Graphic Designer Remote
Job description
About KIDS
KIDS is a national charity which has been supporting disabled children, young people and their families since 1970.
We work with children from birth through to 25 years. Each year we support over 15,000 disabled children, offer over 120 different services and work with about 80 Local Authorities across England.
We are passionate, caring and trusted and our vision is a world in which all disabled children and young people realise their aspirations. We offer support and practical help for families, every step of the way.
KIDS is committed to safeguarding and successful applicants will be required to undertake stringent recruitment checks including (where applicable) an enhanced DBS check.
About The Role
Contract – 18 hours per week
Location – Home Based
KIDS has been supporting young disabled people for over fifty years but we are now rapidly expanding our digital services and reach. In October we will be launching an exciting new brand identity for the charity along with a completely redeveloped website. This exciting new role will be central to the creation of two new innovative services - our Young People's Hub and an online support service for young autistic people and their families – but you will also provide design expertise to other teams across the charity too.
You will create visual identities and page layouts, design individual components and icons, create or source illustrations and motion graphics, and work with our in-house UX designer and young people’s practitioner to provide options for testing with users, incorporating their feedback into designs.
You will be joining a friendly and close-knit team of young people's practitioners, content creators, UX experts, coders, social media experts, and communications, marketing, and fundraising staff.
If you are creative, flexible, and want to use your talents to help improve the lives of young disabled people then please get in touch. To apply please complete the application form on our website and submit a portfolio demonstrating your graphic design experience
About You
- Professional experience as a graphic designer
- Significant experience of website design including visual identity, page layout, and asset creation
- Significant experience of graphic design for print / pdf including the creation of print-ready materials
- Experience of creating materials that conform to pre-established brand guidelines
- Experience of working in a small agile team
- Experience of successfully engaging with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- 5 weeks annual leave rising to 6 weeks after 4 years completed service
- Bank Holiday entitlement
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Enhanced Paternity Pay
- Life assurance
- Employer Pension contribution
- Flexible hours to provide an ideal balance between work life and private life
- Employee benefits portal, including discounts at 100s online high street stores
- Recommend a friend referral scheme with financial reward
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) Help’s to deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life or work life, health and general wellbeing. The confidential employee benefit provides expert advice and compassionate guidance 24/7
- Sick Pay If you are absent from work because of sickness or injury you are entitled to statutory sick pay (SSP) provided you meet the criteria in the current SSP regulations from the fourth consecutive day of sickness
- Family Friendly Leave Pay
- KIDS Virtual College: Provides a huge range of up to date and professional courses for all staff members
- Bereavement Leave
To apply for this position please refer to our vacancies page at Vacancy Search Results - KIDS and CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON.
Should you have any queries regarding your application please call our careers team: 0121 362 4576 for an informal chat.
