Design and Production Assistant

Were looking for a talented enthusiastic hardworking person to join the Design and Production Team at one of the UKs most innovative and fastestgrowing financial technology companies.

Based in our fantastic offices in Salford Quays youll provide essential support to the Marketing Team and wider business as we work to raise the profile of our investment platforms.

What does the job involve

• Responsibility for typesetting documents and preparing artwork to print and web standard.
• Following and applying the appropriate brand guidelines.
• Reviewing and editing artwork to ensure completeness and accuracy of information in a fastpaced environment.
• Working with other team members to develop creative content.
• Efficiently planning implementing delivering change and managing the expectations of stakeholders.
• Effectively and efficiently liaising with other team members.
• Ensuring content used across creative work is accurate up to date consistent and signedoff in line with our internal processes.
• Assisting in the development and delivery of campaign strategies.
• Conducting research to support the development of ongoing creative work.
• Assisting in the preparation and distribution of marketing materials and literature.
• Embedding AJ Bells guiding principles and corporate guidelines in your way of working ensuring content is accurate clear and not misleading to our customers.
• Building strong relationships with the Marketing Team and working proactively with colleagues in the wider business to ensure all content we publish is quality checked and appropriate for publication and that we are targeting audiences in the appropriate way.

Youll have:

• Experience in using Adobe InDesign. Experience in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• A relevant graphic design qualification
• Previous industry experience desirable but not essential
• An excellent understanding of and the ability to demonstrate good practices in print and web creatives
• A strong desire to learn develop and work well in a collaborative team environment
• Selfmotivation with the ability to use their initiative effectively multitask and produce highquality work within deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• A highly organised approach with strong attention to detail.

About us: 

AJ Bell is one of the fastestgrowing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an awardwinning range of solutions that caters for everyone from professional financial advisers to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 542000 customers using our awardwinning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than 86.5 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments and by continuously striving to make investing easier we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.

Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018 AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.

Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol we now have over 1450 employees and have been named one of the UKs Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years.

At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of teamwork we have a great sense of pride in what we do and this is reflected in our guiding principles.

Our perks and benefits

• Starting salary of 24720 per annum
• Starting holiday entitlement of 25 days increasing up to 31 days with length of service
• Holiday buy and sell scheme
• A choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 6%
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Annual free share awards scheme
• Buy As You Earn (BAYE) Scheme
• Health Cash Plan provided by SimplyHealth
• Discounted private healthcare scheme and dental plan
• Free gym membership with an onsite gym providing a wide range of free classes
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Bike loan scheme
• Sick pay pledge
• Enhanced maternity paternity and shared parental leave
• Discounted nursery fees at Kids Planet on Exchange Quay
• Loans for travel season tickets
• Death in service scheme
• Paid time off for volunteer work
• Charitable giving opportunities through salary sacrifice
• Calendar of social events including monthly payday drinks annual Christmas party summer party and much more
• Parking at Exchange Quay
• Personal development programmes built around you and your career goals including access to personal skills workshops
• Ongoing technical training
• Professional qualification support
• Talent management programmes
• Peer recognition scheme with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time off
• Monthly leadership breakfasts and lunches
• Casual dress code
• Access to a range of benefits from our sponsorship deals

Hybrid working

At AJ Bell our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. Thats why we offer a hybrid working model where youll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the office. For new team members an initial period will be fulltime in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.

AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race sex gender identity sexual orientation age pregnancy religion physical and mental disability marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications merit and business need.

Qualifications :

Additional Information :

Please include standard staff benefits.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime