Junior Artworker
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £21999 – £22000/annum
Junior Artworker
If you are super organised, confident when it comes to communicating with your team, great at multi-tasking, not phased by tight deadlines, and most importantly keen to learn, we want to hear from you!
Mark Allen is a collaborative media organisation and we are recruiting to join our welcoming team in our Dinton office. This is a hybrid role that comes with a starting salary of up to £22,000 and some excellent benefits. We will provide on-the-job training where required so you feel fully supported.
What is the opportunity?
To join a key area of the business in the heart of the studio team near Salisbury. This expanding department supports and enables the design and production of magazines and marketing collateral in both print and digital formats, covering a multitude of brands from across the group. We own over 110+ brands, over 100 publications and run over 250 events, we are hugely successful at what we do and there is never a dull day.
To give you an idea of what you will be doing…
You will be responsible for the art working and production of some of our key print titles and marketing assets. Performing tasks such as creating adverts (for both in-house and external clients), setting templated editorial layouts, retouching images, producing graphics to be used in both print and digital marketing campaigns and formatting documents ready for press – a keen eye for detail and spotting potential problems is a must. The work will involve liaising with clients, external suppliers, and colleagues such as designers, sales managers and editors, in order to supply finished products in a smooth, timely, and cost-effective manner.
It's imperative that you are confident when it comes to communication, and that you can multitask and show a willingness to learn new skills. You will be required to work to strict publishing deadlines and ensure that work is produced accurately and consistently to a very high standard. You’ll need to demonstrate initiative and take responsibility to solve problems and adhere to schedules.
Key transferable skills:
Good knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is preferable, but training can be provided to the right candidate (Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat).
Advert and editorial production, ensuring those meet print and web standards.
Good knowledge of Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Keen and willing to learn a wide range of IT systems such as our ad bookings and pre-press workflows.
Confident communicator.
Attention to detail is key.
In return, you will:
Join a fantastic, inclusive company. Head to our careers page for more info on our ED+I promise.
We will invest in developing your career, and nurture your potential.
You will earn up to £22,000 and enjoy employee perks including a dedicated 24/7 employee wellness platform, season ticket loan, pension contribution, flexible working opportunities, ongoing training to continue developing your skills, #MAGSWAG, and more!
We are offering hybrid working and are currently working in the office 2 days a week (if you want to work from the office for more than 2 days you are most welcome) as of 11th September we will be working 3 days in the office.
We believe that hybrid working is the best way to balance the needs of our employees and our business. It allows you to have the flexibility to work from home when you need to, and to come into the office when you need to collaborate with your team or meet with clients.
We positively celebrate Diversity & Inclusion in the Mark Allen Group. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our company stronger.
If you feel you don’t meet every single requirement? Keep reading.
Studies have shown that women and people within ethnic minority groups are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At MAG we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles
Mark Allen Group comprises eight companies: MA Healthcare, MA Business, MA Agriculture, MA Education, MA Exhibitions, MA Music Leisure & Travel, MA Dentistry Media and MA Financial Media. Content is key to everything that we do, be it across print, digital, or events.
We’re not interested in fitting into what a media company is supposed to look like. We are not wallflowers. Our ever-expanding business has rapidly grown from its humble beginnings and we’re only just getting started….
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More Information
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