Graphic Designer

Job DescriptionChanging lives through travelAt G Touring we’re passionate about travel and we love exploring the world with our customers. Our goal is to make a difference in the destinations we travel to and the people that live there. G Touring operates two market leading touring brands, Travelsphere and Just You. Travelsphere has been discovering the world with its customers for nearly 60 years whilst Just You is a dedicated solo brand operating for over 20 years. G Touring is built on the mission of “Changing People’s Lives Through Travel”.

Leading the way in guided touring holidays, Travelsphere takes its customers all over the world and is centred around the customers’ shared experiences. Just You’s collection of worldwide guided touring holidays has been designed exclusively for solo travellers and we help all our customers to have unique experiences and create memories that will last a lifetime.

G Touring is the touring division of Bruce Poon Tip’s group of companies, which also include G Adventures and Tru Travels. Our mission is change lives through travel and we do that through our Cares programmes that runs alongside our not-for-profit partner, the Planeterra Foundation to ensure that the communities we visit benefit from tourism.

Graphic Designer

Location: This role is based in our office in Market Harborough.

Working Hours: Full-time permanent role working 37.5 hours per week 09:00 am-17:15 pm Monday to Friday with 45 minute lunch break.

Purpose Of The Role

Reporting to the Marketing Director this role will lead a team to create digital and print design for G Touring, operating under the brands of Travelsphere and Just You.

Design and develop the brands’ marketing materials, from brochures to direct mail, be part of the brand development and evolution and ensure all marketing material is suitable for the required target audience.

In This Role You Will

• Create design solutions to inspire our customers to have an emotional connection to the brands ultimately leading to them buying our holiday experiences.
• Manage a portfolio of design and brand developments balancing priorities, proactively managing own time and liaising with the team to meet deadlines and the demands of the business.
• Drive and influence decision making for design, typography, layout and image choices for each brand.
• Create compelling visual assets and designs for digital marketing campaigns and websites.
• Inspire creativity within others by creating the environment for discussion and ideas exchange with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Bring new creative ideas and techniques that enhance and support the brand values and the travel business market.
• Deliver design solutions across multiple platforms, ensuring a level of consistency of typography, imagery, colour and any other supporting graphics and ensuring all design is delivered to the brand guidelines.

To Be Successful In This Role You Will

• Educated to degree level in graphic design/communications or other related subject.
• MiddleWeight designer: minimum 5 years working within either agency or in-house at this level in the design, print and production field.
• Excellent knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat
• Web experience, knowledge of website pages, wireframes and mobile applications and on-site usability
• Strong project management skills - proven experience of working on large complex design projects.
• Have an attention to detail and accuracy.
• Be confident in own ability to manage multiple projects.
• Take forward project work to conclusion including print ready artwork as required.
• Be able to work in a highly pressurised environment to tight deadlines.
• Have personal drive and self-motivation.
• Ensure accurate and competent artwork to different suppliers and creating digital files.
• Have great presentation skills.
• Be passionate about design and thrive on creative challenges.
• Have passion for the brands and travel.

What’s it like to work here? Our culture is more than just some words on paper. It’s who we are: how we think, what we value and how we behave. It drives us to be better for our customers and our team, and to ensure an inclusive and forward-thinking workplace for all.

Why work with us?

• Be part of something greater than yourself.
• We’re all about “you” being the best you can be and we want you to be yourself too.
• You’ll have access to Vocational Learning Support
• Every year the opportunity of a “Learning Journey” to learn about our holidays and to meet our customers
• Up to 5 dedicated learning days towards your Vocational Learning or Learning Journey.
• Freedom to accelerate / drive change
• A genuine ‘one team’ approach where everyone counts and everyone is welcome at G Touring.

We offer you

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday allowance - 25 days plus Public Holidays. You can also purchase additional leave up one week.
• We think it’s important that there is always some time for you. So, every year you will get your birthday as an extra day of paid leave.
• Supporting the local community is an important part of our ethos, so we offer you the opportunity to spend one of your normal working days supporting a ‘registered charity’
• If you are a care supporter for someone with a long-term illness, we will support you with up to 6 working days per annum (pro rata for part-time team members) in any rolling 12-month period.
• ‘Cycle to Work Scheme’
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 GP consulation via phone or video plus support services for your health and wellbeing to include support with your mental health, finances, fitness, dietry requirements and life event support.
• Life Assurance - 4 times your salary for death in service for your nominated beneficiaries.
• Holiday discounts for yourself, friends and family
• Travel industry benefits
• Opportunity of flexible working, if you want to change your hours for a period of time during your career.
• Hybrid working - 2 days or 50% of your hours if you are part time to work from home for non-customer facing roles.

If you think this sounds like the right business for you and fulfill the criteria above, then please click “Apply” now as we wouldn’t want you to miss the opportunity to become part of our team.