Overview
Junior Conceptual Designer
40 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1JA
Company Description
We are Saatchi & Saatchi – a full service, integrated communications network, with 114 offices in 67 countries, with our headquarters in London. Saatchi & Saatchi is part of the Publicis Groupe, the world’s third-largest communications group.
Saatchi & Saatchi launched in 1970, with the philosophy that “Nothing is Impossible” – a statement that crowns the top of our London building and is fundamental to our spirit. We approach things with the audacity of chutzpah. Chutzpah defines our culture at Saatchi & Saatchi. It’s the quality of audacity. Because if you are going to attempt impossible things you have to have the audacity to believe you can achieve them.
It helped us build an agency we are really proud of and does things differently – which means an industry leading diversity approach, that includes Saatchi Ignite – our curriculum-based schools programme, Saatchi Open – our entry level programme, Saatchi Home – our affordable accommodation initiative, Saatchi Women – our programme for progressing talent, and Saatchi Family – our programme for parents and carers.
We are still looking for great clients. Still trying to rock the world. Still believing. Still being impossible. Still having ideas that make our clients famous. Still searching for people who want to set the world alight. Still knowing there isn’t a problem a great idea can’t solve.
If Nothing is Impossible is our spirit, then Chutzpah is what runs through our veins. But there is still one missing ingredient in creating the impossible and that’s YOU.
Our Commitment
Diversity and inclusion are a core part of our DNA at Publicis UK. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, celebrates, and supports our wonderfully diverse employee group irrelevant of their age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or ethnicity. Diversity and inclusion fuel our creativity and innovation, it enables us to be closer to our people and audiences. We will continue to strive to create a culture and environment where everyone feels empowered and more importantly comfortable enough to bring their full, authentic selves to work.
Job Description
As a Junior Designer at Saatchi & Saatchi, you must be a willing learner, creative and happy to expand your skill set to take on anything that comes your way. Strive to do what you do best and develop your skills further with training and development.
We will need you to help the development and delivery of big and small, TTL campaigns, taking an active part in early stages of a project, offering opinions and solutions to collaboratively work with creatives in the development of concepts.
You will be expanding and pushing our work to channels and formats; OOH, social, content, digital and branding with an expressive and experimental approach.
The successful candidate will be working across a variety of clients within the agency and will have the opportunity to develop their skills and talent, closely collaborating with the wider Design team.
We would like to see your portfolio showcasing your design talent, clearly demonstrating creativity and an eye for craft.
Qualifications
What we need from you:
- Excellent problem-solving skills, pro-active and solutions focused
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Passionate about great creative work and good creative judgement
- Ability to receive and apply constructive feedback
- A collaborative working style and infectious energy
- Highly organised with excellent time management
- Can confidently present ideas
- Flexible and adaptable; taking ever-changing circumstances and project demands in your stride, always the picture of calm and control
- Curious, always seeking to learn from those around them
Creative
- Demonstrate a good creative judgement and voice your opinion within creative conversations, including internal and client creative reviews.
- Understand and interpret client feedback, identifying great work and articulating why it works for the brief.
- Demonstrate skills that take ideas from conception to design across a range of media channels.
- Have solid design foundations: typography, layout etc. Motion and 3D is desirable.
- Have a strong portfolio with inspiring design work showcasing conceptual thinking and outstanding visual skills..
- Photoshop design and layout skills.
Culture
- Bring all of you to work, your passions, your hobbies and creative pursuits
- Develop relationships internally with people in all departments and within your team. Have an infectious can-do attitude, which makes people want to come to you as they know you approach all tasks with a positive attitude
- Have outstanding organisational skills, meaning you are always on the front foot with key information to hand
- Demonstrate clear communication and listening skills
Additional Information
Saatchi & Saatchi has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;
- WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
- REFLECTION DAYS – Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
- HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
- FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
- HYBRID WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday.
- AGENCY DISCOUNTS, onsite gym, and discount in our restaurant and bar – “The Pregnant Man”
Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!
Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.
We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.
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