Creative Designer

Interim Creative Designer

Rate: £25.96 per hour

Length of contract: 8 weeks

We are seeking a talented Creative Designer to join our busy communications team on an interim basis to provide sickness cover. This is a great opportunity for a creative, detail-oriented designer with a passion for digital design and visual storytelling.

You will create engaging, high-quality content across digital and print channels, including graphics, photography, infographics, animation, video and other multimedia assets. Supporting corporate communications, campaigns and key priorities, you will help deliver visually compelling content that is accessible, on-brand and aligned with organisational objectives.

The role involves managing design projects from brief to delivery, advising colleagues on design requirements, liaising with internal stakeholders and external suppliers, and acting as a brand guardian to ensure all creative outputs meet corporate branding and accessibility standards.

Key responsibilities will include

Producing high-quality creative design content and materials for both online and offline channels

Supporting key communications campaigns and corporate communications activity

Creating engaging visual content that supports storytelling, key messages and organisational priorities

Delivering digital-first design across web, email and social media channels

Producing graphics, infographics, gifs, animation, video and other multimedia content

Ensuring all outputs are consistent with corporate brand and accessibility guidelines

Providing design advice, consultancy and support to colleagues and managers

Managing design projects, including briefs, schedules, workflow and delivery

Working with external designers, printers, photographers, illustrators and copywriters where required

Supporting reputation management by identifying and advising on design-related issues that could affect public perception

Keeping up to date with developments in design, digital communications and visual content

Essential experience and skills

Experience in a similar creative design role

Experience of creating creative design content and materials for use online and offline

Experience of producing design work for campaigns and communications plans

Knowledge of best practice in graphic design

Skills to create images, graphics, infographics, gifs, animation and video

Experience of delivering creative design within communications teams in large and complex organisations

Experience of working in a politically sensitive environment where excellent judgement is required

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