Gensler
Graphic Communications Designer - 12-month Fixed Term Contract
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Your Role
Gensler’s London office is looking for a Graphic Communications Designer to join our team of marketing and communications specialists on a 12-month contract to cover maternity leave. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who is passionate about storytelling with superb design skills, eager to collaborate and create impactful presentations, infographics, brochures, event collateral and pitch decks that communicate the firm’s value to our clients and wider audiences. The Graphic Communications Designer will collaborate with MarComms, Architecture, Brand, Interior Design and Strategy professionals to support Gensler’s external and internal communications platform.
What You Will Do
- Work with leadership, senior staff, and new business teams to design visually compelling presentation materials
- Develop creative conceptualisation and illustration of complex ideas, visions, and strategies
- Develop creative solutions for presentations, brochures, event collateral, portfolios, leave-behinds and more
- Present your work and ideas to key stakeholders with clear commercial application and rationale
- Take a keen interest in creative partnership across the business, taking part in or leading content and brand strategy brainstorms when required
- Create high-quality templates & visual assets and manage and maintain for wider user groups
- Independently coordinate multiple marketing efforts against rapid and frequent deadlines
- Be a resource to the marketing team for graphic design needs, questions, tips, and tricks.
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Your Qualifications
- 5+ years professional experience in a communications/graphic design position, this is a mid-level role.
- Strong graphic design portfolio demonstrating knowledge of presentation and information design
- Experience working directly with leadership and senior staff on critical projects with minimal supervision
- Storytelling aptitude—the ability to craft raw ideas into compelling messages
- Strategic, creative thinking, with the ability to brainstorm, collaborate, and build consensus among multiple stakeholders
- Well-developed communication and analytical skills
- Understanding of and experience in corporate branding, layout, colour theory, and typography in both digital and print media
- Understanding of the strengths and limitations of presentation technology including aspect ratios, projectors, sound, and video equipment
- Expert user of Adobe Creative Suite
Please apply for this Graphic Communication Designer role and submit your CV and portfolio for review. Candidates who do not meet the criteria or provide work samples will not be considered.
Life at Gensler
We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical and dental insurance, season ticket loans, pension, and twice annual bonus opportunities.
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As part of the firm’s commitment to professional development, Gensler offers reimbursement for certain professional qualifications and associated renewals and exam fees. In addition, we reimburse tuition for certain eligible programmes or classes. We view our professional development programmes as strategic investments in our future.
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer of choice. All aspects of employment decisions will be based on merit, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected under applicable regulatory laws.
Individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable regulatory laws.
Gensler endeavors to make gensler.com/careers accessible to all applicants. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us.
Regarding Gensler’s approach to recruiting new talent, we will never ask an applicant for sensitive or personal financial information during the recruitment process. We advise all applicants seeking employment with Gensler to review available information on recruitment fraud. Anyone who suspects that they have been contacted by someone falsely representing Gensler should email talentacquisition@gensler.com.
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