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Senior Graphic Designer

🏢 University of the West of England 📍 Frenchay, England 💼 College / University
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£32,411 - £36,333
£2,701 - £3,028 / mo
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Location Base
Frenchay, England
Tier-1 UK Economic Zone
Est. Take-Home Pay
68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)
Single tax filer baseline
Transatlantic Parity
1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard
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Position Overview & Specifications

Salary

£32,411-£36,333

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Region

Permanent - Full time

Job Type

Administrative

Job reference

R05775


Are you an inspirational and visionary creative ready to bring your biggest ideas to make an impact? If the answer is yes, you could be our next Senior Graphic Designer.

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 Senior Graphic Designer to join our studio. Sharing your specialist knowledge and advice.

About you:

The right candidate 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 will 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 strategize 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.

You'll need:
  • A proven graphic designing experience
  • A strong portfolio
  • Expert with design software and technologies (Adobe Cloud and motion graphics)
  • A keen eye for aesthetics and details
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus

It is easy to get to, with excellent road, rail and bus links. We also have a range of cycling and changing facilities, making it the ideal place to work for those commuting to Bristol. While you’ll be based at Frenchay, your remit will take you Europe wide on occasion.

Why UWE Bristol?

We live, learn, work and play in a complex, fast changing world. And we know that only by coming together, through collaboration and cooperation, can we solve the global challenges of today and tomorrow.

While we’re firmly future-focused, we have much to be proud of today: as well as scoring above sector average for student satisfaction, we’re ranked 36th in The Guardian Best UK Universities 2022 and 39th in the latest Times Higher Education 'Table of Tables'.

As well as progressive pay rates and flexible, family-friendly working, you’ll enjoy a wide range of employee benefits including:
  • a generous holiday allowance of 27 days
  • up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year
  • hybrid working
  • excellent defined benefit pension schemes
  • access to employee assistance programme
  • 1st month free to our Centre for Sport facilities for all new starters
  • Saving on purchases via Wider Wallet Scheme
  • 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

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.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian, Multiple Heritage or Other Minority Ethnic and male candidates as we are currently under-represented in these areas within UWE Bristol (Of course, all appointments are made on merit).

Further information

We’d love to tell you more about this opportunity. To arrange an information discussion, please contact Justine Thaysen on email: justine.thaysen@uwe.ac.uk

This is a full-time, permanent post, working 37 hours per week.

This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.

Tentative interview date is 7th April 2023

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is important for our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based with some opportunity for 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.

You may also wish to explore other visa options which you are eligible for which will allow you to work in the UK.

Please note that UWE does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

1

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

2

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

3

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

4

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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