Interim Graphic Designer

Job Purpose:

This role is about making sure our visual identity is the best it can be. That means developing our brand, making sure it's inclusive and accessible across a wide range of projects and key corporate assets for digital and print. This role also has lead responsibility for photography and video projects and ensuring our communications are produced with accessibility in mind. The outcome is that our audiences trust us, because they know who we are and what we stand for.
Main Duties: -

• Design digital and print assets that are the best possible expression of our visual identity, including key corporate reports, documents and publications, website and social media assets, event collateral and more.
• Work with colleagues at all levels across the organisation to agree design briefs for planned projects, then bring those briefs to life, taking accountability for the delivery of the finished products.
• Act as principal guardian of our visual identity, supporting colleagues at all levels to apply our brand consistently, and challenging constructively when our guidelines are followed incorrectly.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate: -

• Proven track record as a graphic designer, whether in an agency capacity or in-house. Experience of delivering quality design work in a busy and changing environment.
• Experience working with and developing brand guidelines that ensure a consistent visual identity across all aspects of an organisation's work.
• Extensive skills and experience in Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Extensive knowledge of digital accessibility guidelines and understanding of how to prepare documents for publishing following accessibility checks.
• Substantial experience of working with designers, photographers or videographers to produce high quality content.
• Able to collaborate with others to ensure projects are planned strategically and delivered effectively.
• Excellent IT skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent organisation and time management skills, as well as accuracy and keen attention to detail.
• Confident working with senior colleagues and stakeholders, including managing expectations and challenging views or assumptions constructively.
• Able to work autonomously, taking the initiative and being proactive.
• Takes a creative approach and can suggest and implement new communications ideas and processes.
• Previously worked in the public sector or for the public sector in a similar role.

If this role is of interest, please apply ASAP with an up-to-date CV and your portfolio or call on the number below to discuss further.

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