Design Coordinator
Job Introduction
We have an exciting opportunity for a Design Co-ordinator within the Clients and Markets team. The role will involve supporting our Bids Team to win new profitable business for the firm as well as working closely with our Client Engagement and Business Development teams.
Role Responsibility
- Working with our Bids Managers to help create and produce engaging and visual bid documents and presentations for clients. Experience in using advanced design skills in MS PowerPoint and MS Word is essential. A good knowledge of InDesign would also be advantageous. Presentations will range from slides to videos to hard copy A3 presentation sheets.
- Creating diagrams, charts, organograms and engaging visual content to support our bids and ensure they stand out from the crowd. The ability to take briefs over the phone and on email and challenge ideas to create great bespoke DACB branded documents will be key.
- Working with our Head of Bids and Senior Bids Managers to drive new continuous improvement projects forward for the team. This will include, but not be limited to; updating our branded materials for bids, refreshing and reformatting our FAQ document and formatting proposal documents into the DACB bids template. The role will also involve supporting on other new initiatives and projects as the team moves forward
- As required, support our wider Brand and Content, BD and Client Engagement Teams in their work to generate new income and increase profitable income from existing clients.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will:
- Have a strong track record in designing great eye catching documents
- Have advanced Word and PowerPoint skills and a strong knowledge of InDesign.
- Have a working knowledge of print best practice
- Be highly organised, with the ability to manage a range of different projects at a given time
- Have good writing skills and able to adapt style to different audiences and channels
- Demonstrate the ability to both work as a part of a team and also work autonomously
- Be committed to learning about the Clients & Markets function and applying this knowledge
About the Company
We are a leading international legal business with over 2,400 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We have 11 offices in the UK as well as offices in Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Singapore, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Miami. We also have associations/alliances with firms in Northern Ireland, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Brazil, Peru, Central America, Argentina, the USA, Australia and Germany.
We are known for our market-leading presence in sectors such as Insurance, Health and Real Estate. This is complemented by a fast-growing Business Advisory capability. We represent a wide range of clients, ranging from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for the majority of the top 30 insurance and financial services companies operating in the UK. We are the asset management lawyers for the UK’s largest shopping centres and act for 9 of the UK’s top 10 housebuilders.
We have an impressive legal pedigree, with 155 Chambers UK 2019 practice area and individual lawyer rankings, including 30 rankings at 'Band 1' level. In Legal 500 UK, 2018, the firm received top tier ranking for 32 of its practice areas and 59 practice areas in the top two tiers. In March 2018, we were named as one of Legal Week's Best Legal Advisors for the third year running, achieving category-leading satisfaction scores for our commercial approach, service delivery, quality of legal advice, communication & responsiveness and overall relationships.
Our vision is to be leading business advisers, recognised for our insight and our outstanding commitment to clients, and for being the place where talented people want to work. For further details on our work and our culture, please visit www.dacbeachcroft.com.
DAC Beachcroft is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from every sector of the community. We also welcome direct applications. If this opportunity sounds of interest to you, please make an application and submit your CV. Your application will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
DAC Beachcroft