Junior / Midweight Designer

Location: London office, 3 days, 2 days working from home

Why you should join us…

We connect with millions of people every day, make content they can't get enough of and reflect and shape the world we live in… and we do all this through the power of creativity.

We will be a digitally led entertainment and media company that creates and brings brilliant content to audiences, wherever, whenever and however they choose.

Woo (by ITV) is a new generation digital media brand and marketplace redefining wellness. We aim to make wellbeing discoverable, aspirational and culturally relevant.

Woo aims to engage with Gen Z (and Gen Y) with their passion points: music, fashion, activism and culture but through a wellness lens. We take un-conventional practices that are designed to improve the human experiences, align them with cultural icons and deliver it in a way that feels accessible, relatable and desirable. Think documentaries, reality series, and endorphins releasing videos, audio and beyond.

The Junior / Midweight Designer plays a key role in creating onbrand and innovative design work across all digital touchpoints. The ideal candidate will have a background in motion graphics, typography and branding. Reporting to the Art Director, you will work alongside our passionate team of creatives coming from various creative backgrounds, music, fashion and youth media, to bring the best design practises to the table and have their full support in implementing and defining a unique, exhilarating and one of a kind design experience for this role. You will:

• Work collaboratively to interpret briefs on numerous design projects, across a variety of mediums
• Create artwork and assets for use on web and across social platforms and create new series identities and graphic development of existing franchise
• Prepare concepts and drafts for internal review
• Incorporate best design practises into all creative work, ensuring the complete and timely delivery of all assigned assets
• Stay up-to-date with current design trends and techniques, sharing information and inspiration with colleagues.
• Foster open collaboration with internal teams, including marketing, social, editorial and video teams and help identify emerging and established freelance talent when needed.

To be considered for this opportunity you will need to demonstrate the following skills:

Minimum role criteria:

• Graphic design experience at a design firm, agency, publication, or media company, with an emphasis on branding, motion identity, and graphic design
• Extensive knowledge and familiarity with the Adobe Creative Suite (including Photoshop, Illustrator, inDesign and After Effects) and Keynote
• A love for or experience in designing for social media channels and defining what it means, looks and feels like for a new brand
• A good eye for great imagery and illustration
• Immersed and knowledgeable in design culture, past and present
• A natural ability to collaborate with others, thrive under pressure and communicate effectively verbally and in writing

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from candidates with a disability and as a Disability Confident Leader if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you have a disability, we’ll guarantee you’ll get to the next stage*.

(minimum criteria above)

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application process as part of our reasonable adjustments approach. So we encourage you to get in touch with us if you require anything... our email is talkingcareers@itv.com.

Find out more about our benefits at http://www.itvjobs.com/why-join-us/benefits/

We want to be the most flexible employer in Media. We offer Smart working and we will support you and provide you the right environment and work/ life balance.

We reach millions of people everyday, that’s why having diverse talents and being an organisation where colleagues feel included is crucial to us. We have various networks who celebrate and support our colleagues. We try to embed an inclusive mindset in everything we do. Find out more here.

* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.