Purpose of job:

This role will provide in-house graphic design for teams across Comic Relief and its partners, working on a range of on and offline design executions and ensuring the application and consistency of Comic Relief’s visual brand.

Interviews are expected to take place on the 20th/21st of September.

Key responsibilities:

• Creating designs, artwork and assets for a variety of creative projects, including marketing projects and campaigns, advertising, branding, printed comms, email, web and merchandise.

• Designing a range of print & digital materials working across multiple platforms from large scale integrated marketing campaigns to merchandise and corporate reports. Ensuring all assets meet the accessibility guidelines of the studio.

• Following through design projects, from conception to completion: from taking client briefs and idea generation, through to design development, sign-off, artworking, production and delivery.

• Ensuring projects and assets are produced within the timeframe, to budget and in line with CR brand guidelines.

• Maintaining the Graphic Design team working systems: folders, job numbers and filing.

• Being the point of contact for all initial graphic design needs within CR.

Person specification

Essential criteria

• You have a track record of working across a range of design projects

• You have brilliant layout and typography skills, with a great eye for detail and ability to easily liaise between print and digital artwork.

• You are highly competent in using InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and proficient in Office environment

• You have great organisation skills. You are happy working on multiple projects simultaneously, setting priorities and seeking help from colleagues when required.

• Excellent communication skills

• High level of craft and attention to detail

• A curious and open mind

• A friendly team player

• An organised and can-do attitude

• As the sole in-house designer, you have the ability to work collaboratively, under direction and autonomously in a fast-paced environment with often conflicting demands

• Experience in a similar busy studio, creating, preparing, proofing and checking (print ready and multi-channel) artwork.

Desirable criteria

• You have awareness of design best practices, around implementing brand visual identity across various channels and formats.

• Knowledge in After Effects and animation tools

• Previous experience in the third-sector.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Comic Relief we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles