Temporary Senior Designer

• Work within Sotheby's brand guidelines and also explore specific creative direction on design projects which include: marketing and corporate literature
• invitations and special event items
• online and digital media
• books and catalogues
• advertising campaigns
• business development support
• Research, concepts, mock ups & presentation of ideas through to creation of finished artwork to send to print and publish online/digitally
• Working closely with other colleagues in the Design Studio
• Liaising with colleagues in the Marketing team and also internal clients
• Seeing projects through from initial brief to completion
• Working within budgets and to tight deadlines
• Maintaining archive and record of projects
• Share of general office admin

• Design degree (or equivalent qualification)
• Total fluency in Mac based design
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Good organisational ability
• Keen attention to detail
• Flexibility
• Proven ability to interpret creative direction and follow brand guidelines
• Multi-tasker
• Organised professional
• Positive
• Versatile
• Team player
• Self-motivated
• Passionate about great design in both print and digital context
• A natural flair for creative design with excellent layout/composition, typographical and aesthetic coherence
• Excellent knowledge of print production/finishing
• Excellent online/digital media processes and a drive to utilise new/unfamiliar software
• Experience in motion graphics and animating digital content
• Experience of working with cutting edge and/or luxury brands
• In-tune with current design trends in digital and print
• Proficient with use of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Committed, reliable, motivated, organised, proactive, enthusiastic and resourceful
• Capable of working well both independently and as a part of a team
• Able to work on different and varied projects at one time, often to tight deadlines
• Demonstrates understanding, courtesy, tact and creative empathy

Experience of conceptualising in Cinema 4D, Sketch and After Effects