Visual Designer

We are looking for a Visual Designer to help us shape the Studyportals brand. As a Visual Designer, you will take ownership of the identity, branding and the visual language of the world’s leading study choice platform! You will be responsible for creating the guidelines and executing the designs of all marketing materials: from online campaigns to specification documents, by paying meticulous attention to detail, and ensuring consistency across all platforms - both digital and analogue.

Studyportals Headquarters is in Strijp-S, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Flexibility to work remotely.

About Studyportals.

We change the lives of millions of students and leave the world a bit brighter than we found it. Every minute 100 students around the world trust our platforms (e.g., mastersportal.com) to find their best matching education for free. At the same time, we help educators diversify their (international) student population and reduce dropouts.

With forty different nationalities among the 150 people working at Studyportals, we are an international bunch of people. Eager to learn and serious about fun. Want to know more?

Why are we searching for you?

We want to create an excellent visual language and it will be your responsibility to make sure you help bring our brand to life. We are looking for someone who has a passion for creative excellence, an incredibly great taste, and who loves design. The right candidate will be comfortable dealing with suppliers - especially from the print industry, and understand how different printing processes work. You should also be experienced in designing spaces for events and have a portfolio that showcases it.

We might be a good match if you understand that the key to great design is good communication, and you use stories to make your work compelling, relevant, and meaningful to your audience. You’re eager to explore innovative ways to make our brand shine to students and partner universities worldwide, and are not afraid of running end-to-end operations. The goal is to build up Studyportals top-of-mind awareness and to develop and mature our visual products. Up for the challenge?

What are your main goals?

Build brand awareness and consistency of materials along three teams:

• Product: working with product owners and UX to ensure our brand consistency.
• University marketing: creative direction of projects from briefing to result.
• Student marketing: ensuring brand consistency on paid marketing.

Responsaibilities

• Develop and manage a network of freelancers for design and video production
• Work on multiple brand projects while maintaining consistency
• Define project scope, create deliverables, manage schedules, resources, and budgets
• Deliver visually appealing projects for online and offline media
• Come up with creative ideas that meet business requirements
• Visualize complex concepts using slides, one-pagers, brochures, or storyboards
• Master Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office software
• Possess skills in photography, illustration, video animation, and filmmaking
• Understand branding and storytelling concepts
• Knowledge of print processes and color for paper and screen media

Requirements

• At least 4+ years of experience in a Visual Designer role with proven track record of success in creating compelling visual designs that effectively communicate complex concepts
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, and design principles
• Passion for creative excellence, love for design and follower of design and branding trends
• Strong portfolio that includes a collection of projects that showcase your capability in design across different media
• Excellent knowledge of visual design for both print and web
• An eye for typography and design principles
• Open and ready for an environment of direct feedback
• Independent, flexible and able to work with different teams
• Familiarity with the international student world is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive salary including a bonus and pension.
• 32 vacation days (including bank holidays) you have the flexibility to take your holidays whenever you want (e.g. be off on Chinese New Year instead of King’s Day).
• Reimbursement of your work-related travel costs.
• Flexibility to work remotely 3 days per week, including a remote working allowance.
• Possibility to work from abroad 2 times a year.
• An annual personal development budget because personal growth is KEY!
• A nice and fun office in the heart of Eindhoven; five minutes’ walk away from the station.

We look forward to receiving your application, but please note, that only applicants who already have a valid work permit for the location will be considered for the role. In case you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to recruitment@studyportals.com

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