Junior Graphic Designer

This is a part time contract role, fully remote role for UK/EU time zone

About Us

We are growing fast and looking for amazing people to join our team and contribute to our growth! Working with us is a chance to help bring some of the world's most cutting-edge music and visual experiences to life, in an unconventional company where we respect skill, determination, creativity and kindness above all.

We are driven by:

• The desire to be the absolute best in our field.
• A passion to join art that improves people's lives with its audiences.
• A wish to leave a legacy, and to help others leave theirs.

About the Role

We've built an experienced and high-performing Visuals team, focussing on brilliant creativity, performance-based marketing and customer service, for movie and music releases, live and immersive experiences, and associated merchandise.

We're looking for a Junior Graphic Designer to join our team.

Creatively, someone with:

• Great visual storytelling with a graphic design focus.
• An instinct for composition, balance, and detail.
• Proficiency in typography, and an understanding of how to lead the eye across the design.
• The ability to work creatively within the bounds of our Brand and project guidelines.
• A strong work ethic with a progressive attitude towards learning.
• The ability to identify current and future design trends and relay to the team.
• 1+ years' experience of working on a Graphic Designer or other similar position
• Excellent graphic design skills with a strong portfolio

Technically, you'll need:

• Excellent knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, experience and the desire to learn 3D, video editing, wireframing software would be beneficial.
• A good understanding of the tech behind bitmap and vector graphics, behind online and print needs: eg:
  • an understanding of image resolutions and colour modes for print and digital workflows
• Optimising images for digital use online.

And like everyone at Poseidon, you'll need:

• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• A positive attitude toward creative criticism and feedback.
• Excellent time management.
• Great communication and people skills.

Reporting to our Creative Director, your responsibilities would include:

• Creating consistently excellent artwork for both print and online use.
• Liaising with other teams to identify and service their graphics needs.
• Communicating creative concepts and ideas to the team.
• Producing logos, banners, ads and interfaces.
• Using feedback from other team members to improve and iterate on designs.
• Handling corrections and amendments to your own and other artists' projects.
• Keeping assets and projects well organised.

How we work

• 100% remote.
• 100% flexitime.
• Generous holiday provisions.
• Competitive package.
• Supportive work culture, with an international team in 9 countries
• Free Oculus Quest 2 and office/tech bursary on employment.

We expect:

• Hard work, including some off hours (since we are running shows round the world).
• World-class standards.
• Attention to detail at pace.
• Humour (lots of humour)
• Respect and consideration for other team-members and our audience
• Ethics - while we push the boundaries of the tech, we always act with honesty and integrity
• Long-term, big picture thinking
• A collaborative outlook and attitude
• Ownership of mistakes, and the ability to turn them into learning opportunities. We don't do guilt or blame
• Open, honest communication.