Graphic Designer

Post Title: Graphic Designer

SBU/Department: Marketing and Communications / Digital and Creative Experience

FTE: 1 FTE (37 hours per week)

Duration of Contract: Permanent

Salary: UH6 £32,296pa to £37,999pa by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience

Annual Leave: 25 days plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Location: MacLaurin Building, Hatfield

This is your opportunity to be part of one of the UK’s most diverse and exciting universities. We’re looking for an experienced Graphic Designer to join our Digital and Creative Experience team, working across a range of channels to deliver sector-leading creativity that cuts through the noise in a highly competitive sector.

Main duties and responsibilities

You’ll be responsible for creating high quality, engaging designs in line with the University’s modern and energising visual identity. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary creative team, and with a strong creative mind and an eye for impactful design, you’ll develop concepts through to production-ready artwork for a wide variety of audiences and outputs. Supported by the wider team and a roster of external creatives, you’ll continue to evolve the University’s master and campaign identities to inspire a new generation of students, researchers and businesses.

You’ll maintain and enforce consistency and quality in the University’s visual identity as it applies to printed literature, digital advertising, website and digital channels, social media, merchandise, signage and wayfinding, display graphics and other forms of visual communication, working independently to identify innovations and make recommendations to improve the perception and reputation of the University as a disruptor in the higher education space.

Skills and experience required

The successful applicant will have specialist knowledge of industry-standard software including Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects. It is essential that they have proven experience of producing high quality deign aligned with organisation visual identity and that they possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

With experience designing for both print and digital outputs, you’ll have an established portfolio of high-quality work that demonstrates innovative thinking, an understanding of current trends and the ability to inspire a range of different audiences through engaging and accessible design. You’ll have the ability to produce high-impact, targeted designs aligned to business needs, and will be able to measure, refine and report on success of design projects.

Qualifications required

Degree in Graphic Design / Visual Communication (or a related field of study), a qualification to an equivalent standard or have proven professional work experience.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.

We regret that we are unable to offer UKVI sponsorship for this post; applicants will either hold UK Right to Work, or demonstrate access to UK Right to Work, before an offer is made.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Joe Fordham, Lead Graphic Designer – [email protected]

Closing Date: 22/01/2025

Interview Date: TBC

Reference Number: 063175

Our vision is to transform lives: UH is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and building a diverse community. We welcome applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of their protected characteristics and recognise there are different ways applicants may achieve the criteria in this document. We offer a range of employee benefits including generous annual leave, flexible location opportunities within the UK, discounted Sports Village memberships and free Active Staff sessions, personal and professional development and family-friendly policies. #GoHerts

Apply online at https://www.jobs.herts.ac.uk/go/063175