To all you graphic designers / illustrators out there...

Again a mismatch between how you see the spec and how it reads. It does not read to me as a first job that you want a 20-year-old for.

I think it needs to be twisted away from creative/thorough etc. to read more as a studio support role under the guidance of the marketing dept, making clear that the photography/video competency expectation is low and that training/guidance will be provided (and that the evenings/weekends are for set things of a minimal quantity!).

But I don't know how these things work or how a standard studio/org structure works because I haven't applied for or read a job spec for more than a decade at this point. I just know that if I read that and someone wanted to pay me 26k for it I would roll over and go back to bed for another hour or so until something more worthwhile hit my inbox.

Is £26k a really bad salary for a 20yr old? I thought that would have been quite nice for somebody in their first job?

It's about £12.50 an hour when the London living wage is £11.05 so it's certainly nothing that I'd expect an employer to shout about.

My first 'proper' job after dropping out of uni 20yrs ago was £15k. I was living at home and still don't think I had anything spare. It was one of those 'can do attitude' jobs in IT, where we were ridiculously under staffed and I basically just blagged it. I learned a lot, but the wage was still a pisstake.

Agree with everything 6pt said ^ too

I would argue it is. If you are just out of a degree in London. It’s not a lot.

Edit

Maybe if you are very young trying to get into design world, then it's ok, but in that case I think you can't expect comprehensive knowledge of the things you want straight out the gate.