Graduate Trainee, Visual Designer

Company overview

Marex Group plc is a broad-based global financial services business that delivers liquidity, market access, and infrastructure support to clients across energy, commodities, and financial markets. Its capabilities span clearing, agency and execution, market making, and hedging and investment solutions. The firm has a strong position in key metals, energy, and agricultural markets, connects to 60 exchanges, and serves a wide range of clients including producers, consumers, traders, banks, hedge funds, and asset managers. Marex operates from more than 40 offices around the world and employs over 2,400 people across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas.

Graduate programme

This full-time graduate programme is designed to help new analysts build confidence, capability, and industry understanding. It begins with a bootcamp called “Backpack to Briefcase,” which introduces the financial services sector, Marex’s mission, and its strategic priorities. After the bootcamp, you join your team and continue learning through ongoing training.

The programme also includes a variety of sessions intended to accelerate your understanding of the company and the wider industry. These cover behavioural skills, cognitive skills, technical knowledge, and business awareness. You will also have access to informal insight events and a lunch-and-learn series led by senior Marex leaders, giving you opportunities to ask questions and hear directly from experienced professionals.

From the start, you will be part of a graduate network and attend training and events with other participants, helping you build relationships and grow professionally while contributing to a purpose-driven business.

Team and department

Marex Technology supports the business with efficient, scalable, and secure digital solutions worldwide. The Design team is responsible for producing consistent, high-quality creative work across the group, including the brand, divisional and corporate websites, and sales and marketing materials. The product design function covers the full design process, from user experience work with stakeholders and end users through to user interface design and design system management.

Role summary

As a graduate trainee in visual design, you will support visual design work across the Marex group globally. Your role will help maintain a consistent look and feel across investor, client, and staff communications, including brochures, event materials, and sales and brand collateral.

You will also help with the creation and rollout of materials for new corporate branding across the business. A strong graphic design skillset is needed to work from templates and brand guidance for brochures, PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, and other digital assets.

Key responsibilities

• Create business-facing documents and sales collateral, including brochures, event materials, and social media assets.
• Contribute to the development, upkeep, and expansion of the brand design system and associated guidelines.
• Find, source, or produce stock imagery and video content as needed.

Standard role responsibilities

As with all roles at Marex, you will be expected to comply with regulatory and internal requirements, including FCA obligations, the operational risk framework, company policies, and the FCA Code of Conduct. You will need to report policy breaches appropriately, escalate risk events without delay, support risk management activities when required, and complete any additional duties assigned from time to time.

Ideal degree background

Preferred degree areas include Interaction Design, Product Design, UX Design, Design Engineering, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), and Creative Computing. Applications from candidates with other degree backgrounds will still be considered.

Skills and experience

• A degree with at least a 2:1 classification or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, or similar tools.
• Confidence using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint templates, including creating new ones.
• Ability to improve the visual quality of plain or uninspiring content.
• Interest in motion design and video production would be an advantage.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in a regulated setting, along with understanding of associated risk and compliance obligations.
• Academic or placement work involving product or interface design, especially for tools, dashboards, data-heavy systems, or platforms.
• Any internship or placement experience in a product, fintech, or technology environment.
• Personal or self-initiated projects that demonstrate initiative, especially work involving building rather than only designing.
• Awareness of how design systems work, even if only from using them.

Competencies

• Interest in using grids and structured brand systems.
• Strong visual judgement and an ability to make layouts feel balanced and engaging.
• Capability to explain why a design works well or where it falls short.
• Sharp typographic awareness and attention to detail.
• Ability to think strategically about design, beyond aesthetics alone.
• Clear communication skills in both spoken and written form.
• Collaborative, approachable, self-sufficient, and positive in team settings.
• Curious and eager to learn.
• Resilient and effective in a busy, fast-moving environment.
• Comfortable building relationships, networking, and influencing others.
• A strategic collaborator who can work with agility and anticipate future needs.

Company values

Marex expects employees to reflect its core values in day-to-day work:

• Respect: Clients are central to the business, and fair treatment with high-quality service is essential.
• Integrity: The firm expects ethical conduct and doing business the right way in all situations.
• Collaborative: Teamwork, direct communication, and a strong work ethic are key to success.
• Developing our people: The company aims to develop talent internally and be a place where ambitious people build long-term careers.
• Adaptable and nimble: Marex values flexibility, quick response to change, and a well-controlled but non-bureaucratic environment that encourages initiative.

Conduct rules

• Act with integrity.
• Use proper care, skill, and diligence in your work.
• Cooperate openly with the FCA, PRA, and other regulators.
• Consider customer interests and treat customers fairly.
• Maintain appropriate standards of market conduct.
• Work to achieve good outcomes for retail customers.

Equality statement

Marex is committed to preventing unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the contribution of a diverse workforce. Candidates outside the preferred degree or experience range will still be considered.