Junior Designer

Temporary (Maternity Cover) for 12 months.

Oxford Brookes University is looking to recruit an reliable and highly motivated UK Junior Designer. As a member of the Marketing, Recruitment and Engagement directorate, you will work as part of a enthusiastic team who apply their professional skills and expertise to develop and implement design for the university’s print and digital presence in line with the visual identity and digital design framework. As a Junior Designer  you will have the chance to develop your skills and will be passionate about all aspects of marketing, creating exceptional, eye-catching content suitable for a wide range of audiences including prospective and current students.

As one of the largest employers in Oxford we pride ourselves in the great experience we offer our staff. You’ll be joining a friendly, professional environment where every member of staff is recognised as important to the success of Oxford Brookes University. This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Design and Brand Team for our Marketing, Recruitment and Engagement directorate. The University has adopted equity, diversity and inclusion as core values. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates whatever their background, and especially from BAME candidates who are under-represented in our workforce, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. Applicants with a disability can be reassured that Oxford Brookes is a Disability Confident employer. As a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential selection criteria.

Overall Purpose of the post of Junior Designer:

The successful candidate will support the wider studio team in designing internal and external facing brand assets, ensuring a consistent, high quality brand representation and a relevant brand message across all assets.

Qualifications and Experience for the post Junior Designer:

The role is ideal for someone currently working in a graphic design role, or someone who has recently graduated from a design-related degree, with exceptional graphics skills wanting to further their career within a busy design environment.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job, but we realise the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist. So, if you are looking to join a leading modern institution with ambition for student recruitment growth we’d love to hear from you.

Any queries regarding the role please contact the recruiting manager, Victoria Mackintosh (via macmailbox@brookes.ac.uk) for an informal conversation about this role.

Flexible working:

Flexible working: we support work-life balance for all staff, including career breaks, job sharing, flexible hours, etc. The Team is based in our recently refurbished offices on our Headington Campus. The agile workspace is designed to offer various styles of working, such as collaborative spaces, Hybrid meeting spaces, individual workstations and a more relaxed setting of comfy sofas.

Benefits

As a Junior Designer you will also enjoy the benefits of working at Oxford Brookes University with up to 38 days holiday, rising to 41 days holiday (this includes 13 Bank Holidays and Concessionary Days), a generous Local Government pension scheme, cycle to work scheme and access to a variety of university facilities (NHS Dentist, Brookes Nursery, Gym and sports facilities). For more information about benefits please see the document “All about Brookes” and the “Candidate pack’ below.

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