Junior Graphic Designer (9 month FTC)

About Bonhams

Bonhams is a global auction house with an 18th century heritage poised for transformative change. Our global operations are based in London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong where we sell in over 60 categories, including motor cars, paintings, jewellery, and entertainment memorabilia.

About the Role

In your role as Graphic Designer you will be required to carry out the following:

• Work under the direction of the Studio Manager
• Liaise with the Studio Manager, Specialists departments and the Marketing team to develop creative design ideas
  

Key Responsibilities

• Produce precise and accurate marketing assets, both digital and print.
• Page creation for catalogues with and without the guidance of paste-ups, conforming to the Brand guidelines.
• Manage multiple projects with the ability to prioritise workflow.
• Follow instructions given by senior designers.
• Assess colour proofs with specialist departments.
• Colour correcting images using ADOBE CS packages
• Correcting and altering pages layout as required
• Preparing files to send to print.
• Scanning and loading images onto the auction system.
• Uploading finished artwork to various FTP sites.
• Good file management
• Keeping an accurate record of any additional tasks.
  

Key Skills and Attributes

• Good knowledge with Adobe Creative Suite software, with particular expertise in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat.
• Experience in a professional, creative and fast-paced studio environment
• Experience working on OSX operating systems
• Excellent creative and technical art working skills, catalogue page layout and production skills, a strong understanding of brand guidelines and experience in working with and without pre-designed templates and creating quick and accurate digital proofs
• Good communication skills with the ability to put forward creative designs in clear and professional manner
• A good understanding of colour management
• Full understanding of print production and the formulation of print-ready artworks for press.
• Create print ready PDF files for print production, correctly profiled for relevant media/publications and able to create page turning catalogues for website
• The ability to work on multiple projects at one time, under pressure to meet deadlines.
• A good working knowledge is required for image clipping paths and shadow work as well as colour correction
• An acute eye for detail, strong organisational skills and great efficiency
• Possible future HTML marketing applications, after sufficient internal training on systems
  

What We Offer
* 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays) increasing to 33 with service.
* Private Health Care
* Life Assurance
* Health & Wellbeing Assistance Program
* Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

If you wish to apply, please send your CV and cover letter by the 4th May 2023 at midnight.

We thank you for your interest in this position but please note that we will only contact candidates chosen for further consideration.

Bonhams is an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to fight for equality, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.