Graphic Designer

About the role

ARAG Legal Services UK have an exciting opportunity for a Graphic Designer to work collaboratively with the wider Marketing team and other stakeholders. Assisting the Senior Designer, you will be responsible for creating a credible, effective, and inspiring wide range of graphics and layouts for digital and print designs.

As a highly organised Designer with strong attention to detail, you will reviewing final layouts and suggesting improvements when necessary as well as maintaining and developing ARAG’s corporate and bespoke literature with accuracy.

In addition, the Designer is expected to apply their creative talent to contribute to and influence the brand’s future direction while ensuring brand integrity and consistency is maintained across all channels.

Some responsibilities include:

• Working with the wider Marketing team to ensure ARAG Group Corporate Design / Brand Guidelines are followed consistently and accurately both internally and externally.
• Producing and implementing original and high-quality brand visuals for a wide range of marketing content, including producing and keeping the company’s literature updated, creating digital advertising, print collateral, emails, e-shots and social media.
• Maintaining our digital assets in line with Group brand guidelines.
• Working independently and with the Marketing team on various projects ensuring all design elements of our marketing literature, campaigns and projects are delivered on time and within quality parameters.
• Providing ongoing support to internal or external customers on queries, analyses, or requests where creative expertise is needed.
• Providing advice and guidance about our brand to both internal and external stakeholders
• Taking part in ad-hoc projects as required.
• Taking responsibility for own learning needs & objectives.
• Working closely with colleagues to progress knowledge & skills base.

About You

You will be an experienced highly organised Graphic Designer who has a strong attention to detail, accuracy and consistency. You will be able to communicate and collaborate effectively with team members whilst continuing to be meticulous, precise and offering quality on design.

You will:

• Have a portfolio that includes evidence of literature, magazines, flyers, newsletters, brochures pagination projects.
• Proven use and mastery of InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, PowerPoint
• Self-starter with creative flare
• Confidence to take the lead on design projects and to propose new ideas and concepts.
• Evidence of applying good core design skills to a diverse range of online and offline projects

It is also desirable if you have:

• Degree in design or similar or other related design or marketing qualifications
• Experience in software for animation (Canva) or keen to learn.
• Technical knowledge of how web-based technologies apply to web design.
• Sound knowledge of web UX design, functionality, and SEO.
• CRM experience or keen to learn.
• Previous B2B experience

If you think you would be a good match for this role and can demonstrate some transferable experience please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the criteria listed above.

In return for your commitment we will offer you generous remuneration and a benefits package to include:

• 26 days holiday with the option to buy up to a further 5 days
• Company pension scheme with the option to increase contributions
• Group Income Protection for all employees
• Group Legal Protection for all employees
• A choice of either European Motor Assistance or Home Emergency Assistance
• Salary sacrifice benefits including Cyclescheme
• A comprehensive wellbeing programme including an employee Health Cash Plan and a range of free weekly exercise classes (dependent on your office location)
• Access to our employee discounts hub offering exclusive discounts across thousands of retail partners, including discounted gym memberships at over 3,000 gyms across the UK
• The option to join our Sports and Social club which organises discounted events such as theatre visits and shopping trips

About The Company

ARAG UK has been helping businesses and individuals gain access to justice for over 40 years. It’s our founding principle to enable everybody, not just those who can afford it, to assert their legal rights.

Thousands of businesses and individuals defend or pursue legal action each year safe in the knowledge that ARAG are paying their legal bills. Our businesses include a legal expenses insurance company and a law firm with many opportunities in both areas.

We have always been aware that it’s the people that really make it happen; the quality of our people defines the quality of the company, the service we offer and the good outcomes for our customers, so we’re committed to creating a great place to work for our employees.

We believe it is an exciting time to join ARAG. You can expect an organisation that will challenge and develop you to progress your career.

By giving you every opportunity to develop yourself professionally and personally, we also pride ourselves on having an open, inclusive and high energy culture that encourages a fun working environment and places our customers at the very heart of everything we do.

If you are keen to become part of our exciting future then we would love to hear from you. In addition to the very genuine development opportunities we provide we also offer a generous reward and benefits package.