Junior Designer

About role

Based in our beautiful central Edinburgh office, your main responsibilities will be devising and executing creative print layouts, and supporting the team on a diverse range of design tasks. The successful candidate will be passionate about print, with a proven ability to create eye-catching editorial layouts, often using limited original assets. Working closely with our senior designers and editorial team in a fast-paced production environment, this role offers excellent opportunities for skills development, professional progression and genuine creative expression.

Key responsibilities

• Devising and executing print layouts for our stable of magazines
• Working with colleagues in the creative team and other stakeholders on wider design projects
• Briefing/commissioning external illustrators and photographers
• Design-related admin tasks, such as uploading digital content

About you

• The successful candidate will be passionate about print, with a proven ability to create eye-catching editorial layouts, often using limited original assets.
• Graduate degree or equivalent in design or a related subject
• A working knowledge of the technical aspects of designing for print
• Excellent organisation and time management abilities

Skills and experience

• Professional experience in a print design environment
• Experience of working with freelance illustrators and other contractors
• An understanding of, and passion for, food and drink
• An interest in illustration or photography

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company pension
• Hybrid working arrangement
• 33 days holiday (includes Bank Holidays)
• We want you to enjoy and know our product; a complimentary 12 pack of beer and a 3 pack of wine delivered to your door each month
• Cycle to work scheme
• Regular team building and social activities
• On-site gym

About working with us

With a team of over 100 skilled and talented people, based mainly at our fantastic Edinburgh HQ, we are one of the UK’s fastest-growing and most exciting startups. It’s the perfect time to join us. We have some pretty big plans for the future and are looking for ambitious, fun, and talented people to help us on our journey. It all started with a motorcycle road trip back in 2012. Now we’re the UK’s most popular craft beer club, curating a delicious selection of beers for our members from a new country each month. We ventured into the world of wine too, starting Wine52, working on the same basis, sharing bottles from less discovered or under-appreciated regions with our customers. We’re all passionate about craft products and it’s our mission to build the world’s leading craft beer and wine community. Here at Beer52, we pride ourselves on offering a workplace where you can have the opportunity to develop personally and professionally and build your career within the company. We are continuing to build on our inclusive and supportive culture, by encouraging everyone to bring their authentic selves to work each day. If you’d like to work at an exciting, rapidly growing, open, inclusive, community and environmentally focused company, Beer52 could be the perfect place for you. We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with varied backgrounds and perspectives. All applicants are considered for employment without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, family or parental status. Apply now with your CV, cover letter and optional portfolio.