Graphic, Information and Digital Design Lead

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As Graphic, Information and Digital Design Lead, you’ll be joining a quickly expanding, friendly team responsible for shaping and leading creative projects and standards across our creative and communications offering. With a great eye for detail and a real passion for design, you’ll work collaboratively across major projects and campaigns, ensuring our messages reach the intended audience in the right way.

Great communication skills are essential, and the ability to tackle every aspect of a project from start to finish. 

We are looking for an experienced, graphically and digitally focused creative design specialist to lead on the design aspects of high-profile cross-university and external projects. Working with the creative and communications team in the School of Design, subject matter experts and external stakeholders, you will lead a team of creative professionals to design and develop high quality professional and innovative design concepts.  You are also expected to contribute to various areas of the School of Design, in particular PACE – Professional Academy for Creative Enterprise. PACE is a new and excitement development in the School of Design to be launched in the next few months as part of the School’s 150th anniversary this year.

You will be a dynamic individual with proven experience in graphic and information creative design (including motion graphics) accompanied by excellent communication and organisational skills. You will be able to evidence experience of defining graphic and information design of our various print, motion and digital assets using a combination of design technologies, as well as designing web-based content and promotional material.

Due to the nature of teamwork and collaboration needed, this role will be based on campus 5 days a week.

Interview: Thursday 23 May 2024 in the morning.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
• And much more!   

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Professor Maria Lonsdale, Head of School, email: [email protected]  

Location:  Leeds - Main Campus
Faculty/Service:  Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Cultures
School/Institute:  School of Design
Category:  Professional & Managerial
Grade:  Grade 6
Salary:  £30,487 to £36,024 p.a.
Working Time:  100%
Post Type:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Ongoing
Release Date:  Friday 10 May 2024
Closing Date:  Sunday 19 May 2024
Interview Date:  Thursday 23 May 2024
Reference:  AHCDE1288
Downloads:  Candidate Brief