efficient use of in-house repro operations.
• Liaising with the repro team and updating images returned from them
• Working with the Good Food and olive Art Directors to create website graphics, email templates, social media graphics, digital edition templates, brand campaigns, video and audio idents when required
• Working with the brand Art, Editorial and Marketing colleagues to create print assets, including magazine layouts, brand adverts, point-of-sale merchandising material, artwork for live events, magazine paper wraps/packaging, brand-related products (inc posters, calendars, supplements, magazines etc), and campaign logos
• Briefing and art directing photo and video shoots when required
• Filming and producing behind the scenes video content when necessary
• Developing graphic identities for key campaigns that help us to meet business objectives
• Working with the Picture editor to source appropriate imagery for publication on all brand channels, in full compliance with rights agreements
• Ensuring all graphic output reflects brand values and design guidelines, both in print and online
• Liaising with brand stakeholders to ensure all design projects are thoroughly briefed, with clearly defined objectives
• Processing and editing images for publication in print, on website and other platforms as required
• Creating templates that colleagues can use to easily create consistent, brand-appropriate graphics
• Devising effective graphic templates for our social media when required
• Working with our Marketing and Editorial teams on campaigns that drive audience engagement across all platforms e.g. print, online, social, audio
• Contributing to delivery of Subscriber Club promotions, interpreting brand teams’ briefs and liaising with our Print & Digital Subscriptions and Marketing teams
• Responsible for raising purchase orders and managing commission payments accurately and in line with agreed terms.

Requirements

• The job holder must have at least 7 years’ experience within a magazines environment
• A demonstrable interest in the editorial content of the brand
• A portfolio of design work that demonstrates proficiency in print and digital design
• Fully competent in Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to drive deadlines with both internal and external partners
• Highly organised with good time management skills and the ability to prioritise workload to meet tight deadlines

Benefits

• A relaxed working environment with regular socials including a summer festival
• Immediate Community webinars, well-being initiatives and Mental Health First aiders
• 25 days holiday plus a day for your birthday. Our offices will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s which are in addition to your annual entitlement
• Tailored training and development through our Love Learning platform
• A progressive and transparent culture with clear career progression
• Flexible / hybrid working plus early finish Fridays
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced Family Policies including paternity, adoption and surrogacy leave. We also provide a pregnancy loss, fertility, and carers policy
• Competitive pension plans and Life Assurance
• A newly renovated modern office with lots of collaborative spaces