Graphic Designer

Job Title: Graphic Designer

Working Hours/Arrangements: 40 hours per week (9am to 6pm, including one hour of unpaid break).

Salary Range: £45,000-£55,000 (gross) per annum

Location: Servers.com, 11 The Pines Trading Estate, Broad St, Guildford GU3 3BH

Reporting to: Marketing Team Lead

The company

Servers.com is an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) company that currently operates 18 global data centres with more than 3,000 customers worldwide. Experts in bare metal, servers.com provides a full suite of computing, storage, and networking services across the US, Europe, and Asia.

We work with leading enterprises and up-and-coming firms and serve some of the most crucial and fast-growing industries in the world, including Web3, adtech, trading, gaming, iGaming, and streaming.

Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Limassol, Cyprus. servers.com has recently been acquired by an American group in July 2023. servers.com joins a holding company formed to house an innovative portfolio of various cloud-based solutions focusing on the needs of online businesses.

Job brief

We are looking for an experienced Graphic Designer to support the Sales and Marketing team at servers.com.

The ideal candidate for the position of Graphic Designer will possess a strong portfolio demonstrating a successful track record of creating visually captivating designs across various mediums in accordance with brand guidelines. This will need to include proven experience of delivering high quality designs both digitally and physically across mediums such as exhibition booths, merchandise and other marketing collateral.

Previous experience in a B2B environment is essential and in-depth working knowledge of AI tools such as Midjourney is preferred. A background in the tech industry would be advantageous.

As a Graphic Designer, you will play a key role in our company's creative content strategy, working closely with teams across Sales and Marketing to generate design for our website, events, content, social media, customer and prospect engagement, and internal and external communications, and more.

Your expertise will be vital in developing engaging and impactful designs that align with the overall brand mission of servers.com. You will be responsible for consistently delivering high-quality designs on a regular basis, in line with our brand guidelines and within deadline.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and create innovative and visually appealing designs for both digital and print mediums, including but not limited to websites, social media assets, event booths, brochures, advertisements, presentations, storyboards and other materials.
• Collaborate with other marketing team members and other teams to understand project requirements, objectives, and target audiences, ensuring that design solutions align with the overall brand strategy.
• Lead the entire design process, from ideation and sketching to final execution, ensuring adherence to established brand guidelines and maintaining consistency across all visual assets.
• Stay updated on the latest design trends, techniques, and industry best practices, and share your knowledge with the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment, ensuring that deliverables are of a high quality and completed on time.
• Collaborate with external vendors and control results of their work by way of clear, transparent communication.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of the company's visual brand identity, ensuring that all design materials are in line with the company brand guidelines, reflect the company's values and resonate with the target audience.
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of design templates and assets, optimizing workflows and streamlining the design process.

The above list of duties is not exhaustive. You will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by the Marketing team.

Requirements/skills

• Proven experience (5+ years) working as a graphic designer, with a minimum of 2 of those years spent working in a B2B technology or services enterprise-size company.
• Proficiency in industry-standard design software such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), Midjourney and familiarity with other relevant design tools.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a diverse range of design projects, demonstrating creativity, technical proficiency, and an understanding of design principles.
• Solid understanding of branding and marketing concepts, with the ability to translate business goals and target audience insights into effective visual communication.
• Strong ability to interpret and apply brand guidelines across all mediums.
• Excellent visual and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present and articulate design concepts to stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented mindset, with a keen eye for aesthetics, typography, colour theory, and composition.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, as well as independently, taking ownership of projects from start to finish.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Knowledge of web design principles and experience designing for responsive and mobile platforms is a plus.

Additional Benefits

• Private healthcare – Once probation period is passed.
• Embrace parenthood with 18 weeks generous paid leave after completion of 1.5 years ‘continuous service’.
• Pension contribution – 5% of the salary.
• 28 annual leave days plus all Bank Holidays in each holiday year in England and Wales.
• Flexible working will be considered (2 days a week) following completion of probational period.
• 10 days working from anywhere in the world following completion of probationary period.
• Mobile phone bill paid to the value of £80 per month (subject to BiK taxation).
• Office Lunches – Deliveroo to the value of £14.00 each day.
• Friendly, light-hearted company culture
• Team socials and nights out
• Casual dress code
• Use of Apple MacBook Pro laptop – Mouse and Keyboard. Bose or AirPods Headset.

“Servers.com is committed to equality and diversity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships." Please click here to access our Equal Opportunities Policy

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