Junior Designer

Average UK salary range £18,000 - £28,000

Junior Designers assist with design projects for print and digital media. They contribute to the development of design concepts, and collaborate with team members to refine designs.

They have a passion for design, creativity and attention to detail.

Average UK salary range £18,000 - £28,000

Junior Designers assist with design projects for print and digital media. They contribute to the development of design concepts, and collaborate with team members to refine designs.

They have a passion for design, creativity and attention to detail.
Career training: Junior Designer

Key skills for Junior Designers

  • Attention to Detail
  • Communication Skills
  • Creativity
  • Design Skills
  • Problem-solving

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Courses for Junior Designers

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Adobe Express Intermediate training course

Adobe Express Intermediate

From £349 + VAT

  One day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Take Adobe Express further on this one-day intermediate course for existing users.

Covering Bulk Create, accessibility features, advanced video editing with animation and voiceover, social media scheduling directly in Express, and team collaboration and asset sharing — ideal for marketing professionals.

  •  Plan and optimise content across multiple platforms
  •  Use Bulk Create to produce designs at scale
  •  Design for accessibility in your content
  •  Apply advanced video editing features
  •  Collaborate with teams and manage shared assets
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    "Giving relevant examples, fitting a lot in in a short amount of time, explaining things clearly"

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    "Various tasks and scenarios, helpful ways how to apply these to your ways of working"

    3rd June 26 - With Charlotte

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    "Training was interesting and course detail was useful. Lovely trainer."

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    "Very nice examples. Was fun to do and at the same time learn a lot!"

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Adobe Express Intro training course

Adobe Express Intro

From £329 + VAT

  One day    Live Online     Private Options

Design graphics, presentations and video content fast with Adobe Express on this practical one-day course.

Covering the interface, templates, Brand Kit setup, working with Photoshop and Illustrator assets, Firefly AI tools and video editing — ideal for beginners and marketing and communications professionals.

  •  Design from scratch or start with a template
  •  Edit images creatively with text and effects
  •  Generate content using Adobe Firefly AI tools
  •  Create and edit video content in Express
  •  Set up a Brand Kit for consistent output
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    "Our trainer explained everything clearly and covered lots of features and functions. It was good to work alongside the trainer on our own Adobe creating and experimenting with different content. Went over various media styles that will be really useful in my day to day work."

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    "Very clear explanations of technical information, good understanding of the context for our training"

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    "Charlotte is a great trainer. Everything was explained clearly and I feel much more confident using Adobe Express."

    GMB - 15th April 26 - With Charlotte

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    "Explaining and demonstrating things clearly. Well presented and good variety of skills learned. Would defo recommend the course to others."

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    "All instructions were well explained with examples and time taken"

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Adobe Firefly Intro training course

Adobe Firefly Intro

From £349 + VAT

  One day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Learn to use Adobe Firefly AI tools across Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign on this practical one-day course.

Covering image generation, generative fill and expand, text-to-vector, recolouring and realistic editing techniques — ideal for existing Adobe users who want to bring AI into their design workflow.

  •  Generate images and artwork using Firefly AI tools
  •  Use generative fill, expand and remove in Photoshop
  •  Apply AI tools inside Illustrator and InDesign
  •  Create vector graphics and patterns with text prompts
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    "Very very knowledgable with great real world examples"

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    "A nice clean environment which makes it easy to learn. The trainer shared some useful tips which we could use in the future."

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    "Advice during the course selection process, teacher very experienced, friendly and easy to follow through. I really enjoyed the overall learning on the day."

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    "Simon was extremely knowledgeable, attentive and patient throughout the session. He was always willing to answer questions and took the time to investigate anything he was not completely certain about. The course was engaging, practical and very well delivered. I left feeling excited, empowered and much more confident about exploring Adobe Firefly and applying what I learned to future projects. The notes Simon provided were also very useful and will help me continue developing the skills covered in the session."

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    "Going into detail on how to use the tools and applying relevant examples"

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Affinity Intro training course

Affinity Intro

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  Two day    Live Online     Private Options

One app now does what three used to.

The unified Affinity brings vector illustration, photo editing and page layout into a single workspace — switching between studios without exporting or switching applications.

This beginner-friendly two-day course covers all three studios in a joined-up workflow: creating vector artwork, editing and compositing images, building multi-column layouts, and exporting for print, screen and digital publication.

  •  Build vector illustrations in the Vector Studio using shapes, paths and the Pen tool
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After Effects Adv training course

After Effects Adv

From £479 + VAT

  Two day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Master advanced After Effects on this expert-led two-day course.

Covering graph editor control, time remapping, expressions, expression controls, 3D layers with lights and cameras, render order, image stabilisation and Cinema 4D integration — for experienced motion designers ready to work at professional speed.

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    "Changing and tailoring examples to things we had worked on ourselves."

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    "The course was well organised and the trainer was very knowledgable. Really enjoyed my time here at Media Training."

    CAA Base - 22nd September 25 - With Ben

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    "Able to ask questions and follow up with questions he was unable to answer on the spot."

    Tony Blair Institute For Global Change - 15th April 24 - With Tom

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    "I thought Tom explained everything super well. Not just taking us through the motions and following him but explaining why. I also thought the amount of breaks were great, as it kept us engaged throughout."

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After Effects Intermediate training course

After Effects Intermediate

From £429 + VAT

  Two day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Go further with After Effects on this expert-led two-day intermediate course.

Covering workflow, alpha channels, advanced keyframes, rotoscoping, chroma keying, expressions, motion tracking, 3D layers and integration with Premiere and Cinema 4D — for users ready to work at a professional level.

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    "Great knowledge by Neil, our course leader, always really in depth. Always happy to answer questions. Will be recommending to other colleagues"

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    "Neil was really friendly, knowledgable and helpful. The course material was also diverse and covered everything I wanted to learn about going in."

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    "Organisation, he was very knowledgable and explained things really well. if we had any questions he seemed to be able know the answers straight away"

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    "Explaining concisely so it's easy to understand for everyone."

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    "Very kind staff as always and very clear teaching."

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After Effects Intro training course

After Effects Intro

From £399 + VAT

  Two day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Create stunning motion graphics and animations on this expert-led two-day After Effects course.

Taught by industry experts in small classes, you'll build from the ground up — covering compositions, keyframes, visual effects, masks, track mattes, alpha channels and rendering for any platform.

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    "Explaining things thoroughly and making sure we all understood what was going on before moving ahead."

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    "Easy to follow step by step course, Tom was very insightful and took the time to explain everything."

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    "Tom was very insightful and easy to follow. Great course and can't wait to apply it to real life."

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AI Ethics training course

AI Ethics

From £349 + VAT

  One day    Classroom    Live Online     Private Options

Build practical AI ethics skills on this one-day course.

Covering fairness, bias, privacy, accountability, the EU AI Act, UK regulatory frameworks and implementing ethical safeguards — using real case studies throughout.

Ideal for professionals responsible for AI use within their teams or organisations.

  •  Identify and assess ethical risks in AI systems
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    "Explaining the subject with real world examples."

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