Reporting to: Executive Creative Director / Creative Director / Sr Creative / Sr Designer

Location: Holywood, N. Ireland

What we’re all about:

We are a globally active performance communications Group, using data, insight, strategy and creativity to solve commercial problems and deliver significant return on marketing investment.

Our mission is to be a trusted strategic partner to each of our Clients. We are creatively restless, respectful, fearless, innovative, invested and always effective. Setting and smashing those targets we set ourselves has allowed our team to grow bigger than ever, so we need more people who will share in our goal of achieving spectacular results for every Client.

As a fully integrated communications business, the Ardmore Group offers strategy, creative, design, digital, media planning and buying, and branding, as well as PR and event management through our sister company LK Communications, awarded PR Consultancy of the Year at the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) Pride Awards 2022, and eCommerce intelligence and performance marketing through our second sister company, Built For Growth Digital, awarded Best eCommerce Agency in the UK 2022 by the eCommerce Association.

Globally connected, as shareholders in Worldwide Partners Inc., the Ardmore Group has direct access to global talent with localised insight. This enables us to create impactful campaigns delivered on local, national and international scales.

More than that, we’re all about our people. Inside our offices, you’ll find a friendly and collaborative group of highly creative professionals all striving for the same goals: to create brilliant work and exceed expectations every step of the way.

Interested in working alongside industry experts on some of the best known International, UK & Irish brands? Enjoy a flexible, collaborative and stimulating work environment? Ready to drive your career forward with an ever-growing, innovative company? Then this is the place for you!

What you’ll be doing:

  • To work as part of the Creative team, interpreting concepts and producing all forms of advertising design, including both digital and traditional
  • Conceptualise clearly and interpret client briefs • Carry out all jobs to the required finish, at the design/proofing and pre-print stages
  • Present design concepts to clients and Agency staff in a clear and confident manner • Communicate directly with clients – taking briefs and instruction
  • Develop excellent working relationships with new and existing clients
  • Ensure accuracy in all creative work at every stage, while working to critical paths and client deadlines
  • Research and review current advertising and design platform trends
  • Make a sustainable positive contribution to the future success of the Agency

The job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of the areas of activity and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the business.

What you need:

Essential

Qualifications/Attainments

  • Degree in Design related discipline. Knowledge of multimedia packages an advantage.
  • Working knowledge of 2d motion graphics.

Experience

  • At least 4 years’ experience in a similar role.
  • Sound knowledge of current Mac software packages.
  • Fluent in Adobe creative suite.

Skills/Knowledge/Aptitudes/Disposition

  • Interpreting concepts, client briefs and producing all forms of advertising design alongside an ability to conceptualise clearly.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Creative individual.
  • Dependable and Flexible.
  • Passionate.
  • Interrogative.
  • A motivated Self-starter.
  • Deadline driven.

Circumstances/Interests

  • Able to work additional hours if required.

Desirable

Qualifications/Attainments

  • Professionally recognised or award-winning work.

Experience

  • Agency experience.
  • Experience in creating content for all leading social platforms.

Skills/Knowledge/Aptitudes/Disposition

  • ISO Awareness.
  • Knowledge of print finishes/ print and production processes.

Circumstances/Interests

  • Hold a current & valid full driving license with access to a vehicle.

Additional information:

Closing date: the closing date for CVs is Monday 25th November 2024. Late CVs will not be considered. Please send your CV to talent@ardmore.co.uk along with your completed monitoring form.

Shortlisting: only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the essential criteria will be shortlisted. The panel reserves the right to apply all or part of the desirable criteria at the shortlisting stage.

Reserve list: a reserve list of candidates may be maintained for the purpose of any similar vacancies (temporary or permanent) that may arise within 12 months of this recruitment process.

Employment offer: any employment offer is subject to satisfactory completion of two employment references, proof of right to work in the UK and proof of any required qualifications.

Ardmore is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. All appointments will be made on the basis of merit.