Graduate Designer/Sketcher

Your reason for being here…

Your purpose here at DRPG is to design and create client projects that excite the senses. Creative boundary pushers, rule benders and tree shakers are more than welcome!

The way you roll...

You’re a recent Design graduate oozing with creative potential and design flare, looking to sharpen your skills and enhance your creative development with every project you work on. You may have left Uni or about to leave and are looking for the first big step kickstarting your career.

Besides possessing potential in design skills using the usual digital design tools you’ll also be able to sketch, scamp and visualise to a standard that can really sell your creative concepts to a client. Our philosophy here at DRPG is ‘Anything’s Possible’, so you will need to be on board with this and going above and beyond.

How you make it all possible…

• Your execution is error-free and your attention to detail gold standard
• You ask the right questions - the why’s, the how’s and the what for’s
• Taking and interpreting briefs from internal team members and clients
• if required is not a problem
• Sketching and scamping are something you are more than comfortable with
• Team work and working closely with colleagues is an absolute must for you
• Being flexible, winning the confidence of others and supporting those you work with
• We love an opinion, we want input and you’re happy to challenge
• Making cool, calculated decisions, consulting with leaders where appropriate

Contributions to the group:

• Delivering design and artwork to the highest standards and service levels is your goal
• Innovation and creativity drive everything you do
• Excellent efficiency and time management skills
• Assisting with the production of artwork with a concept to completion design skillset mindset
• Able to contribute to innovative and new ways to deliver design
• Understanding a brief and pro-actively considering the best response possible
• Positive attitude towards challenging situations and multi-tasking
• Self-motivated with the ability to work individually or as part of a team

This list is not exhaustive, and you will be expected to work flexibly and undertake other such duties as the management may, from time to time, reasonably require.

What's in your toolbox…

• A true love of all things ‘design’
• Great software skills, Adobe CS Indesign, Photoshop and Illustrator are essential
• The ability to sketch and visualise
• A real people person and a team player
• Confidence when it comes to communicating
• Full, clean drivers’ licence

Get to know us…

We’re one of the most unexpectedly all-round capable communications agencies that’s been on the go for years – ever since our head honcho set up shop in a shed back in 1980, in fact.

Since then, we’ve made it our mission to make anything possible for our many and varied clients, putting our creative flair into delivering strategic communication campaigns, digital solutions, film and videos, events, exhibitions, and a whole lot more in between. We’ve grown a lot, but we’ve kept everything that made us great, back from the very day we first started out. Our global HQ and largest studios are smack bang in the middle of the UK and well worth a visit to see for yourself!

Hang on, there’s more…

The role will be based primarily in Hartlebury, but there will be times when you’ll need to work from our other offices and undertake other related commercial duties both in the UK and overseas. Flexibility is key!

We’re a friendly team. We really, really welcome anyone who wants to become part of a brilliant company. If you’re passionate with a cracking drive to deliver on our ‘anything’s possible’ mindset, we’d love to hear from you!

DRPG is an equal opportunities employer

Data Security (not super exciting, but necessary)

At all times you must work within the guidelines set out in the DRPG Information Security Policy and your Employee Confidentiality Agreement. Failure to do so may be treated as gross misconduct. You must also work within the guidelines set out in DRPG’s Health & Safety Policy and Team Handbook.