Description:
The BBC Proms is the biggest classical music festival in the world. We run over 100 live events over 2 months in the summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London and venues across the UK. Nearly everything we do is broadcast across BBC Radio, TV and online. We are a creative, innovative festival that connects with audiences around the UK and across the globe. You would be part of a dynamic team that looks after Live Events, Marketing, Learning, Communications, Publications and Business. The 2025 Proms season runs from 18 July – 13 September.
The role:
The Junior Designer will work with the Publications Designer to produce creative print and digital design solutions as may be required by the BBC Proms, BBC Orchestras and Choirs and other departments.
Main Responsibilities
- Assist the Publications designer in the layout of material for the BBC Proms Guide.
- Assist with the BBC Proms Brand rollout.
- Work alongside the Publications Designer in the preparation and design layout of material for BBC Proms and BBC Orchestras and Choirs concert programmes.
- Design and layout of the annual BBC Proms Mini Guide.
- Liaise with stakeholders and contributors such as editors and printers and other BBC content production teams, ensuring copy and print deadlines are met.
- Build new and use existing InDesign templates to produce promo pages, house ads and other elements for BBC Proms concert programmes (both print and digital).
- Design artwork for BBC Orchestras and Choirs (e.g. campaign design, programmes, posters, adverts, flyers).
- Update, adapt and generate content for the BBC Proms website, including BBC Proms web banner campaigns.
- Assist in designing artwork for BBC Proms branding and marketing (e.g. listings posters, pull-up banners, Royal Albert Hall branding).
- Design flyers, posters, leaflets, merchandise and other marketing materials for the BBC Proms and BBC Orchestras and Choirs.
- Archiving and backup of all material.
Are you the right candidate?
Required knowledge and experience - essential criteria:
- Proven graphic design skills.
- Experience of working on layout for multi-paged publications and marketing materials.
- Excellent knowledge of Mac systems.
- Experience of preparing work for print and comprehensive knowledge of print production.
- Substantial experience of InDesign, with familiarity in paragraph and character styling.
- Experience of using Photoshop and Illustrator to create engaging images for editorial and marketing content.
- Proven ability to carry a project from inception to completion.
- Ability to maintain brand consistency and work to brand guidelines.
- Ability to adapt and respond quickly to feedback from multiple stakeholders during the design process.
- Ability to organise and prioritise a heavy workload while working to tight deadlines, with great attention to detail.
- Ability to work well as part of a busy team.