Graphic Designer

Salary: £27,033 - £28,728

The BFI is seeking a mid-weight Graphic Designer to design work in a range of settings, including print, digital, display and exhibition graphics, advertising, information pieces, presentations, and other communications collateral.

We operate a hybrid working model at the BFI. This role requires working a minimum of 2 days a week at our BFI Southbank hub in London for the first 6 months.

• Contractual hours: 41
• Basis: Full time, permanent

Key responsibilities

• To liaise closely with the Studio Manager and internal clients at the design stage to understand the design brief.
• To provide interpretation and interrogation of design briefs to ensure they are representative of the design work required by the client.
• To design a wide range of communications across brand identities and campaigns including brochures, leaflets, advertising, exhibition and display graphics, presentations, digital assets and other collateral.
• To produce brand-compliant design that will be attractive to the target user, has a logical navigation system and has all the visual features required.
• To adapt existing artwork to alternative layouts and formats based on the original creative concept.
• To decide on how images and other material will be selected and used for maximum design impact and manipulate accordingly to achieve the best results in reproduction.
• To provide multimedia design for e-marketing, online and other outputs when necessary.
• To keep abreast of available technical and systems improvements and make recommendations to improve efficiencies in the department.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Graphic Design.
• At least 2-3 years’ experience as a mid-weight Graphic Designer in a similar role.
• An aptitude with Apple Macintosh systems and who possess demonstrable knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, and complemented by a solid knowledge of Microsoft Office software (particularly Powerpoint).
• Experience of producing design for digital settings and a willingness to develop this skill base.
• A high level of retouching skills and a knowledge of repro and print production processes.
• The ability to interrogate and interpret a brief and translate it into compelling marketing communications outputs.
• Good understanding of layout, typography and editorial design.
• An understanding of brand and visual identity application across a wide array of digital and print assets, including large format and OOH.
• Proven graphic design skills and the ability to implement these in practical settings.
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills and the ability to take responsibility and ownership of projects, seeing them through to completion and on deadline and to the highest standard.
• Good communication and collaborative skills and the ability to motivate and enthuse others.

About the BFI

We are a cultural charity, a National Lottery distributor, and the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image. We believe society needs stories. Film, television and the moving image bring them to life, helping us connect and understand each other better. We share the stories of yesterday, search for the stories of today, and shape the stories of tomorrow.

At the BFI you’ll enjoy benefits such as excellent support for working parents, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are ethnically diverse. We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements.

Applications

Further details about the role, the BFI and our benefits can be found on our website.

Please also submit a PDF file with at least five samples of previous graphic design/art work (including examples of print and digital assets) to opportunities@bfi.org.uk OR provide a link to your portfolio or website in your supporting statement.

First interviews will be held on Wednesday 15 February 2023

Second interviews will be held on Thursday 23 February 2023

The closing date for this position is 26/01/2023 at 00:00