Graphic Designer

We're looking for a creative and talented Graphic Designer to produce engaging visual content that supports a wide range of internal and external communications. Working as part of a collaborative design team, you'll develop innovative creative solutions across print and digital media, including static graphics and motion graphics. You'll play a key role in maintaining brand consistency, creating impactful visual storytelling, and delivering high-quality designs that bring ideas and messages to life. What you'll be doing as a Graphic Designer:

• Collaborating with the Creative Lead to ensure we meet the expectations of the business.
• To deliver on time and within budget all creative assets including direct mail, digital assets and customer communications. This could include large scale brand development projects and marketing campaigns to smaller scale customer facing and internal communications.
• Maintain brand consistency across all creative outputs.
• Assist in the development of templates and creative assets for both internal and external use.
  
  To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you'll need is:
• A print / digital creative background spanning 3 to 5 years.
• Experience creating motion graphics and animations for digital platforms.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe Creative Cloud, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro)
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, colour theory, and visual storytelling.
• Degree in Graphic design or motion design.
• At least two year's design experience as part of an in-house creative team.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:
• Understanding of digital marketing.
• Understanding of paper stock and printing requirements.
• Photography editing.
• Retouching skills.
  
  We're the UK's largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It's a big job and we've got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.
Learn more about our Working at Thames Water Thames Water is a unique, rewarding, and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you'll enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits. If you're looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people's lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we'll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region, and our planet. Real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Learn more. We're committed to being a great, diverse, and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and want to ensure you feel supported throughout the . If you need any adjustments, whether that's extra time, accessible formats, or anything else just let us know, we're here to . When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you'll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It's also a great opportunity to learn more about our business and meet colleagues. Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Base location - Predominantly home working with the occasional requirement to attend either our Clearwater Court office in Reading or Camelford House office in Vauxhall. Working pattern or hours - 36 hours a week, Monday to Friday Salary - Between £47,000 and £50,000 per annum dependant on experience.,
• A salary of between £47,000 to £50,000 per year depending on experience
• 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
• Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets.
• Generous Pension Scheme through AON.
• Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family's health and wellbeing, and your finances - from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.