South Suite | Frewin Chambers
Frewin Court | Oxford OX1 3HZ
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0) 1865 243439
F: +44 (0) 1865 244820
E: [email protected]
W: www.proforest.net
Job Opportunity
Junior Designer
We are seeking an enthusiastic, organised, and creative Junior Designer with experience and passion to
work to support the Proforest Communications Team within the Proforest Group. The role of the Junior
Designer is to support our senior designer and the rest of the communications team to produce both
print and digital materials for the Proforest Group. This involves working on a wide range of materials,
including publicity and marketing materials, training materials, technical documents, websites and
other publications. The Junior Designer will assist with design and layout activities, and will be
responsible for assisting with projects from the initial concept through to completion and delivery.
About Proforest
Proforest is a world leader in supporting the sustainable management and sourcing of natural
resources including forest products, palm oil, soy, sugar, coffee, beef and other agricultural
commodities. The Proforest group is a not-for-profit organisation with an international office in the UK
and regional offices in Malaysia, Brazil and Ghana. Our staff are from many different countries and
cultures and the successful candidate must be able to work with people from different backgrounds.
The working language of the company is English but fluency in another language is an advantage.
Skills and Responsibilities:
You will need to be able to support the senior designer on a wide range of projects and, with support
and guidance, you will need to be able to develop your own design ideas, and convey them
competently to colleagues. You will also be able to take other peoples’ ideas and develop them
appropriately.
We are looking for the following skills:
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Strong design, typography, colour, layout and formatting skills
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Enthusiasm and creativity, with a passion for, and knowledge of design
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Good attention to detail and an eye for quality
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High level of competence in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Microsoft
Office (for creating templates)
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Good understanding of print production and print techniques (creating print ready artwork etc.)
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Strong digital including website design skills (knowledge of html code, Drupal and/or Plone would
be a bonus)
Proforest Limited is a company registered in England and Wales | no. 3893149
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Good time management skills, ability to stick to tight deadlines and work under pressure
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Strong written and spoken English and an ability to share your ideas clearly with colleagues
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Ability to work under direction and within a team, as well as working on your own initiative
Essential Qualifications and Experience:
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Degree level or equivalent qualification in graphic or communication design
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A minimum of 1-2 years relevant work experience
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Portfolio of relevant work
Location, hours, salary
Location: the position is based in Oxford, UK, but we are open to discussing partial remote / home
working.
Hours: full time but we are willing to consider a candidate wishing to work reduced time of no less than
80% full time equivalent.
Salary: £21-24,000 full time (or part time equivalent) depending on experience
To apply
Send your CV, a cover letter that describes in no more than two pages how you meet the requirements
for this position, a selection of relevant design work as a pdf or jpeg format (not more than 8MB) and,
confirmation that you are already eligible to work in the UK to [email protected]
Application Deadline: 11 March 2015
Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by 19 March 2015
Proforest is an equal opportunity employer.