Design Administrator - 12 month maternity cover

at  Gowling WLG UK LLP

ABOUT YOU:

We are looking for someone who demonstrates effective time management and organisational skills with the ability to manage and prioritise numerous tasks, working quickly and efficiently to tight deadlines.
To succeed in this role, you will present as a quick learner with a desire to develop skills and knowledge with a strong sense of initiative, a self-motivated attitude working well independently and within a team.
Aligned with our values of Teamwork & Collaboration, Different & Better and Continuous Improvement, within the design team you will be serving all sector and services across the firm. This therefore means you will be required to bring to this role a positive and confident interpersonal style, impeccable attention to detail and excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing, with a willing attitude to go the extra mile to get the job done.

TECHNICAL SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Experience with Adobe CC software desirable, but not essential.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:

Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy, maternity, and paternity. This also includes any incidents of perceptive or associative discrimination and harassment.
At Gowling WLG we seek to attract and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures, to create an exciting and rewarding place to work. Our aim is to fulfil everyone’s potential and together to achieve personal and business goals.
If you have any queries in relation to this position or would like to see a full job description, please contact Meg Astley at meg.astley@gowlingwlg.com

We have a great opportunity for an individual to join our Design Team as a Design Administrator on a 12-month fixed term contract covering a maternity leave. This role is based in Birmingham and sits within our Business Development team.
The Design team is made up of specialist graphic designers with the main objective of managing the firms’ brand and visual identity through a design service that covers all online and offline materials the firm produces.
The team serves all sectors and services across the firm, as well as firmwide and international internal and external activities. The primary internal client for the design team is the business development department.
As a design administrator you will be required to support the Head of Design and the wider design team in providing a full service to help the team and its internal clients meet their business objectives.

This will include but not limited to:

• Maintenance of our digital asset management system
• Daily monitoring of the Design team’s inbox and new work requests
• Daily monitoring of the work/task management system
• Ordering of stock items, stock control, reporting and general account management.
• Supplier management
• PO and Budget management
• Auditing
• General administration supporting the team