Herbert Smith Freehills
Senior Design Coordinator (3 Month FTC)
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a world-leading global law firm, where our ambition is to help you achieve your goals.
Exceptional client service and the pursuit of excellence are at our core. We invest in and care about our client relationships, which is why so many are longstanding. We enjoy breaking new ground, as we have for over 170 years.
As a fully integrated transatlantic and transpacific firm, we are where you need us to be. Our footprint is extensive and committed across the world’s largest markets, key financial centres and major growth hubs.
At our best tackling complexity and navigating change, we work alongside you on demanding litigation, exacting regulatory work and complex public and private market transactions. We are recognised as leading in these areas.
We are immersed in the sectors and challenges that impact you. We are recognised as standing apart in energy, infrastructure and resources. And we’re focused on areas of growth that affect every business across the world.
All of this is achieved by supporting the growth of our people, who help us deliver on our ambition – which is to help you achieve yours.
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer: Your goals. Our ambition
The Opportunity
Our Business development team works alongside our partners and lawyers across our sectors, services and offices to support and develop our relationships with clients, delivering an exceptional service and exploring new avenues through which we can help them meet their business needs. Our brand, marketing and digital team help position us as thought leaders amongst our target markets in the areas we most want to be known for, by creating intuitive and engaging collateral, events and campaigns.
As part of the business development team, you will play a hands-on role in contributing to the firm’s success and helping to achieve its objectives.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
We are seeking an experienced Graphic Designer who is used to working on multiple projects in a fast-paced corporate environment. The right candidate will work well as part of an open, collaborative team but will also be able to take responsibility and own the design process from concept to delivery. High levels of organisational and time management skills are required.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation to understand their requirements, and think strategically to meet their needs.
- Support the existing Design Team and, where appropriate, take ownership of projects.
- Monitor the intake Inbox and communicate with the team, triage work internally and brief to the appropriate offshore or internal team.
- Work to maintain a consistent, high-level of service and take responsibility for effective communication from the Design team.
- Take responsibility for ensuring projects are progressing, provide progress reports and flag potential problems.
- Actively assist in contributing to the service offering from the Design Team from both a creative and service point of view.
- Be proactive in taking on projects and updates to existing deliverables.
- Appropriately organise and prioritise workload, utilising the London and Mumbai teams.
- Ensure all work completed by Mumbai is reviewed against the brief before it is sent to stakeholders.
- Consistently provide a high level of customer service and consistent global messaging, which makes Design a team stakeholders want to engage with.
- Promote brand awareness and consistency in accordance with the brand guidelines.
- Be an active part of a positive, collaborative, high performing culture.
- Foster and maintain a strong and positive working relationship with Mumbai (Integreon) and be part of evolving their understanding of our brand and products.
- Be a part of the ongoing process to improve processes and achieve best practice by suggesting and discussing observations and improvements.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Qualifications, skills and experience
- Advanced user of Adobe Creative Suite (particularly InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator) and MSO (Word and PowerPoint).
- Experience leading large, high value, complex projects and managing multiple stakeholders. With a strong track record of working within a fast-paced, corporate environment.
- Used to producing high-quality work under pressure and sensitively managing changes of scope.
- Video editing and motion graphic experience would be an advantage (Adobe After Effects / Premiere Pro).
- Strong conceptual skills and attention to detail, with an ability to efficiently communicate creative thinking through rough sketches and mock-ups.
- Experience and knowledge of applying corporate brand guidelines.
- Excellent communication and consultative skills driven by empathy and a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude.
Closing date for applications is Monday 24 August at 12pm.
Team
Business Development
Working Pattern
Full time
Location
London
Contract type
Fixed Term Contract
Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting people from all backgrounds and creating a respectful and inclusive culture where everyone thrives. We see this as essential to our success, including our ability to innovate and achieve sustained high performance. This is a key part of our Values—Human, Bold, and Outstanding.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location