ASA Recruitment’s client, a Public Sector organisation with offices in both Edinburgh and Glasgow are currently looking to recruit an Design Manager to work on a hybrid basis, for an initial 3 month contract starting ASAP on a rate of £28.15 to £32.74/hour PAYE based on experience.
Responsibilities
- Scoping and prioritisation of design requests
- Client liaison at project initiation
- Management of the production process
- Trouble‑shooting and resolving as challenges arise
- Line‑management of a permanent team of eight, plus potentially other short‑term staff
- Advice and support to senior staff across the organisation
- Working collaboratively with other design and communications professionals across the organisation
- Hands‑on design work as required
Essential Skills & Experience
- Several years of managing large design teams in busy environment
- Experience in managing end to end design production processes and in negotiating deliverables and timescales with clients
- Experience in development of Brands and creation of brand assets
- Experience in commissioning and managing design projects from external providers
- Experience of working both independently and as part of a team, whilst balancing a range of competing priorities
- Experience of leading team meetings, webinars, events and/or conferences online
- Track record of working within project management environments, planning and organising a variety of tasks, including involvement in multiple projects and programmes of work
- Experience communicating complex, confidential and often sensitive information with a range of staff across the organisation and with external stakeholders (both verbally and in writing)
- Excellent understanding of Adobe Creative Cloud: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects
- Knowledge and understanding of accessibility requirements for UK public sector bodies
- Strong organisational abilities
- Ability to manage internal and external stakeholders across different levels of seniority
- Ability to respond to confidential and sensitive situations with confidence and discretion, utilising tact, diplomacy, and persuasion skills when necessary
- Ability to collate and produce reports and statistical information
- Line management skills and experience including coaching and/or mentoring of team members
- Proven expertise in using Microsoft 365, in particular Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint
Desirable Skills
- Experience in public sector environment
- Experience in an NHS design environment
- Experience of working within a Health, Social Care or educational environment
