The Role:
Join us as a part-time Artworker/Designer at me&you; a brand-focused challenger creative design agency based in the South East of England. Work, learn, and develop your design skills with our team. We support the important work our ‘for good’ clients deliver by offering three key services; Brand Development, Creative Campaigns and Design Support.
In this maternity cover position, you'll primarily focus on artworking and design tasks including:
- pharmaceutical packaging
- print campaign rollout work,
- social media asset creation and scheduling.
- Additionally, you'll have plenty of opportunity to work across various disciplines within me&you; from branding and brochures to website user experience and film.
The Opportunity:
Collaborate closely with our design team, engaging in conceptual work and asset creation, while supporting the artworking process for a diverse range of clients. Whether you're perfecting a print campaign or ensuring pixel-perfect email campaigns, there will be plenty to keep you busy. Your typical week will involve technical and precise pharmaceutical packaging amends, artworking marketing materials, and supporting our brand and digital team members with project rollouts.
Why Now:
One of our team is taking maternity leave. They will take this at the end of September and intend to rejoin our team at the end of July 2025. We will ensure there is a handover and training period. This means we want to have the right person in place working 15 hours a week by the end of July 2024. We then see this increasing to 30 hours a week at the end of September when your colleague starts their maternity leave.
This job role is for maternity cover only, however, our goal is to grow me&you by July 2025, meaning we aim to be in a position to extend this role beyond its maternity cover status, although a fully permanent role is not guaranteed.
The People:
me&you is a small, creative design agency based in Kent and Surrey. Comprising an experienced team of designers and creative specialists, we are dedicated to helping our clients make a difference. Our collaborative approach emphasises delivering exceptional audience experiences while prioritising sustainability and work-life balance. We have a strong focus on serving organisations that have a positive impact on humanity and the planet.
Tech Requirements:
You should possess excellent knowledge and practical experience with Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and XD (or Figma). Working primarily from home, you'll be provided with all necessary equipment, including a MacBook Pro and large screen. Familiarity with the WordPress website platform, Social Media scheduling tools and Google Analytics would be advantageous.
Desired Skills & Experience:
- Strong artworking knowledge and experience in packaging and the pharmaceutical industry
- Proven commercial experience in a similar role
- Ability to multitask and consistently hit deadlines
- Self-motivated, driven, and passionate about detail
- Able to manage your own workload and time using our Streamtime system to plan your week
- Organised and capable of handling administration and paperwork associated with the job
- Experience in a studio within a creative branding-focused environment and good knowledge of print formats, cutter guides, and finishing
- Comfortable with retouching images and mock-up creation
Preferred additional skills:
- Copywriting
- Animation and video editing
- Social media management
- UX and UI design
Salary Guide: £25-30k pro-rata
Holiday Allowance: 25 days plus public holidays pro rata
Location: Primarily remote work with scheduled team and client meetings. Living near Redhill, Surrey would be an advantage during on-boarding, co-working and training.
Private Health Insurance: Following a successful six-month probation.
Start Date: This is a maternity cover position starting in late July 2024 and ending in July 2025.
Apply: If this sounds like you, reach out to us for a chat. Send a friendly message along with your portfolio (in PDF format) to [email protected]. Please note that we are not working with recruitment agencies for this position.