Graphic Designer and Artworker

Apidura

Built from a passion for adventure, cycling and the outdoors, Apidura produces ultralight equipment to enable cyclists to travel farther, faster and more comfortably. Our relentless commitment to producing high quality, thoughtfully designed products has made Apidura the leading choice in technical, performance-focused cycling packs. Apidura remains a family-operated and rider-owned business that looks to the long term, seeking to give back to the community that inspired us and safeguard the future of the places our packs are designed to explore.

Job description

Apidura is looking for a motivated, resourceful, and well-rounded Graphic Designer and Artworker to join its London (UK) team. This wide-ranging role will cover the production and management of multiple visual assets including the production photography, iconography, product design elements, elements of web design, among more. As part of a small team working with two other part-time designers as well as Apidura’s marketing, communications, and product teams this is a chance to influence Apidura’s visual brand presentation across a huge range of contexts.

Responsibilities

The core responsibilities of the position will include:

The ideation, production, and improvement of various graphic elements for web, print and product applications.
Working alongside the marketing and comms teams to create striking visuals assets that communicate effectively.
Working alongside the B2B and ecomm teams to create visual assets that guide our customers in a digital environment.
The management and organisation of graphic assets of various formats within Apidura’s digital system.
An input and influence on overall brand and product visual direction.
A key contribution towards the production and direction of studio-based and product-focused imagery.

Skills and Experience

3+ Years’ experience as a graphic designer.
A design related education to degree or equivalent level.
Being flexible, resourceful, and comfortable working across multiple mediums and formats. This is a wide-ranging role in a small brand that could involve anything from a website icon, retouching an image or a designing a 6-metre-wide map for a race.
A high degree of personal organisation; Apidura’s roles are all entrepreneurial, self-starting and offer a high degree of autonomy, the ability to manage your time, clearly communicate priorities and timelines is key.
A willingness to work with a mix of colleagues from non-design or creative backgrounds, understand their needs and requirements and communicate aesthetic concepts and direction to them.

Additional requirements

An ideal candidate would have a background in photography with an interest to work in this field alongside their other responsibilities. Apidura’s in-house photo capability is changing and the are opportunities to get involved at all levels from planning, production through to shooting and re-touching.

A interest in or a connection to cycling or the outdoors would be a bonus.

An interest in sustainable business and working practices would be beneficial.

Candidate must be authorized to work in the UK.

Based in: London

Remuneration: Depending on experience

Working Practice: We feel the ideal working practice would be a full-time employee, followed by a part-time employee. In both instances we are happy for an element of remote work. A freelancer who can provide a minimum of 3 consistent days a week may be considered. Agencies or other businesses should not apply.

Contact: at [email protected]. Please send an up-to-date CV, a short cover letter (500 words max.) and some relevant examples or portfolio.

We embrace and openly welcome people from different cultures, perspectives, and experiences to create a diverse and enriched company. We work hard to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people, regardless of background to make sure we grow our company sustainably and with different cultural influences. We are guided by our values in everything we do, and we recognise that being a diverse and inclusive employer helps us make a difference to all our employees and customers. Apidura is an accredited Living Wage Employer and member of the Better Business Act Coalition and B-Corp certified.