Job Description

Junior Designer

Location: London

About us

IQUW is a speciality (re)insurer at Lloyd’s (Syndicate 1856) underwriting a diverse range of Property and Speciality (re)insurance products from Cargo and Marine to Political Violence, Terror and War. We combine data, intelligent automation and human expertise to make smart decisions, fast to make every risk seamlessly simple.

ERS is the UK's largest specialist motor insurer with an A+ rating. We recognise that for some, motor insurance is more than just a must-have; it's a way of taking care of what stands at the heart of their passion or livelihood. For those people, standard insurance isn't enough. That's why we work exclusively with motor insurance brokers to understand the most difficult insurance risks, helping build products to meet their customer’s needs.

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for a junior designer to work across all aspects of brand and design at IQUW Group, supporting the Head of Design & Creative and in-house Marketing Managers for both IQUW and ERS. You will help deliver engaging and consistent creative work across multiple channels, from social media and campaigns to internal comms, content creation, presentations, exhibitions, digital assets and events.

You will learn from an experienced team and contribute to a wide variety of projects that shape the visual identity and communications of both the IQUW and ERS brands and Group. This role will suit someone proactive, curious, creative, and keen to grow their design skills in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

IQUW Group has a hybrid working model that offers flexibility while maintaining opportunities for collaboration and connection with colleagues in person.

Our hybrid working model will consist of 3 days per week in the office and 2 days working remotely.

Key responsibilities

• Support the creation of on-brand design assets across digital, print and event channels
• Help maintain and evolve the Group’s visual identity, ensuring consistency across all touchpoints
• Assist in producing presentations, digital assets for emails, websites and social media, content creation including infographics, films, imagery, exhibition assets and design for print materials
• Work closely with the Head of Design, Creative and Marketing Operations to understand design briefs and deliver high-quality creative work
• Participate in brainstorming sessions, creative reviews and team meetings
• Help manage and organise design templates, guidelines, and asset libraries
• Be open to feedback, eager to learn, and keen to expand your knowledge of branding, campaign development and storytelling
• Stay up to date with design trends, tools and techniques to improve your skills
• Work alongside external design resource and agencies to manage their priorities and output where required
• Support the development of, and manage tools, templates, processes, style guides and asset libraries to ensure brand consistency

The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list and you may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties compatible with your experience and competencies. This description may be varied from time to time to reflect changing business requirements.

Key Desirable Attributes

• A portfolio showing a mix of design work (coursework, freelance, personal projects welcome)
• Comfortable using Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Basic understanding of layout, colour, typography and visual hierarchy
• Some familiarity with digital formats (social, email, web)
• Enthusiasm for branding and storytelling through design
• Detail-oriented with a willingness to learn and grow
• A positive, proactive attitude and a collaborative spirit

Nice to have:

• Exposure to After Effects or animation tools
• Experience with Figma or similar design platforms
• Interest in UX/UI design
• Interest in working on UX projects and the use of AI in a creative/marketing environment

Key Personal Desirables

• Curious and eager to develop as a designer
• Collaborative and open to feedback
• Able to take initiative and manage time effectively
• Customer-focused and solution-oriented
• Resilient and adaptable in a fast-moving environment

In your application, please include a link to your portfolio or attach some examples of your work.