Senior Designer - 10 Months Fixed Term Contract

Job description

Job Title/Requisition Number: Senior Designer - 10 Months Fixed Term Contract(107166)

Base Location: Birmingham

The KPMG Create Team function is a cornerstone of our UK business. Operating from 20 UK locations and sitting with KPMG Central Services, we do work that matters.

Within Central Services, we are part of a community of experts across a wide range of critical activities who help grow, run, and protect KPMG in the UK. From HR and Learning, Finance, Procurement, Facilities and Business Support, through to Risk and Legal, Corporate Affairs, and Sales and Marketing, our approach is focused on driving the improved performance of the firm, which we support with diligence and expertise.

KPMG is one of the world's largest and most respected consultancy businesses. We've supported the UK through times of war and peace, prosperity and recession, political and regulatory upheaval. We've proudly stood beside the institutions and businesses which make the UK what it is.

Why Join KPMG as a Senior Designer?

Working closely with the larger CREATE team, you will be using your top end design execution to drive creativity and produce amazing products.  You will be able to understand complex concepts and adapt them as the project evolves – you will use your outstanding design skills to produce outstanding work and you are able to mentor team members to get the best out of them.

You will be able to work within and push master brands for both KPMG and our clients.  Producing stand out projects all sympathetic to KPMG’s already established brand.

What will you be doing?

• As the Senior Designer, using your outstanding Adobe CC skills you will be responsible for execution of high-end design products, these could be brand & marketing communications and campaigns, Proposal material, social media, web, event collateral, and presentation decks.
• You will be able to adapt and follow through concept / ideas to deliver best in class design that will be both digital and physical in nature.
• Execute strategic, bespoke, and routine design projects from concept through production, effectively prioritising work and balancing multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Determine project scope including effective brief taking, negotiating deadlines, and creating and communicating timescales, to define cost estimates for complex marketing/communication campaigns. Build up strong relationships with KPMG’s brand team.
• Educate and influence clients to ensure that deadlines are delivered accurately and on schedule and within budget.
• Actively contribute to strategy sessions and follow-up/debrief meetings with all levels of staff within the firm. Pursue, share, and champion best practices within Create.
• Excellent knowledge and application of KPMG’s visual identity; promote awareness of visual identity in the business. Keep up to date with the evolution of KPMG’s brand.
• Work with team members to implement and drive internal initiatives/projects which contribute to an enhanced service offering and promote awareness within KPMG.
• Identify and initiate improvements to the design and execution of graphics material.
• Provide technical assistance and best practice guidance on branding to KPMG staff in the creation, layout and processing or amendment of company reports, documents, screen presentations, and other formats.

What will you need to do it?

• Able to supply an up-to-date portfolio of own work.

• Formal qualification in Graphic Design and/or related discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• Advanced technical skills in Adobe Create Suite (InDesign/Illustrator/Photoshop/XD) packages.
• Have strong skills in typography, layout, digital design, and colour.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, working with staff at all levels.
• Good project/time management and problem-solving skills.

• A good understanding of the role of a brand within an organisation and the importance of consistent corporate identity and communications.
• Full knowledge of print production. Able to produce print specifications and can articulate and demonstrate ability to execute appropriate design layouts that are suitable for final printing output. Able to form and leverage relationships with print teams.
• Maintain awareness of latest techniques, software packages, equipment, best practices, and developments within the design community.  

Skills we’d love to see/Amazing Extras:

• Proven experience working as a Designer in an agency environment.
• Routinely demonstrates drive and resilience, working flexibly in a pressurised and deadline-driven environment.
• A team player who takes ownership of their work and shares the responsibility of meeting the team’s service delivery goals.

To discuss this or wider Central Services roles with our recruitment team, all you need to do is apply, create a profile, upload your CV and begin to make your mark with KPMG.

Our Locations: We are open to talk to talent across the country but our core Central Service hubs for this role are:

• Birmingham
• Leeds
• Manchester

This position will largely be based from Birmingham.

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.

Find out more: Within Central Services, we have a range of divisions and specialisms. Click the links to find out more below:

• Central Services (KBS) at KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/kpmg-business-services/
• Inclusivity and KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/being-inclusive/
• KPMG Workability and Disability confidence: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/need-support-let-us-know/

For any additional support in applying, please click the links to find out more:

• Applying to KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/
• Tips for interview: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/application-advice/
• KPMG values: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/our-values/