Multimedia Designer

Hill & Knowlton is a strategic and creative partner to drive breakthrough opportunities for growth and value creation, advance corporate strategy, and build reputation capital and resiliency. We’re a proven partner for business and brand transformation. A full-service global firm, we provide strategic communication, marketing and corporate affairs solutions distinguished by intelligence and creativity. Hill & Knowlton is part of WPP (LSE/NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company.

Role

Delivering high quality creative work and campaigns against client briefs using conceptual thinking and expert technical skills.

Start shaping a good understanding of the earned-first approach, combined with the ability to craft designs with impactful results.

Client

• Create high-quality visual designs and do the best work that improves client business.
• Able to interrogate the brief and challenge it.
• Able to develop and present key visuals, design directions or small campaigns with limited guidance from Art Directors or Senior Art Directors.
• Start building strong communication and presentation skills to effectively convey design concepts and ideas to clients and agency team members.
• Proactive approach to understanding and learning client business and industry.
• Constantly considering all aspects of content creation - imagery, tonality, pace, messaging, etc.
• Ability to understand and design social content, with a firm understanding of social media trends, strategy, and effectiveness.
• Be able to confidently attend and contribute to client meetings, events, or small shoots.

Commercial

• Start building a small/medium scale production experience.
• Support the senior team on large campaigns/ new business opportunities.
• Develop an understanding of the scope of deliverables.
• Work to a schedule, be able to prioritise, remain calm under pressure.
• Able to manage small projects/retainers in partnership with agency teams.
• Spotting opportunities for organic growth.

People + Culture

• Work collaboratively and proactively with your line manager and the different teams, including copywriters, marketers, and other designers to achieve creative excellence.
• Support the team in creating a fun and creative environment.
• Give workshops to other team members.
• Being able to line manage and guide interns, graduates, or junior designers.
• Provide and receive feedback to continuously improve designs and achieve project objectives.
• Act as a H+K ambassador internally and externally.

Technical

• Technical understanding of current and emerging social media platforms.
• Full understanding of Adobe suites (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Full understanding of Adobe suites (After Effects and Premiere for multimedia designers).
• Ability to design in PPT and across Microsoft Office suite.

Personal Development

We believe that true learning requires self-motivation and curiosity. You are encouraged to explore all aspects of society to learn, grow and inform your outlook. You are expected to:

• Establish a sector or discipline or specialism area of expertise, and seek to continually upskill in this area and share expertise across the Studio.
• Consistently attend training courses arranged by P+C or recommended by your line manager, including the H+K Way, Octave, etc.

Your career could develop along the following routes: Art Director or in a new direction in discussion with your line manager and mentors.