Creative Design and Visual Identity Assistant

Purpose and Main Duties

Working closely with the Creative Design and Visual Identity Manager, you will provide professional creative design services that support Birkbeck’s student recruitment and reputation building aims. You will have the opportunity to design promotional brochures and exhibition displays, and prepare artwork for Birkbeck’s high profile outdoor and digital media advertising campaigns. You’ll also work on developing the effectiveness and visual impact of Birkbeck’s digital channels including the website, videos and podcasts, as we aim to make our digital channels more dynamic so we can better communicate our world-class research and teaching, and inspire more students to study at Birkbeck.

Candidate Requirements

Accustomed to working to tight deadlines, you will have the following skills:

• Experience of producing high-quality designs within a corporate visual identity framework
• A high level of attention to detail
• Proven Quark Xpress, InDesign, Photoshop and Premiere skills, working on the Mac OS platform
• A thorough knowledge of print terms and processes
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with staff at all levels
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to work independently.

About the Department

Our External Relations department is a successful and thriving area of the university.

The department’s strands of work cover:

• Widening access and retention
• Communications, events, publications and reputation management
• Development and alumni
• Marketing and recruitment (home and international)

Recent sector awards for our work, including two departments of the year awards, include Times Higher Education (THE), London Education Partnership Awards (LEPA), HEFCE and HEIST awards. You’ll help us ensure that we win more awards next year. We’re looking for people who share our pride in what we do and stand for, are passionate about what we do, and have the talent to help us communicate it.

Further Information

Salary: £23,352 rising through incremental progression to a maximum of £27,047 per annum, plus the London Allowance of £2,976 per annum.

Closing Date for all applications: Sunday 12 May 2013 (midnight)

Interview Date: W/C Monday 20 May 2013

The appointment is subject to a six month probationary period. Birkbeck also provides a generous defined benefit pension scheme, 31 days paid leave, flexible working arrangements and other great benefits.

Birkbeck is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all candidates irrespective of gender, ethnicity, age, disability, religious belief and sexual orientation.