Job Description

Our Media is a leading special-interest content business, based in the buzzing, creative city of Bristol. We're home to market-leading brands in craft, cycling, science and nature, homes and music.
We help our audiences pursue their passions through highly trusted, original content - in print, video and online. Our much-loved brands include BBC Science Focus, BBC Wildlife Magazine, Your Home, Gathered.how, BikeRadar and Cycling Plus.
We also have an award-winning content agency that works with major charities, brands and membership organisations to help them tell their stories and engage audiences better - in print, video, and online.
We're looking for a proactive, hungry and talented Designer to join our busy creative team. This is a hands-on, varied role where you'll work across multiple accounts and media, from magazine layouts, art editing, social-first and digital channel content, branded campaigns and more.
You'll support senior art directors and designers to bring ideas to life with strong layout skills, design sensibility, and an eye for brand detail. You'll be working on both digital and print formats, learning from an experienced team and contributing to a broad range of inspiring projects for major UK clients in nature and conservation and leisure and entertainment.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone with a few years of experience in an agency, brand, branded content or publishing environment who is ready to take the next step in a creatively rewarding and fast-paced setting.
For a full list of job responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
A bit about you:

• A confident, curious and creative designer with strong fundamentals in layout, typography and visual storytelling.
• Comfortable designing for both print and digital formats with the ability to adapt across styles and audiences.
• Eager to learn, open to feedback, and happy working both independently and as part of a close-knit team.
• Someone who thrives in a fast-moving environment and takes pride in delivering polished, brand-appropriate design work.

Essential Experience:

• Proven professional design experience in an agency, publishing or in-house brand setting including with print.
• Experience designing content within brand guidelines and creating assets for multiple platforms.
• Solid working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, especially InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• An understanding of print production processes and digital design considerations.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating cross-platform design thinking and attention to detail.

Preferred Experience:

• Evidence of work using AI tools to improve design outcomes and processes.
• Proficiency in Figma and/or other digital design prototyping tools.

We respect and value differences. We believe that when people from different backgrounds and with different perspectives work together, we can create the most value for our people, readers, customers, and society. If you are excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with everything listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway, as you may still be a good fit for this or other roles.
We're striving to create a more diverse and inclusive environment and to ensure our content is representative of all our audiences. We have established six internal D&I network groups to help our people feel supported and included, and to provide an open environment for people to network, mentor and exchange ideas, solutions, and experiences. If there is anything we can do to make our recruitment process more accessible for you, please do let us know at recruitment@ourmedia.co.uk.
Flexible and hybrid working
We know we create great things and have fun when we come together in person and collaborate. We also know that working from home brings great benefits in terms of being able to focus on our work, and manage our personal lives around our roles. With this in mind, we have established a hybrid working pattern, with 60% of the working week spent in the office.
Our people also benefit from a flexi time policy, and a flexi location policy which gives everyone the opportunity to work from another location for two weeks during the year.
We are open to discussion about flexible working requests for any flexibility needs not covered by these policies.
Company benefits include

• Pension contribution matched to 5%
• Season ticket loan
• Hybrid working pattern, flexi start/finish time
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus Christmas closure, plus your birthday off
• Option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday a year
• Social committee, regular in-house learning events
• 4x life assurance

Our values
We strongly believe that work is not just about what we achieve, but how we achieve it. We want our people to thrive and develop, and we want to effect positive change in the world.
To put that spirit at the heart of our business, we co-created a set of values with input from everyone here. Our values are:

• Be kind
• Always curious
• Be the best we can be

We also have a sustainability strategy that is built on five key pillars: Research, Reduction, Recycling, Responsibility, and Reporting. We take pride in our strong partnerships across our complex supply chain to drive emission reductions. Additionally, our office building, Eagle House, is a zero-waste facility powered by solar and renewable energy.
Apply today to take the next step in your career with Our Media - click the apply button below to submit your CV.
Please note, we review CVs on an ongoing basis and may close the role early due to high interest. If you're interested in joining us, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!

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