Graphic Designer (Maternity Cover)(0.6 Fte)

About the role

We are seeking a hardworking Graphic Designer to join the University’s Creative Services team in the Department of Marketing. You'll produce engaging and inclusive designs for our Campus Services department and ResLife, including social media posts, posters, brochures and digital screen graphics. You’ll also develop and implement new brand identities for our food & retail outlets, as well as branded merchandise and clothing.

This is a part-time Maternity cover post, working 21.9 hours per week. You will be required to work on campus 2 days per week.

The post holder will start on or around 17.06.2024

If you wish to make an informal and confidential enquiry, please contact Richard Box, Senior Graphic Designer rb269@bath.ac.uk

About you:

You will have worked in an agency or client-side designing digital assets and for print. You’ll have a portfolio that demonstrates designing, developing and executing both large and small creative briefs to a high standard, across multiple applications and channels

Used to working in a fast-paced environment, you will create and deliver engaging designs across multiple touchpoints predominantly for our Campus Services department. You’ll need to be comfortable working independently or in harmony with the rest of the creative team to deliver designs that meet the brief and embody our brand.

We’re looking for a highly organised team player with a friendly ‘can-do’ attitude who can interpret client briefs and is experienced enough to know when a job just needs to happen, but also knows when to push back and question the brief for better results. You will be used to keeping up with industry trends and will be using your creative skills and knowledge of best practice to interpret briefs and ensure deliverables exceed customer’s expectations.

You will have:

• In-depth knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud applications especially InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro and After Effects along with a good understanding of MS office
• Experienced in managing design projects from creative brief through to final production
• Excellent organisational qualities, respond to customer requests proactively and professionally
• Ability to interpret design briefs creatively and successfully, ensuring design solutions meet the brief and are on time and on budget
• Excellent communication skills when presenting concepts to clients, providing clear rationale for design choices whilst delivering the best for them in terms of creativity
• Ability to interpret feedback and handle resistance and objections effectively
• A positive, proactive and collaborative attitude to working
• Ability to pick up new skills quickly and effectively.

All applications must be submitted through the University of Bath website - bath.ac.uk

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

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