Graphic Designer – 14-Month Maternity Cover
Location: Pitman Way, Fulwood, Preston
Working Hours: 39.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (08:00 – 17:00, 16:30 finish Friday) with flexible working patterns and hybrid working available. Core hours apply; however, additional hours may occasionally be required to meet business demands. Hybrid working: During your onboarding, you’ll be based in the office full-time to help you get to know the team, our products and processes. Once fully trained, you'll have the flexibility to work from home 1–2 days per week. Salary: £28,000-£30,000 per annum DOE
As one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of moulded plastic products, operating in vehicle, fire, and environmental safety markets. We are a market leader in several European countries and ship to over 60 countries worldwide. Behind every product is a collaborative team that values creativity, innovation and continuous improvement.
Operating from a 4-acre manufacturing site in Preston, Lancashire, and a nearby 3.7-acre distribution site, we employ around 155 people. We also have a subsidiary in Seclin, France, with a team of 17 employees. Our group turnover is approximately £22m.
The Role
We're looking for a talented Intermediate Graphic Designer to join our team on a 14-month maternity cover contract. You'll enjoy creating high-quality print, digital and social media marketing campaigns from concept through to completion, while providing creative support to our Senior Graphic Designer and wider Marketing team.
You'll be confident working independently, interpreting complex briefs and taking ownership of projects from start to finish. If you love variety and want to see your work used across both the UK and France, we'd love to hear from you.
Key responsibilities include:
- Autonomous creative execution from written and verbal briefs
- Creation of multichannel campaign assets for social media, email marketing and web
- Social media support including engagement reporting and creative recommendations
- Print and collateral production, ensuring all artwork is print-ready
- Ecommerce graphics including web banners, UI elements and product imagery
- Maintaining brand consistency across all outputs
- Managing and organising image and video libraries
- Supporting event and trade show graphic preparation
Requirements
Essential
- Advanced creative skills in Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
- Strong Photoshop compositing skills including blending, lighting and retouching
- Ability to independently interpret briefs and develop creative concepts
- Strong typography and layout skills across print and digital
- Understanding of print production specifications including bleeds, slugs, CMYK, spot colours and large format
- Ability to produce high-quality work quickly and manage multiple deadlines
- Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in a graphic design role outside of freelance work
- Strong portfolio demonstrating print, digital and compositing work
- Experience managing high-volume output with great attention to detail
- Confidence to work autonomously with minimal supervision
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in creative field
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach with stakeholders in the UK and France
- Continuous learning mindset with u