Senior Graphic Designer

Senior Graphic Designer

EY Ireland is looking for an outstanding Senior Graphic Designer to join our creative team. The ideal candidate will be part of our growing in-house Creative team 

Creative is EY Ireland in-house creative department leading the visual identity and production of key go-to-market campaigns and events. We are a multifaceted team including graphic design, presentation design, animation, filming, and photography. We help EY and our stakeholders to communicate better and more creatively their ideas.

A normal day for the Senior Graphic Designer will involve developing visual identities for key campaigns, guiding stakeholders on the best solution to their problems, mentor junior members of the team and working closely with the Production Coordinator and Design Lead to ensure the delivery of assets in time and form.

Key responsibilities:

• Driving quality, creativity, and influence clients to choose effective design solutions
• Create visuals for strategic projects with speed and accuracy
• Promote awareness of EY’s visual identity, maintaining the integrity of the global brand, and supporting our digital first agenda
• Lead and execute strategic projects across multiple platforms to help meet EY’s digital first priorities and demands while working in a collaborative and creative team
• Facilitate or attend design briefings to help stakeholders get to the root of their problems
• Develop and manage relationships while working collaboratively with stakeholders and teams you engage with
• Delegate appropriate tasks to supporting members of the Creative team where necessary
• Coach, mentor and provide guidance to members of the Creative team
• Contribute to fostering an energetic, fun, creative culture within the team and be an ambassador for us
• Develop and manage strong relationships with our digital and print suppliers ensuring that deliverables meet the exact requirements specified
• Support the team’s leadership with initiatives where required
• Be a self-starter, someone who can identify opportunities and problems while addressing them effectively

Skills and technical abilities:

• 4-5 years’ experience (minimum) in an in-house team, agency or freelance
• A qualification in Visual Communications or related discipline
• A digital first mentality
• A solid design portfolio showing experience in executing projects of varied sizes
• Experience of producing supporting assets for varied digital assets, including interactive documents
• Experience in multiple print production techniques
• Experience in maintaining good colleague and stakeholder relationships
• Excellent skills in primary Adobe CC applications specially InDesign
• A good understanding of Microsoft Office – especially PowerPoint
• An ability to respond positively and calmly to shifting priorities, demands and timelines
• Demonstrate an understanding of business objectives and the impact they have on our outputs

What we look for We look for people who can add value by pragmatically applying their visual design knowledge. Someone who pursues, shares and champions best practices in design. Someone who takes ownership of their career and self-development. Someone who is prepared to push boundaries and challenge the status quo. And someone who will help us deliver our digital first strategy in an ever-changing environment. Are you this person?