This section provides a list of 10 essential criteria and 2 specified desirable criteria that you will need to demonstrate you meet as part of the recruitment process.
Experience, knowledge and qualifications
- Degree or professional qualification in design or relevant discipline, and/or significant experience working in multi-disciplinary agile teams, in in-house, freelance or agency design roles.
- Evidences good in-depth understanding of the creative application of graphic design, typography, colour, photography and accessibility across multiple touchpoints, including multi-channel campaigns for digital and printing and the application of brand guidelines.
- Experience in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects) and Figma.
- Knowledgeable of Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and experience in Trello, Miro or similar tools (desirable).
- Knowledge of design thinking and agile principles and methodologies.
Communication skills
- A highly creative individual who is comfortable talking about and explaining their ideas clearly and effectively orally, in writing and using visual media to stakeholders, department and team.
- Active participant in feedback workshops, both with clients and the team and able to give and receive constructive feedback and apply it to produce high-quality work.
Leadership and management
- Experience motivating, leading and managing designers effectively, setting clear objectives to evaluate performance (desirable)
Planning and managing resources
- Plans, prioritises and organises work to complete projects on time, and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
Teamwork
- Self-motivated, competent working independently as well as with a team or with different professional groups to produce high-quality work, ensuring principles of equality, diversity and inclusion are upheld.
Student experience or customer service
- Builds and maintains positive relationships with students and key stakeholders.
Creativity, innovation and problem-solving
- Creatively uses initiative to resolve day-to-day challenges.
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 are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.