Graphic Designer London, England
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Our Mission
At BEIS, we are leading the UK’s recovery from coronavirus and are building a stronger, greener country. Our varied work makes a real difference to people across the UK and internationally. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of the BEIS team and our exciting mission!
We lead on the UK’s commitments to tackle climate change and drive green economic growth. We support businesses to create jobs and increase opportunity in regions across the UK. We also encourage investment and innovation to make the UK a science superpower producing research that will improve lives.
Our Inclusive Environment
We are building an inclusive culture to make BEIS a brilliant place to work where our people feel valued, have a voice and can be their authentic selves. We value difference and diversity, not only because we believe it is the right thing to do, but because it will help us be more innovative and make better decisions.
We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.
We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion. We will fully support candidates with a disability or long-term condition who require adjustments in our recruitment process.
Job description
If so, then we are looking for you. We need graphic designers with an array of skills to add to our friendly team of social media experts.
No two days are the same – you could be designing content for a nationwide campaign; creating fun, short-form content for Instagram reels; or creating an innovative animation to explain a complex but life-changing policy.
Although this is advertised as a role at BEIS, we are currently working through departmental changes. This means we are in fact recruiting into roles across both the new department for Energy Security and NetZero (ESNZ) and the new department for Digital, Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Your role could be within either department, and we welcome your preferences as part of the application process.
With a supportive team behind you and lots of learning and development opportunities, we can help you take the next step in your career and give you a fascinating insight into the heart of government.
Person specification
- You will work with the team on creative storytelling ideas, sometimes brainstorming right from the start of a project, sometimes working to very specific briefs designed by other social media experts or senior stakeholders.
- You will develop graphics and animations that help further explain the department’s biggest stories in an accessible way.
- You will work within our brand guidelines – but still pursue innovative new ways of telling stories on new channels, and contribute to brand reviews to keep our look and feel fresh.
- You will work on both longer-term projects, such as campaigns, and projects with tight deadlines and exacting stakeholders.
- You will need adaptability, as briefs and details can change, given the fast-paced nature of government.
It’s a busy role but it’s worth the challenge, as you will get to work on some of the most exciting projects at the heart of government – be it the future of nuclear energy, or major scientific investment and breakthroughs. We have accessible design training available if you do not already have experience with this.
Skills and Experience
Experience working with high profile figures and/or journalistic experience will be helpful, although not essential.
You will be asked to provide several examples of work you have created yourself. We are looking for people who create content themselves - if you are used to directing work but are not hands-on, this is not the role for you.
- Technical skills: Adobe suite experience is essential, in particular Photoshop and Premiere Pro. Experience using a mirrorless camera is desirable.
- Videography skills: story boarding, filming and editing video from concept to completion, adding B-roll, subtitling and formatting for social media use. Creating content for a range of social media channels, including 19:6 Instagram reel videos.
- Photography skills: able to use a range of camera equipment to shoot quality photos on visits and in a variety of locations. We can provide additional training if needed.
- Ability to work well under pressure, design to tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities.
- Understanding of how to design with accessibility in mind to ensure that digital content is inclusive for every part of society.
- Comfortable working with senior stakeholders: able to confidently work with Special Advisers, Secretaries of State, junior ministers and Private Offices. Able to advise on communications best practice but be very flexible in approach.
- Digital communications: understanding and expertise of digital and social media and how rich media content can have the most impact across these channels.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Ideas - Demonstrate a practical understanding of emerging digital services, tools and trends, including techniques for optimising digital content.
- Implementation - Create appropriate and effective content on time and to budget.
Benefits
BEIS offers a competitive mix of benefits including:
A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an average employer contribution of 27%.
A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.
A hybrid office/home based working model where staff will spend a norm of 40-60% of their time in the office (minimum of 40%) over a month with flex dependent on balancing business and individual need (from September 2021, depending on how the public health guidance evolves).
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As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Please use your personal statement (in no more than 500 words) to tell us about how your experience makes you suitable for this role. Please provide up to 3 links to examples of your graphic design or motion graphic or animation work (e.g. on social media, live on a website, or on google drive/dropbox/wetransfer or similar)
Applications will be sifted on CV and Personal Statement.
In the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be sifted on the personal statement. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
The interview will consist of behaviour and technical questions.
Interviewees will be asked to deliver a presentation; further details will be provided nearer the time.
Expected Timeline subject to change
Sift dates: w/c 29th May 2023
Interview dates: w/c 5th June 2023
Interview Location: MS Teams.
Candidates are asked to note the above timetable, exercising flexibility through the recruitment and selection process.
Further Information
Existing BEIS recruitment campaigns are continuing as usual, but candidates should be aware that following the Government’s announcement on the changes to some civil service departments, roles may be subject to the machinery of government moves and will ultimately be located in one of the new departments. We will provide more information if you are selected for a role. This work remains of high importance to the civil service, and we thank you for your continued interest.
Reasonable Adjustment
If a disabled person is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
- Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
- Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
We are proud to be a disability confident leader, more information about the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and some examples of adjustments that BEIS offers to disabled candidates and candidates with long-term health conditions during our recruitment process can be found in our candidate guidance document. A plain text version of the guidance is also available.
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
A location based reserve list of successful candidates will be kept for 12 months. Should another role become available within that period you may be offered this position.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
Any move to Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
BEIS does not normally offer full home working (i.e. working at home); but we do offer a variety of flexible working options (including occasionally working from home).
BEIS cannot offer Visa sponsorship to candidates through this campaign. BEIS holds a Visa sponsorship licence but this can only be used for certain roles and this campaign does not qualify.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service / Disclosure Scotland on your behalf. However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email [email protected]
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
BEIS wants to be accessible for all, and this includes offering assistance to attend interviews. The offer is targeted toward those from a lower socio-economic background, or who struggle to cover the cost of attending an interview. Please see the attached guidance document at the bottom of this Civil Service Jobs advert. Embedded in the document on page 5, are 2 documents that must be completed and returned to the email addresses listed on the forms to claim an expenses payment. If you have any issues accessing these documents please contact us at [email protected]
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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