Graphic Designer

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The opportunity

We are looking for a Graphic Designer to join us in the Brand and Creative Services team at University of the Arts London (UAL). Against the backdrop of Covid-19 and challenges for our sector, our organisation needs to evolve to remain at the forefront of delivering, enabling and nurturing world class creative education. We recognise and understand the urgency of this requirement and want to drive design led change from the heart of University.

This new role will play a crucial part of our team scaling by managing a team of Junior Designers, and working with the Design Lead on managing stakeholders and projects. Working on iterating our brand resources, this role is also an advocate for design thinking to help solve strategic challenges and improve our agile processes.

At the same time, the Graphic Designer will also be responding creatively to design briefs from colleagues around the organisation, which vary from small to large campaigns – as well as ensuring the teams quality, continuity and creativity across digital, print and all outputs.

About you

Design focused, organised creative problem solver with proven experience in working in a multidisciplinary and varied experienced team. An energetic team player who gets as excited about the big picture as well as the small details, diligent and passionate about design education, in it’s broader sense of the organisation, but also as part of developing our team.

We can offer a nurturing creative environment, a small friendly social team and the chance to become part of exciting change at UAL.

Application Notes – Portfolio required

Please upload a portfolio of your work as part of this application – if selected for interview you will be asked to do a 20 minute presentation on one to three projects demonstrating your skill set and experience relevant to this role. 

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Twinkle Brahmbhatt, Senior Resourcing Adviser via email at Socialpurposestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

We understand the benefits of using AI in work. But, if you are thinking of using it to submit an application, we ask you to think about what value it adds. AI tools tend to lack the personal touch and authenticity we value in candidates. We encourage you to showcase your unique knowledge and skills using your own voice.

If we receive a high volume of applications, the closing day date might close early. We aim to communicate any changes to the closing date with at least 24 hours’ notice. If you have any general questions or have accessibility needs, please refer to our Contact us page.

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