Freelance Graphic Illustrator

In this role, you’ll take a leading position in creating and delivering outstanding, inspiring, and innovative design that elevates The Drum brand and helps drive reach, reputation, and revenue.

Are you open-minded and curious about new tools and approaches and keen to explore and adopt new software, where it strengthens our output, optimises workflows, keeping the team learning and evolving? You will oversee and deliver high quality design and animation for The Drum and our customers, whilst achieving overall marketing strategies and business goals.

Every day you will be working with other members of the design production team and the wider company teams to deliver great design. You will be responsible for managing design projects from beginning to end ensuring consistent and good communication and relationships with all stakeholders.

You are motivated to maintain and improve design standards. The generation of concepts and ideas, and the production of visual design in both print and digital media including motion graphics across a broad range of communications that aligns with The Drum’s Strategic Plan and Communications plan.

Ensure brand consistency across all platforms.

Delegating tasks (to a junior/freelancer) and providing support to the team and making sure that everyone is following brand guidelines.

Online – support online work where necessary

Responsible for training others on systems/software as required.

Responsible for creating short‑form animations and video content for social media and digital platforms. Designing titles, kinetic text, lower thirds, and transitions, often managing multiple projects to meet strict deadlines.

Responsible for managing allocated projects through Asana (training will be given).

We’d love to see your work, so please include a link to your portfolio at the end of your application.*

3+ years of professional design experience.

Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite mainly using the following tools: Animation software (After Effects), Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.

Knowledge of best practices for video content on all platforms e.g. YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Broadcasting

Familiarity with video formats, file compression, and frame rates.

The motivation to maintain and improve design standards

Excellent ability to build rapportHigh level of customer service

Desirable but training will be given – knowledge of Foleon

Familiarity with AI‑assisted creative tools for ideation (although not essential)

28 days holiday / 27 days PTO

Pension, or 401k retirement plan

Company‑wide discretionary bonus scheme based on business performance

Employee referral bonus

Hybrid working

Dog friendly offices