Overview
Contract: Fixed term 9 months
Location: Hybrid (Head Office: Q6, Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne)
This is a hybrid working role, so you’ll need to be able to work from our Head Office one day a week.
Hours per week: 22.2
Salary: £16,873.20 pro rata (FTE £28,122)
About The Role
We’re excited to be looking for a Graphic Designer to join our Brand, Partnerships and Communications team. In this role, you’ll create compelling and informative artwork that will enhance our Active IQ marketing and communications collateral, raising brand awareness and recognition.
You’ll be part of a small in-house studio, tasked with creating designs that communicate ideas to inspire, inform and captivate our audience. You’ll work closely to support the marketing campaign and digital content and PR and communication teams with a variety of design requirements.
How You’ll Make An Impact
* Create impactful visual content for our Active IQ brand, working across all channels including print and digital marketing materials, social media and advertising campaigns, infographics and data visualisation, email templates and newsletters, corporate documentation and presentation materials, promotional merchandise designs.
* Collaborate with marketing, communications and the wider business to ensure consistent visual identity across all platforms.
* Develop the NCFE and Active IQ brands through innovative creative ideas and solutions.
* Maintain a planned work schedule and communicate effectively across the team to manage work requests and update on job progress through to completion using our work flow management tool Monday.com.
We’d love to hear from you if you offer the following:
* Experience in working as a graphic designer within an agency or as part of an in-house design team.
* Degree in graphic design or equivalent level.
* High level of proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite – particularly in Design and Illustrator.
* Experience of managing design briefs through to completion.
* A strong portfolio which showcases your creative flair and a demonstrable understanding of graphic design fundamentals.
What will we offer you in return?
* Annual leave starting at 25 days and increasing up to 30 days with length of service.
* 8 bank holidays and an additional 3 days off during the Christmas closure.
* YOU celebration day to celebrate your birthday or another life event.
* YOU hour allowing you one hour per month to spend time on something that promotes your wellbeing.
* Learining and Wellbeing fund of up to £200 per year.
* £400 towards any NCFE accredited qualifications per year.
* Up to 20 Volunteering hours per year.
* Flexible working culture with a hybrid working approach.
* Early finish on a Friday at 4:30pm to start your weekend early.
* Health cash plan through Westfield to claim towards health costs such as dental and optical.
* Tech and Home scheme with savings at Currys and IKEA.
* Employee Assistance Programme with a confidential helpline and access to face to face and telephone counselling.
* Pension of up to 9% employer contribution when you contribute 3%.
* Death in service payment worth 4 x your salary.
Shape real change with an NCFE career
Imagine a career where your contributions affect not only what people learn, but the way that learning is developed and delivered. With over 170 years of education experience our core purpose remains at the heart of the organisation – to promote and advance learning to create a fairer, more inclusive society, making sure no learner is left behind.
Want to know more? Take a look at our website https://www.ncfe.org.uk/
How To Apply
Before applying, please note that we require all candidates to be able to demonstrate proof of Right to Work in the UK.
Ready to join us and shape real change? Apply with your CV if you have the commitment to excel in this position.
Closing Date: Friday 21 March 2025
Interview Date: Thursday 3 April 2025
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) statement
We're committed to building rich diversity into our workforce at all levels, to ensure that we understand and are representative of the communities and customers we serve. We do not discriminate against anyone due to their gender, sexuality, race, age, religion, beliefs, identity, social background, visible or hidden disability, or neurodiversity. Instead, we pride ourselves on our collaborative, vibrant and high-performance culture which embraces everyone, celebrates uniqueness, and enables everyone's voice to be heard.
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