Midweight Designer
2 days ago
City of London
About The Park The Park is an award-winning experiential agency, founded in London in 2018 by three industry leaders with eclectic backgrounds in client-side marketing, events, advertising, psychology, TV, PR, and sponsorship. The Sydney office launched in 2021. At its core, The Park is an experiential agency but we have a broad view of what experiential marketing is. Simply, it’s doing something, not just saying something. We work with brands that stand for something (the likes of DreamWorks, Pinterest, and H&M) and help them prove it to their customers and internal stakeholders, by creating Brand ProofTM. Our work spans physical experiences, digital experiences, social media, content, design and much more. And we like our people to be as varied as the work we create. Working at The Park Our culture is everything to us and it’s underpinned by three founding values: Diversity Makes The World Better- We think the most creative, fun and interesting environments are the ones that have the most varied types of people from the broadest array of backgrounds with the most eclectic views. Simplicity Is Clarity- we are committed to using no buzzwords and never hiding behind complexity. If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it. There’s Always A Way- it’s the attitude we take to everything, there’s a way to make anything happen. Job Description: Midweight Designer Working into our Senior Creative Designer and Creative Director, a Midweight Designer at The Park is an integral part of the team, and will have a curious mindset that pushes the boundaries of design possibilities, a passion for all things experiential, and a personality that aligns with our core values. A Midweight Designer would undertake design tasks such as: Mock ups for events, social posts, branding, moodboards, artworking, plus be involved with group ideation on new briefs. A Midweight Designer is trusted to take leadership on certain design projects whilst being supported by the wider team, in particular by the Senior Creative Designer, with whom you will work closely to further develop your design skills. We are looking for a Junior-Midweight Graphic Designer with 2+ years of relevant industry experience. The ideal candidate would come from a hands-on graphic design background, e.g. technical training over conceptual, and have experience working within the experiential world. Specifics of the role • Uphold the values of The Park (see above)0-, • Work alongside the wider creative team to make sure that all projects are delivered smoothly, • To be the lead designer on smaller executions where creative development is not required, • Collaborate with other creative team members, internal and external, • Aid in the creation of client presentations with excellent visual appearance, • Research current design trends and design practises, • Creative research on new briefs, • New Business development – getting the chance to be involved in pitches Essential Skills • Fluent in Adobe suite, primarily: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign. Working knowledge of 3D, • programmes and video editing is a plus, • A deep understanding of typography and layout principles, • Proven experience in creating mock-ups and visuals, • Focussed on attention to detail, • Organised and responsible approach to time management Personal Profile • An ambition to innovate within the creative industry, • Curious and inquisitive, • An interest in the latest trends in popular culture, • A passion for brands, • Positive, proactive, can-do attitude, • Happy to get stuck into any task, • Ability to problem solve and come up with solutions, • Ability to work under pressure, • Willingness to learn and adapt to feedback quickly Location Our office is located in Shoreditch, close to Old Street Station. We work in a hybrid way; the full team come into the office on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with everyone free to work from where they want (home or somewhere else) on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There will, however, be times where live projects or events require extra days in the office or on-site. Holiday Allowance Everyone at The Park has twenty-five days a year to go on holiday and you are encouraged to take all of them. If you don’t, you can carry up to five days over to the following year. If we shut the Agency over the Christmas and New Year period you can have those days off without using any of your twenty-five days allocation. You are, of course, also entitled to days off in lieu for any days you have to work over a weekend if you’re working on an event. Referral Bonus At The Park we actively encourage entrepreneurship so any new business that you bring in will see you receive a 10% bonus of any fee generated from that new business lead. The Parklife Grant We want to support and encourage all our team to connect to culture and to get out and about. As such there's £50 available each month to buy a ticket to something cultural. This could be a gig, an exhibition, a play, a trip to the cinema, anything really. Volunteering We’re very lucky to work in a creative industry, on exciting projects, with good people. There are lots of people in this world whose situations are not as fortunate as ours. So, we think it is very important to give back to society and the local community. We want to encourage people to volunteer for good causes in various forms. To help do that we have one day a year where the company gives up its time to help a cause and we will also provide two additional paid days leave for anyone at The Park to take part in volunteering. Employee Benefits We have a range of policies that we feel are important: tax-free cash benefit of 4x salary. want them to have to also be worried about their immediate financial position. We are all insured for a sum of £50,000 paid on diagnosis, tax free, in order to relieve this financial stress that such an event could create. save towards your retirement, and you can access your personal information and see how you are doing via the Royal London App and website. Unum. You and your family (partner and children) can access a range of confidential services via the Help@hand app: • Medical second opinions: Access to UK-based private consultants following a final diagnosis. Our Values There’s Always a Way Behaviours- • Never give up, • Try to do what’s never been done before, • Every time, ask yourself, can I make it better?, • Never suffer in silence, no problem is yours alone, • Never say “no” without providing an alternative option Simplicity Is Clarity Behaviours- • Never start work without a client brief, • Communicate simply. Don’t default to long e-mails, • Keep words to a minimum in presentations. Prompts, not descriptions Diversity Makes The World Better Behaviours- • Inclusivity must be a consideration in all our recruitment efforts, • Ensure our network is as diverse and creatively rich as possible, • Make sure your language is considerate and inclusive of everyone, every day, • Create an office environment that is welcoming and respectful of all people and personalities Salary band available on request Please send portfolios through to
