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    Across the FT Group, our people are united by a mission to deliver world-class information, news and services to our global audiences. We're a digital-first organisation made up of journalists, technologists, product managers, event planners, strategists, commercial and finance experts, marketing and communications specialists - and much more. Our strength is in our employees.

    Our commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace

    At the FT, we aim for employees across all regions to have a voice so that diverse perspectives are heard and valued. We believe that a supportive workplace is one where employees feel they can be themselves at work and have the flexibility they need to meet their personal needs. We'll continue to remove barriers for all, and in particular, barriers facing employees from underrepresented groups.

    FT Live

    Financial Times Live (FT Live) is the conferences and events division of the Financial Times newspaper and its group publications. Our mission is to bring our global executive audiences the very latest in knowledge and opinion and connect them.

    Chaired by senior FT journalists, the 200-plus core events, strategic forums and digital webinars organised by FT Live every year gather pre-eminent public and private sector decision-makers, visionaries and strategists from the world’s most important economies and industries for agenda-setting debates that cover the key issues of our time. From unique experiences such as the FT Weekend Festival to our senior-level business summits such as the award-winning Global Boardroom, FT Live has become one of the FT Group’s most successful and fastest-growing divisions, and is at the forefront of the FT’s accelerated development as an essential, interactive information source across numerous platforms. FT Specialist is the B2B information division of the FT.

    Comprising 17 brands it provides niche audience groups with information that helps them make better decisions and operate more effectively. Amongst the industry-leading brands with huge scope for growth and development: The Banker, Investor Chronicle, FDI, Fund Fire, Ignites, and Pensions Expert.

    Job purpose

    The Junior Designer will be part of a team of six designers. The main responsibility will be the hands-on production of visual marketing, communication and physical (at-event) assets for FT Live’s events, which number several hundred per year. The Junior Designer will join our lively, enthusiastic and highly-skilled team which works together to ensure that FT Live is successful in maintaining and further developing a strong, sustainable events business across both digital and in-person events.

    Main duties and responsibilities

    • The creation of designed event materials, using pre-agreed creative design routes and applying brand guidelines correctly. Materials will include:
      • Social media graphics, web banners, digital advertisements, websites, HTML emails, video and animation assets, printed and electronic brochures and invitations, press advertisements, physical stage set and at-event banners and signage.
    • With guidance from other team members, develop new beautiful and eye catching creative routes for new events
    • Work with external third-party suppliers, for example printers and video editors
    • Work on several projects at the same time, and with guidance from other team members, ensure projects are correctly prioritised
    • Deliver high quality work on time, to strict deadlines
    • Accept, respond to and implement feedback from stakeholders on designs

    Key skills & experience

    The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have the following:

    • A recognised design qualification
    • Some previous design experience, not necessarily in a media environment
    • A portfolio of exceptional design work from education and/or commercial projects
    • An enthusiasm for typography
    • Strong skills in Adobe Creative Cloud packages such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
    • A keen eye for detail
    • A confident communication style, comfortable presenting ideas to peers
    • Ability to work in the Mac OSX operating system, in the Google Workspace, the Adobe Creative Cloud suite and Figma (or other similar prototyping/design tool)
    • A desire to develop new skills (technical, design and professional skills), and an ability to adjust to using new technologies and platforms rapidly

    Desirable skills and experience

    Knowledge of the following would be advantageous though training can be provided:

    • Editing websites (with or without HTML / CSS / Javascript) - we use Bizzabo
    • Project management software - we use Asana
    • Animation and video editing packages - we use Adobe Premiere and After Effects

    What’s in it for you?

    Our benefits

    Our benefits vary depending on location, but we are committed to providing best-in-class perks across all our offices as well as an inclusive environment to develop your career. Examples of our benefits include; generous annual leave allowances, flexible working (including working from home), medical cover, enhanced maternity & paternity packages, subsidised gym memberships and Giving Back opportunities. Full details of our benefits can be found here.