Digital First Graphic Designer
Job Description
Location: Docklands Campus
Salary: Starting from £32,868 per annum inclusive of London Weighting
Post Type: Full Time
Post Type: Permanent
Closing Date: Monday 03 July 2023
Reference: PS149S2023
Founded in 1898, we at the University of East London (UEL) are proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We’re committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.
But we can't achieve this goal alone. We need forward-thinking, innovative, and curious individuals like you to join our community and help us craft our future. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of people who share your passion for creating positive change. We’re an inclusive and welcoming community that is constantly moving forward, never satisfied with the status quo.
About Us
We have built an External Relations Directorate that has brought together an integrated Communications & Engagement and Student Recruitment & Marketing service. The directorate is made up of several teams including Communications & Engagement, Marketing, Recruitment and Conversion, Outreach and Access, Design and Digital, Events and Advancement and the International Office. We are looking for team members who will be part of embedding an innovative practice to our external relations directorate and enjoy working in an agile environment as we work towards a culture of the ‘continuous new’.
About the Job
The post-holder will develop and produce creative digital first design solutions for projects that are compelling to the target audience and on brand. They will support the Head of Design in guarding the university’s brands, ensuring consistent messaging and imagery, internally and externally.
Responsibilities will include:
• Undertake the design and production of both digital and, when needed, print projects, including display materials, advertising campaign concepts and assets, environmental graphics, website and social media creative, video, email campaigns and larger development projects
• Liaise with internal clients and colleagues to translate briefs into effective digital and/or print design which meet communication objectives, creative and technical requirements; conform to web and accessibility standards; meet UEL brand guidelines and are on message
• Provide expertise and creative input from inception through to the final production of creative projects and to support the Head of Design and Digital in the development and application of best practice, high production values, technical innovation, and creative excellence
About You
The ideal candidate will have considerable experience working within a high-pressure creative studio environment balancing priorities and tight deadlines as designer, as well as experience and commitment to working creatively, within brand guidelines. You will have a high degree of skill in the construction and manipulation of typography and working with copy, with knowledge of inclusive design, and design for accessibility. A degree level qualification in Graphic Design, or a related subject, or extensive professional experience is essential for this role.
Benefits Package
Here at UEL we understand it’s about more than just a salary. It’s about the entire package on offer along with our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture. We know the market rates for this vacancy and will offer a genuinely competitive salary DOE.
We care deeply about your wellbeing and our benefits includes: 20% pension (4% from you, 16% from us), 25 days holiday (plus 3 days over Christmas) plus bank holidays, hybrid working for most positions, and we’re always open to consider flexible working arrangements. We have a shared success bonus of £4,250 pa, subsidised gym membership, 3 times base salary life assurance, a cashback healthcare scheme and wide variety of other generous benefits including discounts on: Apple and Samsung products, holidays, clothing, fitness, lifestyle, dining out and weekly shopping.
Equal Opportunities
UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer and are proud of our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity achievements, including: zero gender pay gap, members of Stonewall and have won Athena Swan awards. We expect all employees of UEL to accept our EDI policy and will not tolerate discrimination in any form.
So, if you’d like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and committed to success, we want you to apply today!
CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted.
At UEL we are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.