Commercial Designer, Timeout
Maternity Cover, 10 Month Fixed Term Contract
2 days a week in office
Global media and hospitality business
Be an early applicant
Global media and hospitality business
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
2 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To inspire people to have an amazing time in cities all over the globe.
Role
Who you are
- Have an in-depth knowledge of InDesign and other creative cloud software, including Illustrator and Photoshop
- Expertise in working with the Ceros platform would be a huge plus
- Experience working on Trello would be an advantage
- Be used to maintaining a good file structure and housekeeping of work
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in design, with a focus on digital publishing and media,
- Expert proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, AfterEffects, etc.), Ceros and G Suite
- Advanced digital design skills, with experience in web design, dynamic ads, animation, responsive design, and social media
- Experience in managing multiple projects from end to end utilising freelance designers
- Must be willing to present ideas in meetings and be flexible to adjust ideas based on feedback, and willing to take on feedback accordingly
- A thorough understanding of fundamental design principles, with a firm knowledge of photography, typography and illustration
- Excellent time management skills, able to work under pressure to tight deadlines on multiple projects simultaneously
- A firm understanding of the advertising industry, trends in the market, how it’s changing and how to be cutting-edge
- Knowledge of design history, trends, and a current understanding of how the industry is regularly changing
- A clear understanding of the financial and functional dynamics of a global media business
- Ability to work in and contribute to a fun and dynamic team-based environment
- Must be educated to degree level or equivalent industry qualification
- Fluent in English is essential. Fluency in French, Spanish or Portuguese would be a bonus
What the job involves
- This role is responsible for the visual design and art direction for Time Out’s branded content campaigns
- The position will involve working closely with the Project Management and Branded Content teams; producing commercial and client-facing collateral across our web, social and experiential offerings
- A key role of the Commercial Designer will be the management of a roster of freelance designers, illustrators, photographers and picture researchers and so you will be responsible for briefing on design and art direction tasks and ensuring their work is delivered to standard and on time
- The Commercial Designer will play an integral part in bringing our campaigns to life, working from start-to-finish on projects, from designing the look of our socials, video idents and logos, microsites, event signage, working with photographers and videographers on shoots and creating mockups and decks
- They will collaborate daily with key members of various departments, principally, Project Management, Branded Content and Creative Strategists
- The Commercial Designer will also work closely with Time Out’s design team to ensure that all collateral produced is on-brand
- Designing on-brand creative solutions for a variety of uses, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver designs that are creative, useful and align with our technical and brand standards
- Taking ideas from concept to execution to deliver a effective digital user experiences
- When outsourcing projects, provide research, quotes & recommendations to the Project Manager
- Tweaking outsourced design work & images to meet our requirements, whether for use onsite or with any advertising material
- Creating artwork & banners for social media activity (mainly Facebook and Instagram) and for our channels
- Generate lively, inspired visual solutions for digital and experiential design within Time Out brand guidelines
- Designing a variety of commercial collateral for the Creative Solutions team (pitch decks, mockups, event collateral, and more)
- Embrace Time Out’s digital-first philosophy. A strong background in digital design is required
- Working closely with other designers, photographers, picture editors, illustrators and writers; ensuring all work produced is up to the highest standards, on-brand, and consistent across our channels
- Meet ambitious deadlines and ensure all work is completed on time and within budget
- Work closely with other key company stakeholders, to ensure that all artwork produced is up to the highest standards, and is consistent with the company’s direction globally
- A personal roster of freelance designers, illustrators and photographers is a plus
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Originally founded in 1968, the aim of Time Out was to provide reliable information about cultural happenings through the form of a magazine. It was intended to be an 'insider's guide' and included details about art, film, concerts, theatres and more.
Since then its diversified to include food and restaurants, and has straddled both the travel and hospitality sectors. And to keep up with the times, it has transitioned to digital advertising and social media.
Its also received new equity investment through a 2016 IPO, and made big strategic moves from this. Part of this move included stopping the print publication and instead placing a greater emphasis on its digital content. Time Out's current CEO, Chris Ohlund, has said he would be leading the company into its 'next phase of global growth' which has so far included the announcement of a global video collaboration program amongst its digital innovations.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Holborn, London, UK
Leadership
Chris Ohlund
(CEO)He has served as Non-Executive Director at Facile.it, Casa.it, Parcel2Go.com, and Residently. Subsequently was Founder and Chairman at International Retirement Solutions AG. Joined Time Out first as Executive Vice Chairman, and now serves as CEO.
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