Graphic Designer
Reporting
to: Executive Creative Director / Creative Director / Sr Creative / Sr Designer
Location:
Holywood, N. Ireland
What
we’re all about:
We
are a globally active performance communications Group, using data, insight,
strategy and creativity to solve commercial problems and deliver significant
return on marketing investment.
Our
mission is to be a trusted strategic partner to each of our Clients. We are
creatively restless, respectful, fearless, innovative, invested and always
effective. Setting and smashing those targets we set ourselves has allowed our
team to grow bigger than ever, so we need more people who will share in our
goal of achieving spectacular results for every Client.
As
a fully integrated communications business, the Ardmore Group offers strategy,
creative, design, digital, media planning and buying, and branding, as well as
PR and event management through our sister company LK Communications, awarded PR Consultancy of the Year at the Chartered Institute of
Public Relations (CIPR) Pride Awards 2022, and eCommerce
intelligence and performance marketing through our second sister company, Built
For Growth Digital, awarded Best eCommerce
Agency in the UK 2022 by the eCommerce Association.
Globally
connected, as shareholders in Worldwide Partners Inc., the Ardmore Group has direct
access to global talent with localised insight. This enables us to create
impactful campaigns delivered on local, national and international scales.
More than that, we’re all about our people. Inside our
offices, you’ll find a friendly and collaborative group of highly creative
professionals all striving for the same goals: to create brilliant work and
exceed expectations every step of the way.
Interested
in working alongside industry experts on some of the best known International,
UK & Irish brands? Enjoy a flexible, collaborative and stimulating work
environment? Ready to drive your career forward with an ever-growing,
innovative company? Then this is the place for you!
What you’ll be doing:
- To
work as part of the Creative team, interpreting concepts and producing all
forms of advertising design, including both digital and traditional
- Conceptualise
clearly and interpret client briefs
- Carry
out all jobs to the required finish, at the design/proofing and pre-print
stages
- Present
design concepts to clients and Agency staff in a clear and confident
manner
- Communicate
directly with clients – taking briefs and instruction
- Develop
excellent working relationships with new and existing clients
- Ensure
accuracy in all creative work at every stage, while working to critical
paths and client deadlines
- Research
and review current advertising and design platform trends
- Make
a sustainable positive contribution to the future success of the Agency
The
job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of
the areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of
the business.
What you need:
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications/
Attainments
Degree in Design related discipline.
Knowledge of multimedia packages an advantage.
Working knowledge of 2d motion graphics.
Professionally recognised or award-winning
work.
Experience
At least 4 years’ experience in a similar
role.
Sound knowledge of current Mac software
packages.
Fluent in Adobe creative suite.
Agency experience.
Experience in creating content for all leading
social platforms.
Skills / Knowledge / Competences / Disposition
Interpreting concepts, client briefs and
producing all forms of advertising design alongside an ability to conceptualise
clearly.
Excellent communication skills.
Creative individual
Dependable and Flexible
Passionate
Interrogative
A motivated Self-starter
Deadline driven
ISO Awareness.
Knowledge of print finishes/
print and production processes.
Circumstances & Interests
Able to work additional hours as required.
Hold a current & valid full driving
license with access to a vehicle.
Additional information:
Closing date: the closing date for
CVs is Monday 6th January 2025. Late CVs will not be considered.
Please send your CV to along with your completed monitoring form.
Shortlisting: only candidates who
clearly demonstrate how they meet the essential criteria will be
shortlisted. The panel reserves the
right to apply all or part of the desirable criteria at the shortlisting stage.
Reserve list: a reserve list of candidates may be maintained
for the purpose of any similar vacancies (temporary or permanent) that may
arise within 12 months of this recruitment process.
Employment offer: any employment offer is
subject to satisfactory completion of two employment references, proof of right
to work in the UK and proof of any required qualifications.