Starting Salary: £29,200 Job Type: Permanent Location: The role will primarily be based from our Head office in Lancaster, however flexible working options can be discussed Contracted Hours: 35 hours per week Monday to Friday (flexible working options considered) Are you passionate about creating visually stunning designs that leave a lasting impression? As a Graphic Illustrator for the Ascentis group of companies, you'll play a crucial role in maintaining our strong visual and creative presence across various mediums, from printed materials to the web and social media. Join us and unleash your creativity to produce on-brand illustrations, graphics, and collateral that elevate our brand identity and captivate our audience. The role In this role, you will collaborate closely with marketing and product development teams, ensuring an understanding of design requirements, objectives, and timelines while aligning with our brand identity. Your responsibilities extend to managing a backlog of design projects, and prioritising tasks based on business needs and project deadlines. Moreover, you'll contribute to the development and maintenance of brand management strategies and guides, ensuring consistency across all visual materials. Your creative input will define appropriate visual styles for illustrations, graphics, and collateral. Presenting initial drawings and storyboards to stakeholders for feedback and approval will be key to ensuring alignment with project goals. Leveraging graphic design software, including Photoshop, InDesign, and Adobe Illustrator, you'll craft high-quality illustrations and graphics. Furthermore, you'll develop motion graphics and animations to enhance visual storytelling across digital platforms. Staying updated on design trends and advancements, you'll continuously improve your skills to maintain relevance in the field. Collaboration with internal departments will foster teamwork, enabling the achievement of common goals. You'll conduct research and gather visual references to inform design concepts, ensuring innovation and relevance. Finally, participating in creative discussions will allow you to contribute new ideas for visual communication and branding initiatives, drawing on your strong understanding of typography, layout, and composition principles to create visually engaging designs. Useful Product Skills Proficiency in image editing and digital drawing software, including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Animate, and Figma. What We're Looking For: We are seeking a highly creative individual with a passion for graphic design and a keen eye for detail. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional communication and collaboration skills, allowing for seamless interaction with cross-functional teams. A strong understanding of design principles and trends, coupled with proficiency in graphic design software, will be essential. We value adaptability and a proactive approach to learning, as well as the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. If you're ready to bring your creativity to the forefront and make a meaningful impact with your designs, then we want to hear from you This is a fantastic opportunity for someone to join our team, and in return, we can provide you with flexible working, personalised development plans and the ‘feel good factor’, knowing that what you do makes a difference. We’re the type of company that you’d want to tell your friends about. To find out what our employees have to say about working at Ascentis you can watch this video or read some testimonials on our careers page. We also recently won two awards at the FAB 2024 Awards - Innovation of the Year and Awarding Organisation of the Year. The full Job Description can be found by clicking here. Further Information If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity with the recruiting manager, you can contact the Marketing and Communications Manager, Jess Hollings-Tennant at Jessica.Hollings-Tennantascentis.co.uk We reserve the right to close this advert early, should a successful candidate be appointed. A little more about who we are We are proud to be one of the UK’s leading educational charity groups, encompassing an awarding organisation, a provider of dyslexia intervention software and an online training organisation. Our enthusiastic people bring genuine passion and natural energy to everything that they do and through their infectious energy they transform the lives of thousands of people each year through the power of education. It has never been a more exciting time to join us as we continue on our journey of growth across the UK and overseas. The Ascentis group of companies is made up of brilliant people, unique in terms of background, personality, characteristics, experience and skill. We value our people for the differences they bring to the table and believe this diversity is powerful. We are an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Benefits Up to 43 days of annual leave. 25 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays, birthday day off, closure days gifted during the Christmas period, increased annual leave with long service and an Annual Leave Purchase Scheme. Competitive pension benefits, including a salary sacrifice scheme Tailored learning and development opportunities Incremental service benefits as a family-friendly employer, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental and Adoption Leave and Pay, Sick Pay, Life Insurance, and Compassionate Leave with Pay Access to informal flexibility, allowing you to flex your working times and location where viable Reward and recognition scheme, regular team building, fun charity fundraising activities. Access to state-of-the-art office and break facilities, including pool table, Xbox, outdoor seating, dressing room, Harry Potter reading room, employee library and more Free luxury bean-to-cup coffee, hot chocolate and tea provided Cycle to Work Scheme Technology purchase scheme Discounted gym membership 24-hour Employee Helpline and a proactive focus on wellbeing with initiatives such as massages at work. Aviva DigiCare health app with accesss to virtual GP appointments, annual health check and more. Free parking Do you like the sound of Ascentis, but think your skills might suit another role? Take a look at our website for more www.ascentis.co.uk/jobs