Hill & Knowlton is a strategic and creative partner to drive breakthrough opportunities for growth and value creation, advance corporate strategy, and build reputation capital and resiliency. We’re a proven partner for business and brand transformation. A full-service global firm, we provide strategic communication, marketing and corporate affairs solutions distinguished by intelligence and creativity. Hill & Knowlton is part of the Burson Group and WPP (NYSE: WPP), the creative transformation company.
Role
Delivering high quality creative work and campaigns against client briefs using conceptual thinking and expert technical skills.
Start shaping a good understanding of the earned-first approach, combined with the ability to craft designs with impactful results.
Client
- Create high-quality visual designs and do the best work that improves client business.
- Able to interrogate the brief and challenge it.
- Able to develop and present key visuals, design directions or small campaigns with limited guidance from Art Directors or Senior Art Directors.
- Start building strong communication and presentation skills to effectively convey design concepts and ideas to clients and agency team members.
- Proactive approach to understanding and learning client business and industry.
- Constantly considering all aspects of content creation - imagery, tonality, pace, messaging, etc.
- Ability to understand and design social content, with a firm understanding of social media trends, strategy, and effectiveness.
- Be able to confidently attend and contribute to client meetings, events, or small shoots.
Commercial
- Start building a small/medium scale production experience.
- Support the senior team on large campaigns/ new business opportunities.
- Develop an understanding of the scope of deliverables.
- Work to a schedule, be able to prioritise, remain calm under pressure.
- Able to manage small projects/retainers in partnership with agency teams.
- Spotting opportunities for organic growth.
People + Culture
- Work collaboratively and proactively with your line manager and the different teams, including copywriters, marketers, and other designers to achieve creative excellence.
- Support the team in creating a fun and creative environment.
- Give workshops to other team members.
- Being able to line manage and guide interns, graduates, or junior designers.
- Provide and receive feedback to continuously improve designs and achieve project objectives.
- Act as a H+K ambassador internally and externally.
Technical
- Technical understanding of current and emerging social media platforms
- Full understanding of Adobe suites (photoshop illustrator InDesign)
- Full understanding of Adobe suites (aftereffects and premier for multimedia designers)
- Ability to design in PPT and across Microsoft office suite
Personal Development
We believe that true learning requires self-motivation and curiosity. You are encouraged to explore all aspects of society to learn, grow and inform your outlook. You are expected to:
- Establish a sector or discipline or specialism area of expertise, and seek to continually upskill in this area and share expertise across the Studio
- Consistently attend training courses arranged by P+C or recommended by your line manager, including the H+K Way, Octave, etc.
Your career could develop along the following routes: Art Director or in a new direction in discussion with your line manager and mentors.
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