George P. Johnson UK
Junior 2D Designer - Ignite Graduate Programme
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Job Purpose
Ready to turn big ideas into unforgettable visual experiences?
As our next Junior 2D Designer, you’ll step straight into our creative team, reporting directly to a Design Director. You won’t just be tweaking pixels—you’ll collaborate closely with a passionate crew of creatives to shape, elevate, and launch bold new concepts across a diverse mix of projects. We want someone who lives and breathes design, ready to bring creativity to every single brief.
What you’ll jump into:
- Bring Vision to Life: Translate brilliant creative ideas into stunning 2D visual experiences.
- Collaborate & Elevate: Brainstorm alongside a powerhouse team of designers, creatives, and strategists.
- Own Your Style: Infuse your unique creative flair into every task, from quick concepts to major experiential projects.
- Grow Fast: Receive hands-on mentorship from experienced Design Directors who want to see your career start right.
The GPJ Ignite Programme
The GPJ Ignite programme is an opportunity for immersive, hands-on experiences with the possibility of conversion to full-time employment upon completion of the programme. You do not need to be a current student to apply. We welcome recent graduates, university placements, and people returning to the workforce. The GPJ Ignite programme is dedicated to helping you advance your career in Experience Marketing.
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- Paid 1 year programme in a global, fast-paced agency.
- Working directly within the Creative team with internal teams, clients, and supplier partners.
- You will receive thorough induction and training in your role within the department and wider agency.
Key Responsibilities
Client Responsibilities
- Become part of our team, you will work alongside other creatives, supporting projects from concepts all the way through to delivery.
- Bring creative ideas to life with beautiful and effective designs for all media.
- Present and explain design concepts and ideas.
- Design for everything from exhibition stands, stage sets to digital projections and installations.
- International travel to event locations may be a requirement of this role to help implement the project and maintain the vision.
About you
- You are passionate about experiential design.
- You are interested in working on large-scale brand experiences, installations, live events, and/or exhibition environments.
- You are a multi-skilled designer with great attention to detail.
- You are a creative thinker and proactive problem solver.
- You have an exciting portfolio demonstrating a breadth of ideas and design skills on creative projects.
- You are eager to learn, improve your personal development, and to inspire others.
- You collaborate well with other people.
- You are determined to create exciting work.
- You demonstrate an insatiable curiosity for the evolving AI landscape, consistently piloting new tools.
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Your background, skills, and experience
- Strong technical design skills in visual design and typography.
- Excellent skills in Adobe Creative Suite. Other design software and editing tools such as Figma or Sketch are a bonus.
- Great creative thinker and proactive problem solver.
- Good knowledge about print and digital design.
- Great communication and team-working skills.
- Good time management, and multitasking abilities.
- Good presentation skills for internal, supplier, and client presentations.
- Ability to meet deadlines whilst maintaining design standards.
Bonus skills: motion design and coding
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