Designer (Maternity Cover)

Closing date: 23:59 17th November 2025

Full-time, Fixed Term to cover Maternity Leave

Due to the complexity of the Skilled Worker Visa route and eligibility criteria, applicants requiring sponsorship are recommended to check their eligibility on the Home Office website. We cannot provide advice to candidates at the application stage and will only discuss visa routes with candidates who are invited to interview.

Creative & Print Services is looking for a proactive and experienced graphic designer to join their busy team working across a wide variety of different projects and formats. This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated, creative individual with a good eye for typography.

The ideal candidate will have:

• a degree in graphic design or equivalent
• a passion for high-quality user-centred design
• a keen eye for typographic detail
• good written and oral communication skills to understand customers' needs and articulate how designs meet the needs of their target audience
• the ability to manage their own projects to meet deadlines
• good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat)
• understanding of current digital / social media trends
• experience in preparing documents for print
• experience in creating accessible PDFs to meet WCAG guidelines

In additional to applying through the online form, applicants must include a URL to an online portfolio, or send a PDF portfolio via email.

We welcome applications from both external and internal candidates. As part of the University’s ongoing commitment to professional development, this role can be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Internal candidates should discuss this with their line manager prior to applying.

Contact Name Hannah Milway
Contact Job Title Head of Creative & Print Services
Contact Email address h.milway@reading.ac.uk

Alternative Contact Name Hannah Tollett
Alternative Contact Job Title Senior Designer
Alternative Contact Email address h.m.tollett@reading.ac.uk

Interviews will be held: 3rd December 2025

The University is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce, supports the gender equality Athena SWAN Charter and the Race Equality Charter, and champions LGBT+ equality. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2). Applications for job-share, part-time and flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be considered in line with business needs.

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