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Job description: Graphic Designer Intership

You are a creative Graphic Designer with all round design skills and the proven ability to conceptualise, design and see magazines through to artwork and print. Ideally you will have experience of magazine design and will have a strong and exciting graphic design portfolio.

Key responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the design of graphics for magazine, website, banners and packaging to our customer’s specification or from internally generated ideas.
  • Creating graphic artworks in specification format for our suppliers.
  • To regularly go through magazines for graphic ideas.
  • Photographing samples when needed.
  • General office duties as needed from time to time
  • Working as part of a team with printers, copywriters, photographers, other designers, account executives, web developers and marketing specialist
  • Keeping abreast of emerging technologies in new media, particularly design programmes such as Quark Xpress, FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop, 3D Studio, Acrobat, Director, Dreamweaver and Flash, as most graphic design work is now completed on a computer

Person Specification
Required attributes:

  • Fluent using illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop
  • Talented, passionate about design, a creative thinker and problem solver, enthusiastic, self-motivated, dedicated and results driven.
  • Able to work at a fast pace while still producing accurate and detailed work
  • Capable of taking responsibility for projects
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Knowledge of HTML and Javascript would be desirable but not essential.

If this sounds like something you could do then email info@flavourmag.co.uk

Job description: Web Editor Intership

This exciting position requires you to lead, develop and implement aspects of our digital communication. You will work alongside our journalists, graphic designers and be managed by the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher.

The ideal candidate would have excellent editorial skills, with fluent English and language (both spoken and written). You should have experience of managing a web presence and carrying out communications work in a busy, fast-paced environment.

Main responsibilities

  • work with content management systems to publish or update online content
  • take responsibility for Flavour’s websites
  • set the overall tone of a website
  • generate ideas for content
  • commission work from freelance writers and other contributors
  • manage blogs, forums, wikis and other forms of user-generated content
  • liaise with SEO/SEM specialists, designers and web developers
  • understand issues surrounding user experience, accessibility and information architecture
  • edit content to desired length
  • check articles for tone and style.

Key skills for web editors

  • detailed knowledge of their market and audience
  • attention to detail
  • communication skills
  • excellent writing skills
  • good grasp of grammar, punctuation and spelling
  • decision-making
  • ability to work under pressure
  • interpersonal skills
  • ability to meet deadlines.

IT Skills

  • Excellent editorial skills with a sound understanding of writing for the web and engaging online audiences
  • Desirable: Solid experience managing dynamic websites (please give examples of web addresses where you were the sole or main web editor)
  • Ability to design, deliver and evaluate online campaigns using a range of online media, including interactive spaces
  • Knowledge of digital trends
  • Excellent knowledge of a range of applications and software including social media platforms, content management systems, image-editing software, MS Windows.

You will also be required to undertake general office duties.

If this sounds like something you could do then email info@flavourmag.co.uk

Job description: Advertising Sales

Youth lifestyle publication Flavour Magazine Ltd is recruiting two talented sales people. You will be given some leads but will mainly working off your own initiative selling advertising space in the print publication and online and securing sponsorship for Flavour events.

We are looking for people with the following attributes:

* Proven track record for sales
* Professional manor
* Reliable
* Hardworking
* Flexible
* Communication skills
* A good telephone manner
* Persuasive ability
* Confidence and an outgoing personality
* The ability to build relationships with customers
* Diplomacy and patience
* The ability to work under pressure and meet targets
* Be good with numbers.

Typical activities may include:

* maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers via meetings, telephone calls and emails;
* visiting potential customers to prospect for new business;
* acting as a contact between a company and its existing and potential markets;
* negotiating the terms of an agreement and closing sales;
* gathering market and customer information;
* representing the organisation at trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations;
* negotiating variations in price, delivery and specifications with managers;
* advising on forthcoming product developments and discussing special promotions;
* recording sales and order information and sending copies to the sales office;
* reviewing own sales performance, aiming to meet or exceed targets;
* gaining a clear understanding of customers’ businesses and requirements;
* making accurate, rapid cost calculations, and providing customers with quotations;
* feeding future buying trends back to employers.

You will be provided with the tools needed to achieve in the role. Flavour are offering a generous commission on sales and we will pay for expenses related to the job.

Hours and Environment

In theory your working will be around 37 hours, although generally you’ll work longer, with late finishes a regular feature.

You will be office-based, although may do some travelling to visit clients and prospects.

If this sounds like something you could do then email info@flavourmag.co.uk

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