Digital Illustrator
Location: GB, ENG, London
Department: Student Beans Mag
Employment type: Full-time
Experience: Entry level
Education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Online Media
Function: Art/Creative

Company profile:
The Beans Group is a media company that exists to empower young people to thrive.  We have been on an exponential growth spurt since our inception as #URL_8d1ca4faf2d2518ce9ec21b3fbe5c63e4b47f383d6bb1f0a681ff6cc801b4550# in 2005 and in 2013 we won Digital Business of the Year. The Beans Group owns two brands: Student Beans, our youth media brand, strives to make life a little more awesome; and Voxburner, our youth insights consultancy, helps young people to be understood.We have created a business we are passionate about and really proud of. To continue to grow we need brilliant people who inspire and deliver change all around them - that's why we're looking for talented, ambitious and creative folks to come and join us.

Description:
The CompanyThe Beans Group is a media company that exists to empower young people to thrive.  We have been on an exponential growth spurt since our inception as #URL_8d1ca4faf2d2518ce9ec21b3fbe5c63e4b47f383d6bb1f0a681ff6cc801b4550# in 2005 and in 2013, we won Digital Business of the Year. The Beans Group owns two brands: Student Beans, our youth media brand, strives to make life a little more awesome; and Voxburner, our youth insights consultancy, helps young people to be understood.The RoleThe UK’s leading student website, Student Beans, is on the hunt for a Digital Illustrator to produce awesome, engaging and entertaining images for our website. You will be responsible for producing and sourcing visual content in a fun, fast-paced environment. You will be working with the Editor to create cute, funny and compelling images targeted (naturally) at a student demographic. Ranging from infographics to cartoons to photo collages, this will be a role as varied as you can make it.You will be working alongside a small team of passionate, funny and creative writers, reporting to the Editor. If you are someone who has had work experience illustrating at online publications, who can illustrate in a number of styles with fantastic ideas and want to put your work in front of millions of 16-24 year-old eyes, we’re going to get on famously.

Requirements:
Degree in design/illustration or relatedProven Photoshop and Illustrator skills for preparing images for webAbility to work to briefA variety of work experience at online publicationsKnowledge of and passion for online mediaUnderstanding of how to get results via social mediaUnderstanding of copyright and image rights

Benefits:
Life at The Beans GroupThere are many things that make working at The Beans Group rewarding but we believe that a business is only as good as the people who work there - which is why we only hire great people! We are building a business which we are passionate about and really proud of. If you have what it takes to delight, inspire and empower those around you, then these are some of the things you can look forward to enjoying…Multiple Award-Winning Company and Brands; Entrepreneurial Startup Culture with Security of being Fully-Self-Funded; Major Growth Plans; Awesome Team; Competitive Salary; In-House Training and Development; International Opportunities; Childcare Vouchers and On-Site Childcare Facilities; Table Foosball; Discounted Gym Membership; ad hoc Partnership Discounts (e.g. Tastecard, Local Dining Establishments); Office Remote-Control Helicopter and Nerf Gun Collection; World Renowned Speakers - Past speakers include David Allen & David Taylor**Recruitment AgenciesIf you want to work with us on this role, please take a look at our instructions here. We do not work with agencies in any capacity other than this and do not take sales calls under any circumstances. If you ignore these simple guidelines, we can't work with you. They'll tell you everything you need to know.