Global Artwork Designer London, England
Job description
The Designer will develop and deliver concepts & artwork, ensuring that it achieves the highest creative and editorial standards with adherence to BBC guidelines.
Working in collaboration with marketing or editorial colleagues across platforms and languages.
Main Responsibilities- Produce concepts and create impactful artwork for Global platforms at pace
- Produce elegant, accurate and legible typography at all times, ensuring type complements the imagery required.
- Retouching imagery as required
- To be able to present concepts / work and articulate approach to multiple stakeholders
- To work effectively with other departments ensuring you maintain excellent relationships throughout.
- To ensure content reflects our diverse audiences.
- To keep up to date with emerging industry trends.
- Be accountable for the quality of your work and ensure it meets intended purposes.
- Be accountable for the usability and accessibility of design deliveries for the broadest possible cross-section of users.
- A passion for and understanding of design and visual aesthetics
- Excellent organisational skills; able to prioritise a large workload according to ever changing business needs.
- Understanding of the importance of the BBC's values in accuracy and impartiality.
- An experienced Adobe Creative Suite User and/or VizRt.
- Portfolio evidence of excellent design work demonstrating creative flair.
- Able to deliver different approaches and design styles.
- Able to talk through your design decisions with a diverse range of people; evidence of successfully collaborating and sharing your ideas.
- Keep pace with latest design trends and technology developments.
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience.
Decision making
- Reports to a Senior Designer or Senior Creative.
- Takes assignments from design lead (Traffic Manager, Senior Designer or Senior Creative).
- Keep track of own workload and makes effective use of time.
- Keep appropriate people well informed of plans and progress.
- Chooses best method of initiating, communicating and developing design idea.
The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from under represented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. We strive to be the best British content company in the world, attracting the best creative talents in the business, so that we can bring premium quality award-winning programmes, content and brands to the viewer no matter where they are.
The BBC Group has set out the first in a new series of bold steps to transform our programming and better represent the public we serve. We have the biggest financial investment to on-air inclusion in the industry, together with our existing commissioning budget, we are committed to throwing open our doors more widely than ever to diverse stories and diverse storytellers. Together with a diverse workforce we will accelerate the pace of change in increasing diversity and inclusion both on and off air
To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please visit our website.
Band: C
Contract Type: Perm/ Full time
Location: London TVC
Working Pattern: Hybrid Working (Home-based plus two/three days a week in the office)
We are really proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and so if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please do contact us at [email protected] with the job reference BBC/TP/2391562/61738 in the subject. We advertise all our roles on Evenbreak, the specialist job board for disabled candidates
- Flexible/agile working - opportunities across the business. We’re happy to discuss a formal flexible working pattern. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the offer stage.
- Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
- Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certifications.
- Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.
