Junior Designer, Financial Times

Events

Salary not provided

CSS

HTML

JavaScript

macOS

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

After Effects

InDesign

Premiere Pro

Canva

Adobe Premiere

Asana

Google Workspace

Adobe Creative Cloud

Entry and Junior level

London

More information about location

2-3 days a week in office

Global business publication

Be an early applicant

Global business publication

1001+ employees

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Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

CSS

HTML

JavaScript

macOS

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

After Effects

InDesign

Premiere Pro

Canva

Adobe Premiere

Asana

Google Workspace

Adobe Creative Cloud

Entry and Junior level

London

More information about location

2-3 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2CB2BPublishingContentDigital MediaMedia

Company mission

The FT has an uncompromising mission: delivering independent, quality information, news and services to individuals and companies around the globe. It’s the cornerstone of our reputation and the heart of our ambitions for the future.

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Company

Role

Who you are

You’ll be a strong candidate if you can demonstrate passion for animation and video editing packages
A recognised design qualification
A portfolio of outstanding design work from education and/or commercial projects
A passion for video / motion graphics
A passion for typography
Strong skills in Adobe Creative Cloud packages such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Ability to notice intricate details
A confident communication style, comfortable communicating ideas to peers
Ability to work in the Mac OSX operating system, in the Google Workspace, the Adobe Creative Cloud suite and Figma (or similar prototyping/design tool)
A desire to develop new skills (technical, design and professional skills), and an ability to adjust to using new technologies and platforms rapidly

Desirable

Some previous commercial design experience, though we are open to a recent graduate with a strong portfolio of education projects
Editing websites (with or without HTML / CSS / Javascript) - we use Bizzabo
Project management software - we use Asana
Canva - we don’t design much in it ourselves, but it’s a key package for FT Live. Because we use Canva to enable our marketing teams to self-serve for some simpler design assets

What the job involves

The Junior Designer will be part of a team of seven designers
The main responsibility will be the hands-on production of visual marketing, communication and physical (at-event) assets for FT Live’s events
The Junior Designer will join our lively, enthusiastic and highly-skilled team which works together to ensure that FT Live is successful in maintaining and further developing a strong, sustainable events business across both digital and in-person events
We use Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects with various exciting plug ins
The creation of designed event materials, using pre-agreed creative design routes and applying brand guidelines accurately
Materials will include:
Video for social media and physical stage set, at-event banners and signage, web banners, digital advertisements, websites, HTML emails, printed and electronic brochures and invitations press advertisements
With mentorship from other team members, develop new appealing and eye catching creative routes for new events
Work with external third-party suppliers, for example printers and video editors
Work on several projects at the same time, and with guidance from other team members, ensure projects are accurately prioritised
Deliver high quality work on time, to deadlines
Accept, respond to and implement feedback from stakeholders on designs

Application process

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE APPLICATION CLOSING DATE FOR THIS POSITION IS FRIDAY 14TH MARCH AT 5PM GMT

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Founded in 1888, the FT has grown into one of the world's biggest online and broadsheet economics and business news providers. It has a strong focus on financial journalism and economic analysis, and provides this essential analysis to companies and individuals across the world.

As well as economics and business, the FT also offers sections on opinion, life and arts, how to spend, and more. In 2022, six of its writers won awards in science, data and investment categories, illustrating the breadth and quality of the FT’s journalism.

The company adapts well to changes in the market to maintain its readership. For example, it recently launched a digital hub and weekly newsletter called Cryptofinance to shine a light on the digital asset industry and how innovations are rippling into mainstream finance.

The FT Group employs more than 2300 people worldwide, including 700 journalists in 40 countries. It includes the FT, FT Specialist, and a number of services and joint ventures. FT's focus on providing impartial, high-quality content has gained it a record-paying readership of over a million, three-quarters of which are digital subscriptions.

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52% female employees

23% employee growth in 12 months

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Company benefits

A range of training courses as well as confidential career coaching and mentoring
Flexibility - working from home, job sharing, compressed weeks, and flexible working hours
Enhanced parental leave, flexible leave allowance and paid volunteer leave
Pension contribution
Local health coverage plans
Gym memberships and healthcare schemes, professional counselling sessions, 24-hour employee wellbeing helpline, weekly meditation classes
Financial wellbeing products and services

Company values

Ambition
Curiosity
Integrity
Trust
Inclusion
Subscriber focus

Company HQ

City of London, London, UK

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Leadership

John Ridding

(CEO)

After studying for a degree in PPE at Oxford, John worked as Chairman of Pearson Asia, as well as editor of the FT in Asia. In 2006, he was appointed CEO of the FT Group.

Roula Khalaf

(Editor)

Following a degree at Columbia University and four years at Forbes, Khalaf joined the FT in 1995 as Associate Editor and Middle East Editor. Since January 2020, she has served as Editor.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Financial Times

Yasir Mirza (Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion)

D&I annual report
Reporting pay gaps
Next generation board
Employee networks, including Proud FT, FT Embrace, FT Women, FT Families, FT Sustainability, FT Mental Health and FT Access,

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