Junior Designer

We're looking for an enthusiastic Junior Designer to join the News Design team at Sky Creative. As a News Designer, you'll work with award winning designers and journalists on fascinating topics and breaking news stories from around the world. 

Please note you will be required to work a set rotation between shifts and regular working weeks. The shifts cover live breaking news output, either starting early (6:30am) or finishing late (10pm), Monday to Sunday.

Sky Creative

Sky Creative is Sky’s European Brand and Creative hub providing Brand Strategy, Brand Design, Advertising, Promotions, Broadcast Creative and Digital Design for multiple stakeholders across our European Markets.

From rebranding Sky Sports to designing key art and creating large-scale ATL campaigns for Sky’s commissions and original productions, we are uniquely placed to offer our people a huge range of exciting and diverse opportunities.  

We believe that an in-house agency is the best of both worlds. A great portfolio of work with unrivalled proximity to our clients, programme makers and commissioners alike. We are passionate about what we do and share first-hand in the success of the brands, shows and content we help create, promote and market.

What you'll do:

• Develop brand and information graphics for reactive multi-platform storytelling; on topics ranging between domestic and foreign stories such as global conflicts, Trumps presidency, UK politics, Climate and Elections!
• Embrace a range of creative challenges, from live reactive cross platform output (including TV) to social mobile explainers and documentaries!
• Embrace the fast-pace and excitement of working in a world-class newsroom.
• Be a confident communicator, able to clearly explain ideas.

What you'll bring:

• A passion for current affairs and an interest in visual storytelling.
• Formal training in design with an awareness of design trends.
• A good understanding of the Adobe Creative Suite (any motion design skills is a bonus)
• Good creative and conceptual skills with an interest in motion design, information design and branding.
• The ability to think cross platform: TV, mobile, web, social media and print.
• An understanding of the current Sky News brand identity and brand values.

Benefits and perks 

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to life at Sky: the perks. Here’s a taster:  

• Free Sky TV or NOW package, including Sky Sports and Sky Cinema   

• Pension package with up to 9% employer contribution 

• Private healthcare with mental health support  

• Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance  

• Discounts on Sky products, including Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband, Sky Glass and Sky Protect  

• Sharesave and Tech schemes  

• A range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences 

How you’ll work 

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. The hybrid working expectations for this role are 3 days in the office per week.  

Your office base  

Our Sky Group HQ. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology and workspaces, there’s plenty of space to see your big ideas come to life. Here you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants and cafes. You can re-energise at our gym, catch the latest films at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon. 

Our Osterley Campus is just a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station, or you can get one of our free shuttle buses from Osterley, Gunnersbury and Ealing Broadway stations. Plus, there’s free onsite parking available for cars, motorbikes and bicycles.

Who we are 

We’re Sky, a leading media and entertainment company who connect millions with entertainment, sports, news and arts through innovative products and services. Working with us means you’ll be bringing the joy of a better experience to more people, every day. All so we can do better and deliver better for our customers, colleagues and society.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We're a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need as early as you can. 

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.  

To be eligible for this role you are required to have the appropriate right to work in the UK. Please be aware Sky does not offer sponsorship for this position.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media.