Graphic Designer

Job Introduction

Responsible for creating bid design solutions that have a high visual impact. The role involves listening to the business solutioning managers and Sodexo’s prospective clients and understanding their needs before making design decisions. Develop creative ideas and concepts, choosing the appropriate media and style to meet the client's objectives. The work demands creative flair, up-to-date knowledge of industry software and a professional approach to time, costs and deadlines.

Role Responsibility

• Work closely with the bid manager, BSM’s, bid solution leaders, bid managers and coordinators to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the tender
• Interpret Sodexo client's business needs and developing a design concept to suit their purpose and the various different stages of a tender process from PQQ to RFP designs, presentations and site visits
• Estimate the time required to complete the work and liaising with the bid co-ordinator / manager to ensure the overall timescales for the project at met
• Where appropriate, liaise with external design companies and printers, commissioning illustrators and photographers and providing quotes for any external design support or materials required
• Think creatively to produce new ideas and concepts for bid documents, presentations and site visit booklets
• Present finalised ideas and concepts to business solutioning managers
• Proof reading to produce accurate and high-quality work
• Demonstrate illustrative skills with rough sketches
• Work on layouts and art working pages ready for print
• Continually look or better ways to create tenders and communicate ideas in a candid and consistent manner
• Demonstrate appreciation of diverse thoughts and perspectives and encourage and accept feedback and conflicting opinions
• Support the bid team with the technical capability to ensure the layout of the documents is correct and to a high standard
• Work with BidNet manager to ensure latest design standards are reflected in BidNet portal as well image libraries etc.
• Establish and maintain a professional rapport with external printers and agencies, over the production of material
• Develop and use computer manipulation techniques on a wide range of base materials, including photographs, to provide colour correction, image enhancement and as necessary, image creation.
• Keep abreast of emerging technologies in new media through workshops, professional publications and societies, particularly design programmes such as Adobe Creative Suite, Flash andJQuery.
• Work as part of a team with bid co-ordinators / managers, bid writers, other designers, business solutioning managers, BidNet manager and marketing specialists to generate market leading/winning bids
• Manage more than one design brief at a time and allocate the relevant amount of time according to the value of the job.
• Work with the bid manager and bid production leaders in development of E2E bid process to get best return on graphic design investment

The Ideal Candidate

• Skilled in using a variety of industry standard packages including; Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Bridge, Acrobat), Flash and others as required such as Muse and JQuery.
• Ability to create complex presentations using latest versions of MS PowerPoint, plus a good working knowledge of current versions of MS Word and MS Excel.
• Excellent communication skills in order to interpret and negotiate briefs with business solutioning managers
• Experience of working in a corporate/business focused environment
• Minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience in developing document designs (specific experience with tender document design is desirable)
• An enthusiasm and creative flair for delivering outstanding document designs
• Good presentation skills and the confidence to explain and sell ideas to business solutioning managers and colleagues;
• Time management skills and the ability to cope with several projects at a time;
• Accuracy and attention to detail;
• Being open to feedback and willing to make changes to designs;
• Display an adaptable and flexible approach
• Possess a ‘Can Do’, proactive attitude
• Deliver with a high level of speed and accuracy
• Take pride in delivering a high-quality job/service, looking to exceed expectations at every opportunity