GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Fever Pitch is a Bristol-based creative visual content agency, sitting under the Bristol Sport umbrella, and we are looking for a videographer to join our fast-growing team on a full-time basis.

Bristol Sport is a unique sports and entertainment business with the core aim of providing integral support services to ensure the sustainability of Stephen Lansdown’s sporting group of companies which includes Bristol Sport, Bristol City, Bristol Bears, Bristol Flyers Basketball and each of their respective community charities. 

JOB PURPOSE

To deliver across a variety of digital and print design work ranging but not limited to social media creative, email marketing, print such as direct mail and brochures, marketing and commercial presentations. Our desired candidate will have graduated in a creative course and have extensive examples of design content suitable for various platforms. They will be excited, passionate, on trend and ready to throw everything at a new role.

KEY OBJECTIVES

As an agency we aim to:

  • Create engaging and creative content that puts the clubs and the brands across Bristol Sport/Ashton Gate on the map

  • Deliver commercial content itinerary across the group in accordance with the contractual activation agreements

  • Produce revenue generating content to support major campaigns (Season Tickets, retail campaigns, kit launches, media days, fixture launches, concerts and conferences)

  • Deliver required content on time, to high quality, and to deadlines for respective clients (both internal and external)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (KPIs)

  • To interpret and deliver creatively, working collaboratively across all departments including Ticketing, Retail, Hospitality, Commercial and other areas of Bristol Sport and Ashton Gate, to ensure alignment on major campaigns

  • Completing design briefs from concept through to design, ensuring all work is produced to a consistent standard and format 

  • Create a range of concepts and mood boards based on briefs when required for larger projects such as Season Tickets and Membership 

  • Deliver first class design output working to very tight deadlines 

  • Constantly introduce creative flare to make our campaigns stand out from the rest

  • To understand and work with restrictions from external bodies (Football League, Premiership Rugby etc) 

  • To design within club and partner brand guidelines

  • To work closely and have a voice with the team to develop new creative ideas that drive the business forward

  • To ensure all artwork is delivered in correct formats and follow the correct proof checking process so that no work is released with errors

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

  • Group Head of Brand and Creative Lead

  • Head of Creative Operations

  • Other members of the creative agency

ESSENTIAL SKILLS

  • Understanding of key design principles and typography

  • Working experience of InDesign, Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe XD, After Effects and other editing software

  • Experience of mood board creation

  • Designing for print

  • Awareness and understanding of branding

DESIRABLE SKILLS

  • An understanding of the latest trends and their role within a commercial environment

  • Experimentation with AI technologies

The ideal candidate will have the following attributes:

  • Openmindeness

  • Willingness to learn

  • Creativity

  • Accuracy

  • Efficiency

  • Organisation

  • IT literacy and understanding

  • Logical approach

  • Deadline driven

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

  • Compliance with legislative requirements

  • Ability to multi-task

  • Issue resolution

  • Commitment to quality

  • Commitment to Fever Pitch values

  • Discrete/Confidential 

  • Positive approach

  • Self-starter

  • Team player with a willingness to go the extra mile for Fever Pitch and the client

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

  • Corporate discount

  • First Bus travel

  • Holiday increase with service

  • Perkpal benefit platform

  • 3x life insurance

  • On site retail discount (10%)

  • Season tickets for football/rugby

  • Hospitality once per season for 4 people

  • HL pension scheme

  • Bereavement support

  • Access to well-being platform

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Cash health plan

Job type: Permanent

Salary: £25-28k DOE

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your CV and a design portfolio to ed@reachfeverpitch.com. The closing date for this application is Friday 5th January 2024.

H&S

Responsible for ensuring all health and safety procedures are followed at all times, with relevant paperwork to support.  
To ensure all employees complete their trained required to do their job 
Report all incidents and accidents as required. 
To report any hazards detected.  
To complete and review the risk assessments for the department  

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We are committed to the principle of equal opportunity and its policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment

SAFEGUARDING

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees and workers to endorse this commitment.