Company Description

We are SGS – the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

Job Description

Your Role

You are a Designer with a compelling portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual and design skills.

You’ll be comfortable taking the creative lead on a wide variety of projects, from conception to completion whilst collaborating with the wider team to create and deliver work across multiple platforms that are not only creatively and conceptually strong but that align with strategy, are on-brand and effective across all channels.

Key Accountabilities

As a Graphic Designer, you will:

Create innovative and compelling designs
Effectively determine the requirements from briefs
Conceptualize visuals based on requirements
Prepare drafts and present ideas
Work with copywriters and stakeholders to produce final designs
Produce designs across various media
Amend designs according to feedback
Ensure graphics and layouts are visually appealing and on-brand
Contribute to brainstorming and idea generation sessions

Qualifications

Bachelor degree preferred
Creative / agency background
Conceptual creativity and visualizing skills
Design for print, digital and branding
Effective communicator, managing priorities across stakeholders
Managing the design process from start to finish
Demonstrated ability to manage projects – work prioritization, planning and task delegation
Results oriented, effectively prioritizing and multitasking, able to work with tight deadlines
Ability to estimate own workload and support the client services team in developing proposals for new projects
Fluency in English written and spoken, other languages are a plus

Skills & Experience

Essential skills – you will have:

A well-crafted portfolio featuring a range projects and disciplines
Expert using Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat)
Fully proficient in Microsoft Office suite
Conceptually focused with an ability to consider every option when presenting ideas and information
Ability to adapt to various visual identity systems
A desire to help others understand important, complex topics
A growth mentality – hungry to collaborate, adapt and show initiative
Motivated by working for a business with a strong social conscience
Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written
Self-motivated – comfortable working in a small team, across multiple locations
A meticulous eye for detail – working to the highest standards
Awareness of the changing trends and innovations within the design and digital community
A minimum of 3 years’ experience of working in a creative / agency organization
Share our values and work ethic
Strong organizational and prioritization skills – able to be flexible when the needs of the business change
Time management – able to meet deadlines
Experience working on international projects, where a proficient level of English (written and oral) is required to communicate with colleagues and clients
Degree-level education

Desirable skills – you will have:

Experience creating compelling designs in PowerPoint
An understanding of motion design – using After Effects, Premiere Pro or equivalent
Other languages (French, German…) are a plus but not essential

Additional Information

Working model: hybrid with Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the Bristol office