Junior Designer

Type: Trainee
Region: London

Joining our Growth team at Havas Media Network, this is an exciting opportunity for a Junior Designer to contribute to our diverse range of projects. Under the guidance of our Creative Director, and reporting into the Design Director, you will assist in crafting compelling designs for presentations, marketing materials, pitch collateral, and social media assets. This role offers hands-on experience in supporting our marketing and new business initiatives across all agency brands within the network.

About Havas

Havas Media Network are part of the Havas Group, one of the world’s largest communications agencies. Our headquarters are based at Havas Village at King’s Cross/St Pancras, London.

Our overarching mission is to make a meaningful difference to the brands, businesses, and lives of the people we work with. Our solution is simple: we identify and create meaningful media experiences to deliver meaningful growth for our clients.

We’re on Campaign’s ‘Best Place to Work’ list each year and our Talent team has been awarded the IPA Gold CPD Accreditation. Havas Media Group is a place where you can make things happen by pursuing your professional and personal dreams. As such, we’ve also launched the ‘Meaningfully Daring Side Hustle’ programme, while Havas Boost announced its first investment into STEM educational toys business, Ambessa Play.

About the role

Joining our Growth team at Havas Media Network, this is an exciting opportunity for a Junior Designer to contribute to our diverse range of projects. Under the guidance of our Creative Director, and reporting into the Design Director, you will assist in crafting compelling designs for presentations, marketing materials, pitch collateral, and social media assets. This role offers hands-on experience in supporting our marketing and new business initiatives across all agency brands within the network.

Key responsibilities

Creative Presentation Design

• Assist in developing visually appealing PowerPoint presentations to effectively convey ideas and information.
• Ensure branding consistency and cohesive design elements in all presentations.
• Learn to apply content to templated presentation assets and contribute to template development.

Editorial Layout, Marketing Assets & Social Media

• Contribute to designing marketing assets such as brochures, posters, and social media graphics.
• Participate in creating innovative layouts for various printed and digital marketing collateral.
• Support the marketing team in generating engaging content for social media platforms.

Design Support for Client Pitches and Events

• Collaborate on designs for corporate events, incorporating branding elements seamlessly.
• Assist in creating designs for agency pitches, including print assets and presentations.
• Conducting visual research and image search functions to support pitch and marketing assets.
• Learn to develop brands and design systems to support project requirements.

General Responsibilities

• Conduct quality checks to ensure design accuracy and alignment with brand guidelines.
• Assist in managing multiple tasks and projects to meet deadlines.
• Engage in all stages of the creative process, from interpreting briefs to delivering final creative assets.

Qualifications

• Relevant design qualification or working experience suitable for this level.
• Strong understanding of visual design principles, typesetting, colour theory and layout.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Skills & experience

• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft 365 suite – particularly Powerpoint.
• Attention to detail and ability to produce high-quality work.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple tasks.
• Enthusiasm for learning and contributing to creative projects.

Desirable skills (but not essential)

• Understanding of designing and implementing microsites within Squarespace.
• Interest in developing motion graphics skills, such as using After Effects.
• Working knowledge of creating/uploading/managing social media template assets within Canva

Team collaboration

• Work effectively within a multi-disciplinary marketing team.
• Openness to mentorship and learning opportunities.
• Foster a trusting and professional relationship with stakeholders.

This role provides a supportive environment for a budding designer to learn and grow within the agency. We welcome passionate individuals who are eager to contribute their creativity to our team. We are keen to see a broad range of work in your portfolios, even if this is stand out student projects and personal work.