JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

London, UK

• £27,000 DoE

• Category: Design   |
• Contract: Permanent   |
• Posted: 24 January 2022   |
• Closing: 4 February 2022

Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Junior Graphic Designer to join our busy Communications Team at the EFL. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for producing high-quality, exciting, and engaging design output, generating new ideas and concepts, and meeting a variety of briefing requirements to support the League and its member Clubs.

While serving the broad requirements of the EFL Operations Centre, they will focus on producing creative assets across a broad range of mediums to ensure the EFL brand identity is consistently applied across all digital channels, publications, and documentation.

Through our competitions the EFL is visible around the world and the Designer will be expected to maintain and promote the EFL brand with an outstanding level of creative output.

For an informal chat about the role please contact Andy Pomfret apomfret@efl.com or Becky Cowley bcowley@efl.com. 

For a full job description and application form, please visit www.efl.com.  Please return your completed application form together with your portfolio to hr@efl.com

 Closing Date:                                        Friday 4th February 2022

 Interview Date:                                    Monday 7th February 2022

Inclusion Statement

The EFL is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 

Applicants fulfilling the criteria will be considered in a meritocratic way and without regard to race, ethnicity, religion or belief(s), gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age or with regards to pregnancy or maternity.

Safeguarding Statement

The EFL is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and adults at risk and require all employees to share this commitment and promote the welfare of these groups.

Applicants will be asked about any previous convictions and cautions. Amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’.

This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

The EFL is taking steps to become a more inclusive employer, by integrating Equality, Diversity & Inclusion into all aspects of the business.

We hope by doing so, we can attract the very best in diverse talent and create a more inclusive culture, where people come to work feeling comfortable in being their authentic selves, allowing the EFL to continuously enrich our workforce, evolve how we work and embrace difference in thought and ideas. So we can become fully representative of our local community and fan base we serve.

Benefits Package:

As well as working in a modern, contemporary office and a hybrid working model we also offer: -

•   23 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays), rising to 25 days after 5 years. 
• Opt- In Private medical insurance
• Access to CPD
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket loan
• Generous Pension scheme
• Access to match day tickets

The main areas of responsibility include -

• Working in a busy, fast paced environment and delivering a range of creative materials to support the business needs of the EFL.
• Participate in regular forum meetings with London design/brand team
• Produce and update reports, presentations, and case study documents.
• Creation and development of assets for various EFL initiatives and campaigns e.g., Rainbow Laces, EFL Day of Action and Youth Development Week.
• Create compelling social media content that engage with the EFL’s 39 million followers across all platforms.
• To support the ongoing development and visual identity of a number of projects for multiple channels and varied stakeholders
• To ensure the EFL brand is consistently applied across a wide range of formats including online, print, large format, and broadcast
• To help drive the development of the ‘in-house’ style guide and internal EFL documentation
• To work with the EFL content team and relevant external agencies to provide creative support across all platforms and formats including social media, print magazines, and EFL.com.
• To provide creative assistance for a range of EFL events, supporting the various needs of the business