Graphic Designer Frenchay, England
University of the West of England
Full Time
Frenchay, England
28929 - 32411 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Salary
Grade E: £28,929 - £32,411 per annum
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Region
Permanent - Full time
Job Type
Specialist/Professional
Job reference
R05924
UWE Bristol is an ambitious university at the heart of one of the UK’s most vibrant cities. We are hugely proud of our outstanding learning, world-leading research, and culture of enterprise. We are looking for a talented individual with a creative mindset to join our team in delivering creative design projects for the University.
Our team is different from the norm. It is Agile. Creative. Responsive. Innovative. We are looking for an experienced Graphic Designer to join our studio. Sharing your specialist knowledge and advice. You will be a key contributor to the team, juggling a high volume of print and digital creative projects in a supremely organised fashion while adhering to tight deadlines with accuracy. You’ll work alongside our team of designers and internal cross-functional teams, maintaining high levels of communication and collaboration.
This role will see you –
- Work on a wide range of projects and media, using various software programs to visualise and develop innovative graphic designs that meet business goals.
- Obtain input from stakeholders to ensure that designs meet organisational standards and brand expectations, express ideas accurately, and represent the University appropriately.
- Work independently and cooperatively with cross-functional teams to meet deadlines, stay within budget, and schedule project implementation based on workload.
- Examine existing processes, identify flaws, and create solutions that improve design capabilities.
- Collaborate, brainstorm, and strategise with multiple teams or clients on a wide range of materials, including web pages, presentations, programming collateral, signage, internal communications, newsletters, and marketing materials.
- Translate strategic direction into high-quality design within our established brand identity.
- Develop concepts by hand or with software and execute original content by determining the ideal usage of colour, text, font style, imagery, and layout.
- Use trend intelligence and knowledge of historical and current markets when designing and executing specific classifications.
What you will bring to this role –
- A stunning, creative portfolio.
- Complete knowledge of the Adobe Suite. Figma experience will be a strong advantage.
- Ability to work across a wide range of projects from print to digital output.
- Confidence and experience in your creative working processes with a proactive and positive attitude.
- A team player ready to impart your knowledge and learn from others.
- Good communication skills both internally and externally with agency clients.
Get in touch with us:
It isn’t easy to describe all aspects of team culture and a job role in one document, so we strongly encourage you to get in touch for an informal chat. These conversations will not have any bearing on subsequent recruitment decisions, but we can hopefully fill in some of the blanks, share some insight and bring to life what it’s like to work in Future Students, Communications and Marketing here at UWE Bristol.
We aim to design a fair recruitment process that honestly explores the skills and characteristics required to succeed in our team. Our recruitment process is dynamic and interactive. It’s just as important for you to choose us as it is for us to choose you. If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Nicola Edwards (Thursdays and Fridays): 0117 328 1232.
Where is this role based?
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed, while we continue to develop incredible new facilities to enhance our offer even further.
The campus has excellent transport links; we are within walking distance of two train stations, our bus terminus connects us to the local bus and metrobus network and we also have a range of cycling and changing facilities.
Why UWE Bristol?
We are an ambitious and values led university. We're focused on solving future global challenges through outstanding learning, world-leading research and a culture of enterprise and we are looking for people who share our core values to help us achieve those aims.
With inclusivity as a core value, UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community. We support and celebrate the diversity of our staff and students as a key driver for innovation and success, promoting pathways and achievements to inspire and generate confidence and ambition.
In addition to progressive pay rates, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:
- a generous holiday allowance of 25 days
- up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
- hybrid working
- career average pension schemes available for all staff groups
- access to employee assistance programme
- 1st month free to our Centre for Sport facilities for all new starters
- family friendly policies and wellbeing initiatives
- onsite nursery at our Frenchay Campus
- option to participate in the cycle to work scheme
- access to a wide variety of in-house training courses and development programmes
Add your individuality to ours
Proud to be part of a vibrant, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always on the lookout for talented people from all backgrounds to join us. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our growing staff community of over 4,000 individuals and find yourself in a stimulating and supportive environment where you’ll thrive. Add your individuality to ours to help set us apart.
We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.
Further information:
This is a full time, permanent post, working 37 hours per week but is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.
We are hoping to hold interviews for this position on Thursday, 22nd June 2023.
As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.
This role is campus based with some opportunity for remote/home working.
The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.
We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible to be sponsored under the criteria.
Please also refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable to prove your right to work in the UK. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to produce your right to work documents at your interview.
UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.
