Marks is a global brand design and experience agency, uniquely constructed to enable brands to win in an age of constant change. Marks is a part of SGS & Co, a brand impact group that enables it's household name clients to get there first - empowering acceleration on a global scale. From vision-building to detailed execution, we enable brands to move faster and shift impact.

We are currently seeking a Middleweight Designer to join our talented team based in Birmingham. In this role, you will translate brand needs into distinctive visual outcomes - designing, crafting and implementing the brand experience across all touch points, through intelligently applied insight, compelling concepts, confident creativity and consistent activation.

As a valuable player in the design team, you will have opportunity to build your expertise across brand design, typography, illustration, photography, finishes and print processes.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a Designer with around 2 years minimum experience in a similar role within packaging, branding, design, comms or media. The successful candidate with have opportunity to work alongside a talented team in an expanding agency with a great working culture. You will also have opportunity to develop your portfolio with household name global brands.


What you'll do:

• Working with Design Directorate and Senior Designers to understand the brief, brand guidelines, technical constraints for the project and aiding them guide junior team members.
• Challenging the brief, delivering the expected and the unexpected in your response
• Effectively managing your time, collaborating with Resource Managers
• Being a team player. Keeping the channels of communication open between Design, Client Service, Strategy and Operations teams, seeking guidance when things change
• Adding value to internal design reviews, offering fresh perspective, giving feedback to executional consistency, art direction of photography.
• Championing and following our file set up, file naming and server filing procedures.
• Pro-actively assisting the team, contributing to studio inspiration and design events.


What you'll have:

• 2-5 years experience within a branding, packaging, and corporate identity role
• Understanding of strategic, creative and commercial aspect of brands and the world they inhabit
• Emerging coaching and mentoring skills
• A degree in Graphic Design, Product Design, Illustration or related field
• Ability to confidently and clearly articulate your thinking
• Know when a sketch is more persuasive than a mac visual
• Ability to multi-tasking and excellent time management skills
• Excellence in Adobe CC, (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), Keynote
• If you have knowledge of designing for e-commerce, and/or animation in After effects, that would be highly advantageous.


What we offer:

You will enjoy an excellent base salary, along with the other benefits of working for Marks including:

• 25 days annual leave
• Pension
• Healthcare scheme
Life Assurance