Graphic Designer

Mercer Portugal is seeking candidates for the following position based in Lisbon:

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Mercer Portugal has a fantastic opportunity for a Junior Graphic Designer to join our team in Lisbon.

As part of our dynamic in-house design team, you will be responsible for creating graphics for multi-channel communications and campaigns, developing branding and visual identities, working with typography, and producing visual content for various projects and Clients. The key focus for this role will be conceptualizing and producing designs across various mediums to effectively communicate our and our Clients’ messages, while engaging our audiences internally and externally.

This role would be perfect for a Junior Graphic Designer who can showcase technical and creative skills, but also looking for new challenges in a global organization that can offer excellent training and ongoing career development opportunities.

What can you expect?

• Get the most out of your creativity to develop creative and innovative deliverables that allow us to maintain a constant flow of communication with our clients' employees, in an effective, accurate and timely way.
• Helping clients to promote their benefits and employee value proposition to enhance employee engagement.
• Work hand in hand with consultants in the business area in the development of comprehensive communication solutions that contribute to improving the employee experience and employee engagement.
• Work closely with our Marketing Team in developing internal and external visual pieces that reinforce our Employee Branding and Value Proposition as a Company.
• Learn from our Global Brand Team and specialize on our Company’s Brand while learning about our standard tools, processes and methodologies.
  
  

What’s in it for you?

• To join a truly global organization that can offer excellent training and ongoing career development opportunities.
• Opportunity to collaborate with colleagues across the wider business and be part of an exciting, growing team that will enable you to bring out the best of yourself.
• A permanent contract and generous benefits package, including pensions plan, health and life insurance.
• Flexible work environment and hybrid work from home policy.
  
  

We will count on you to:

• Collaborate with the consultants’ team to understand the projects’ objectives and requirements.
• Conceptualize and create visually appealing designs for events and campaigns, including but not limited to, key visuals, brochures, social media graphics, website elements, and promotional materials.
• Ability to develop engaging social and digital media content including still assets and reels.
• Develop and maintain brand consistency across all design assets.
• Produce high-quality, creative designs within specified timelines.
• Present design concepts and ideas to stakeholders for feedback and approval.
• Work closely with photographers, agency partners, printers and other vendors to ensure proper execution of designs.
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in graphic design.
  
  

What you need to have: 

• Design bachelor’s degree is required.
• Solid experience and skills developing communications strategies, graphic design, branding development.
• Strong proficiency in graphic design software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, as well as the entire Office 365 suite, especially PowerPoint.
• Attention to detail and the ability to produce high-quality, visually appealing designs.
• Time management and organizational skills to prioritize and meet deadlines effectively.
  
  

What makes you stand out?

• Proved experience in corporate and/or advertising communications areas, producing creative communication strategies, designing different types of deliverables with high graphic impact, and measuring the impact of the implemented strategies.
• Creativity and innovation in design concepts and execution.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and accept feedback gracefully.Strong proficiency level in both spoken and written English.
• Proficiency in UI Tools such as Figma.
• Proficiency in Video and Motion editing tools such as Adobe Premiere and AfterEffects.
• Effective communication is a crucial aspect of this role, as it involves interacting with clients and colleagues from diverse backgrounds. The ability to articulate ideas clearly and concisely, as well as comprehend and respond to complex information, is essential.
  
  

About Mercer

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s more than 20,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with more than 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of over $23 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit mercer.com. Follow Mercer on LinkedIn and X.

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