SES is currently looking for a Junior Specialist, Graphic Design to support the Brand team on a 6 month fixed-term contract. As a Junior Specialist, Graphic Design, you'll collaborate closely with the Directorm Brand Strategy & Development as well as the Global Marketing & Communications team at SES to ensure that specific brand touch-points follow SES's established guidelines. Within the Brand Studio team, you'll help craft and share compelling visual stories with our key audiences. Your enthusiasm for all things brand-related will drive you to create visual treatments and implement creative concepts that enhance our brand narrative. In this role, you'll showcase your ability to work effectively across multiple stakeholders and departments, partnering with our internal marketing & communications team and vendors to execute community-wide initiatives. You'll also refine, expand, and systemise our brand expression. With a keen eye for detail and consistency, you'll ensure our brand guidelines are meticulously maintained.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS

• Design and Production: Create visual creative executions tailored to the needs of different internal stakeholders, including digital designs for desktop, web, mobile, print, and exhibit materials. Tasks include:
  • Creating illustrations such as diagrams, infographics, logos, and icons
  • Developing presentations using PowerPoint and Word
  • Designing site branding and signage like office posters and banners
• Client Collaboration: Work directly with internal clients to define design requests and implement creative strategies. Communicate job requirements, negotiate deadlines, provide alternative solutions when necessary, and manage design projects from start to finish.
• Brand Assets Development: Contribute to developing effective and brand-compliant assets and collateral that support organizational and customer objectives. Create and design layouts for direct mail, point-of-sale, and various marketing collateral using InDesign and/or Adobe Creative Suite software. Apply layout revisions and type corrections, prepare print files for external production, review all print specifications, and prepare mock-ups and client presentations.
• Branding and Design Resolution: Address questions and problems related to branding, design, layout, and file construction. Demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of the visual language and storytelling messaging hierarchy of the SES brand strategy.
• Team Collaboration: Work cooperatively with all areas of the Marketing & Communications team from concept to completion to ensure effective and on-time delivery of quality creative designs and consultation.
• Brand Guidelines Maintenance: Maintain the content and graphics on the brand.ses.com brand guidelines website, ensuring all materials are up-to-date and aligned with the latest brand standards.
• Graphic Design/Primary Duties:
  • Concept development, layout, design, and image editing
  • Developing, tweaking, and updating corporate and communication brochures
  • Creating concepts, logos, posters, banners, etc.
  • Managing and collaborating daily with design vendors and suppliers for large design projects, video editing, and post-production
• Graphic Design/Multimedia:
  • Proficient use of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat

COMPETENCIES

• Solid understanding of technical concepts and constraints.
• Excellent organisation skills.
• Must be responsive and versatile.
• Be able to handle and prioritise tight deadlines and multiple projects.
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong interaction skills
• Go-getter mentality with willingness to work beyond traditional business hours as necessary.
• Customer service orientation
  

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Arts, or a related field is preferred.
• 1–2 years of professional Graphic Design experience preferred
• Proficient in Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and DTP (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Candidates will be expected to present a portfolio of their work and complete an assessment using SES brand guidelines.

Please note, this position is a fixed term six month contract based on site in our office in The Hague, Netherlands