Associate Designer
At YBS Studio, we believe great creative can spark change. And we’re building a team that’s ready to do just that. If you love bringing ideas to life through design, storytelling, animation, or video you’ll feel right at home with us.
We’re a newly reinvented in house studio with big ambition. This is our moment to show what an in house team can really do: bold thinking, smart craft and work that makes a real difference to real people.
We mix the best bits of agency life with the purpose and focus of working in house. Energy without the ego. Creativity without the chaos. A place where you can do work, you’re proud of, with likeminded people.
As part of the expansion to the in house studio, we’re excited to be recruiting for a new Associate Designer. This is a fantastic opportunity for a creative individual to play an active role in shaping and elevating the YBS brand. You’ll be part of an ambitious journey, working on meaningful projects that help bring our brand to life and support how we connect with colleagues, members and customers.
About The Role
As an Associate Designer in our Marketing team, you’ll play a key role in bringing the YBS brand to life across a wide range of channels. Working as part of a collaborative and creative team of designers, you’ll design and deliver high quality, on brand visual assets for digital, social, email and print, ensuring consistency with our brand guidelines and creative direction.
You’ll support senior designers by preparing artwork, adapting existing layouts and contributing fresh, modern ideas during the concept development stage. This is a great opportunity to build your design experience, learn from established creatives and develop your craft in a fast paced, supportive environment, as well as bringing fresh thinking, ideas and approaches to the established studio.
Collaboration will be at the heart of the role. You’ll work closely with designers, writers and other stakeholders to manage briefs, respond to feedback and continually refine your work. Alongside this, you’ll help improve creative workflows and asset quality, ensuring everything we produce meets a high standard and is delivered efficiently.
About You
You’re a creative and motivated designer with a strong foundation in graphic design and a genuine enthusiasm for producing high quality visual work. You enjoy working collaboratively, are keen to develop your skills, and are happy to get stuck in and support the team wherever needed.
You’ll bring:
* Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, with the ability to confidently create and adapt assets across digital and print
* You have extensive experience in a graphic design role, with a solid understanding of design fundamentals
* The ability to confidently present your work and ideas to stakeholders across the business, clearly explaining your creative thinking and responding to feedback
* A highly creative mindset, with an eye for detail and modern visual ideas
* A positive, proactive attitude, and a willingness to learn, contribute and take on new challenges
* Experience using AI tools to support creative production would be beneficial
Please note, if you’re invited to interview, we’ll ask to see a portfolio with examples of your previous work.
About us
At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.
Flexibility.
We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you. We’re happy to talk flexible working and you can reach out to us anytime to discuss this during the recruitment process.
Development.
We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.
Inclusivity.
We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.
About our Benefits
We offer lots of fantastic rewards that you can make the most of in and out of work, including:
* Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.
* Bonus. At YBS we work collaboratively and share in our success together, so when we reach our goals were all rewarded with an on target bonus of 7% of eligible pay (with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum 15%).
* Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.
* Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.
* My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.
Ready to apply?
If you’re excited about this role and want to be part of the YBS team, click apply now to send us your application.
Want more information?
If you have any questions about this role, please contact Olivia Eaton at OEaton@ybs.co.uk
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