Digital Creative Designer

Kgis Edu; City of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A premium educational organization in London seeks a Digital Creative Designer. The role involves creating compelling visuals, managing projects, and collaborating with a creative team. Candidates should have 3+ years of experience, proficiency in Adobe software, and a strong portfolio demonstrating digital and print design expertise. This position offers a competitive package and the chance to work within a global community dedicated to excellence in education.

Benefits

Competitive package

Global professional community

Collaborative team environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of industry experience.
• Experience running projects through design and copy teams.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent layout skills.
• Demonstrable ability to work with online content and social media.

Responsibilities

• Report into the Creative Lead and manage multiple projects.
• Develop creative ideation showing best use of motion graphics.
• Collaborate with team to align projects with brand refresh.
• Transform complex ideas into compelling visuals.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Project management

Conceptual thinking

Strong typography skills

Excellent engagement skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant subject

Tools

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

After Effects

Premiere

Job description

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Digital Creative Designer

Location: London, ENG, GB

Application closing date: Applications ongoing

Inspired Education is the leading global group of premium schools, with a portfolio of 121 premium private schools in 28 countries spanning 6 continents which utilise proven educational practices from every corner of the globe, ensuring over 95,000 students receive a world-class learning experience from Kindergarten to Year 13.

Founded in 2013 by Nadim M. Nsouli, Inspired is backed by investors such as Stonepeak, GIC, TA Associates, and the Oppenheimer and Mansour family offices. The Group is experiencing 20% per annum growth through acquisition, greenfield site expansion, and the development of existing schools within its portfolio. In 2023, Inspired was recognised by Beauhurst as one of the UK's top 10 highest-value private companies.

ROLE SUMMARY:

You will report into the Creative Lead in London. With strong ideas, a keen eye for new ways of developing work and creating the best in class you will work across multiple projects and have a core understanding of all key stages required to move an idea from its pure form to creating collateral across multiple channels on and offline. You will have extensive project experience, overseeing the end-to-end development of strategic projects.

OUR TEAM

The Marketing & Customer Acquisition team strives to deliver effective lead generation, brand, communications, enrolment, and retention activity. The priority focus for this team is on driving student admissions and building our brand reputation of Excellence for our portfolio of schools.

WHY APPLY

“Be at the forefront of International Education”

When you join Inspired, you don’t just join a business. You become part of a unique global community of passionate professionals, with unrivalled access to extensive guidance, support and advice all focused on creating a culture of excellence in education.

WHAT WE OFFER

• The opportunity to add real value from day one
• Being part of a global professional community
• A collaborative team and environment
• A culture of excellence
• A rapidly growing business
• The opportunity to be on the leading edge of educational development practice
• Competitive package
• As an experienced campaign designer, you will use your skills to develop creative ideation that flows holistically showing best in class use of motion graphics and typography.
• You will work directly with the Lead Creatives directly and wider marketing teams supporting all elements of strategic design work.
• You have the skills to work as part of a team or autonomously.
• You have a core understanding of brand development and consumer insights that will be used to align our projects when working through a brand refresh.
• Concept and storytelling combined with core design skills to bring great ideas to life.
• Your knowledge through all available tools will support and develop the creation of next level marketing communication.
• With an innate creative flair and concepting skills you are full of ideas and new ways of thinking about design and creative solutions.
• Strong project management skills, teamed with an aptitude for managing multiple projects seamlessly.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• A minimum of 3+ years of industry experience.
• Experience running projects through design and copy teams.
• Conceptual thinking: The ability to take complex ideas and transform them into compelling visuals.
• Design skills: Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite software, including InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, experience in web design, including video editing After Effects, and Premiere are essential along with a working knowledge of AI tools.
• Strong typography, layout and technical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Demonstrable experience of working across all online content (static and animated) and using social media posts, web design, and other as appropriate for any given project.
• Working on print-based collateral with great knowledge of branding.
• The ability to talk through your ideas confidently with the team and clients.
• Excellent engagement skills, with the ability to proactively organize and pitch ideas internally and to wider teams.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in or higher in a relevant creative / design based subject
• A minimum of 3-4 years of industry experience, in a design agency, brand or freelance capacity.
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates a solid understanding of digital and print design, extended understanding of graphic design including typography and composition with a proven understanding of launching creative ideation from campaign to content; video editing a bonus.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.