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​senior artworker jobs in west midlands

At Beyond The Book we specialise in recruitment in the Creative, Marketing and Digital space, including Senior Artworkers.
Typically, a Senior Artworker will play a key role in a busy design studio, often overseeing other Artworkers, within either a creative agency or in-house marketing and creative team. The role would be managed by a Studio Manager or Creative Director and requires multi-tasking, working to tight deadlines, managing workflow and helping more junior members of the team, in a fast-paced environment.
 
A Senior Artworker role would be suitable for someone with 6-7 years’ creative artwork experience who understands studio process, print production and skilled in working with scamps or key visuals and developing into artwork assets for either marketing or advertising collateral.
 
A Senior Artworker role would usually encompass the following responsibilities:
  • Creating new artwork and amending existing artwork files, for a range of printed marketing collateral including catalogues, brochures, leaflets, point-of-sale, signage, billboards, out of home, advertising, annual reports, also artwork for digital assets such as web banners, web pages, social media and email.
  • Act as an authority on print production, preparing artwork, typography, layout, and software skills in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
  • Guiding junior members of the team and managing workflow.
  • Rolling-out pre-existing designs and concepts across multiple sizes and formats as well as making text and imagery amends.
  • Sourcing and maintaining brand assets, aligning your work to brand guidelines.
​About the West Midlands
The West Midlands is the second most populated county in England with a population of 2,808,356.
It is formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire and came into existence after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972.
The county consists of seven metropolitan boroughs: The City of Birmingham, the City of Coventry, and the City of Wolverhampton, as well as Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, and Walsall.
Home to great agencies such as McCann, WAA, Connect, 383 Project, ITG, Life and many more, the West Midlands boast an impressive advertising and PR community.
It also has historical ties to the automotive industry with the luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover being one of the region’s largest employers.

​Senior Artworker Jobs in West Midlands