Mission

Zero Gravity’s mission is to propel high-talent, low-income students into top universities and careers; first in the UK, and then worldwide.

We leverage the power of technology to drive equality of opportunity at scale. Through our award-winning digital platform (we have won 3 European brand awards and a social impact award from the Prime Minister), Zero Gravity unlocks education and career opportunities for talented students from low-income backgrounds by propelling them into the UK's best universities and employers.

The role

Working across our brand team, you will have a crucial role in shaping the evolution of the visual identity and user experience. You'll have the opportunity to progress your design skills in a range of areas. Whilst homing in on skills that you're passionate about.

You will be involved with design tasks and projects from conception to completion and will work as part of a creative team that will support and encourage you.

Who you are

• You're an enthusiastic designer who's comfortable working across primarily online, especially video, with some offline work.
• You’re working for a B2C brand with a strong brand identity
• You're willing to learn and develop new skills.
• You're proactive and ambitious.
• You have the confidence to initiate design ideas and ask the right questions when required.
• You're aware of the latest design and social and cultural trends and are willing to share ideas and inspiration with the team.
• You have experience with interpreting briefs, technical requirements and business challenges.
• You're may also be interested in learning about and working with UX and UI (if you're not already competent in this field).
• You're comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to manage multiple projects/tasks whilst meeting deadlines and working well under pressure.
• You clearly communicate your ideas and present them with clarity and enthusiasm.
• You take pride in your work and have an excellent eye for detail.

• You're happy to work independently and with the broader team, contributing to a positive and creative team environment.

Day to day you will:

• Develop compelling digital assets for all customer touch points including product packaging, brochures, internal and external presentations, e-events, general marketing and campaigns. Including flyers, packaging, digital ads online, social media posts, emails, landing pages etc.
• Designing logos/icons/custom graphics for brands and internal and external communication.
• Collaborate with other members of the brand team when developing new concepts for social media content, campaigns and general marketing collateral.
• Work within our existing brand guidelines whilst having the opportunity to suggest impactful updates.

Zero Gravity Fund

Zero Gravity Fund is our partner charity that talent spots the top students from the Zero Gravity platform and provides them with scholarships to invest in their futures.

• Working with our brand team, you’ll be maximising awareness of the Zero Gravity Fund (ZGF) scholarship in the education sector - maximising the impact of ZGF’s reach and work.

Work towards aspirational KPIs

When we talk about social impact, we’re not messing around - we genuinely want every underrepresented student in the UK to have the best possible opportunities and your work will be pivotal in this. You’ll be working towards KPIs linked to:

• Brand Reach across owned, earned and shared media

• Brand Engagement across owned, earned and shared media

• Social listening and sentiment-based measures

• Brand loyalty measures

Who you’ll be working with

As a core part of the Brand team, you’ll also be working with all of the Zero Gravity teams. You’ll work with our Product, Tech, Customer Success, and Ops teams and be working directly with our CBO to make sure that you’re able to have maximum impact in your role.

The skills and characteristics we’re looking for

• Strong design skills and a portfolio that demonstrates great understanding and experience with typography and layout.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite.
• Knowledge of artworking process.
• Knowledge of how to prepare digital assets for web.
• Knowledge of CSS & HTML
• Experience with Figma is advantageous but not a must
• Knowledge of design systems.
• Experience creating motion graphics

What we can offer you

• Up to £35,000 per annum + bonus

• Opportunity to work with key stakeholders across the UK’s leading employers and universities.

• Be part of a mission-driven business that is transforming the lives of our users and disrupting the status quo.

• We reward top performance via our Zero Gravity bonus scheme with bonuses of up to 50% of salary.

• Share in the financial success of the business via our 'ZERO GRAVITY FOR ALL' option scheme.

• You'll work out of our swanky office in St Pauls, with flexible working options.

• We'll equip you with the latest Apple hardware so you have the best tech to do your work.

• We’ll give you a Zero Gravity branded card loaded with £500pa to spend on your personal development.

• Every fortnight we take our team out for dinner/drinks, completely on the house!

• We provide you with an allowance for dental appointments, private GPs, and prescriptions.