Rodbaston College is a campus of South Staffordshire College, a further education college in Staffordshire. The college serves thousands of prospective students, employers and partners each year, offering courses across engineering, apprenticeships, higher education, animal care and more. Its marketing team is award-winning and also supports the college's commercial activities and specialist facilities, including an on-site zoo.
The role
The Graphic Design Specialist sits within the college's marketing team and is responsible for producing creative work that supports student recruitment, employer engagement and commercial activity. The role covers projects for South Staffordshire College and its campuses, as well as the college's wider commercial activities. You would work as part of a small, collaborative team and report into the marketing function.
What you would do
- Produce high-quality creative assets across a wide range of channels, including social media, websites, digital advertising, email marketing, publications, events, exhibitions and on-site signage.
- Manage design projects from initial brief through to final artwork, handling feedback, approvals and file preparation for both digital and print production.
- Adapt creative across different formats and channels while maintaining brand consistency, accessibility and quality standards.
- Work with colleagues, suppliers and stakeholders across the organisation to deliver projects to deadline.
- Get involved in college events, employer engagement activity and commercial projects, seeing your work come to life beyond the screen.
- Contribute to campaigns supporting student recruitment, employer events, specialist facilities and commercial visitor activity.
What they are looking for
- Competence in Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator, with confidence preparing files for digital and print.
- A strong eye for design, creative thinking and excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively to deadlines.
- Experience managing the full design process from brief to final artwork, including feedback and approvals.
- Strong communication skills and comfort working with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- A collaborative approach and willingness to get involved wherever needed within a small team.
- Experience in video editing, motion graphics, animation or photography would be an advantage.
Working arrangements
The role is based at Rodbaston, Penkridge, Staffordshire (ST19 5PH). It is a permanent, full-time position working 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.
Pay and benefits
The salary is £33,516.54 - £36,058.84 per annum.
- membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (with a minimum college contribution of 17.9%)
- enhanced holidays (including an additional 5 days at Christmas and 2 personal 'ME' days)
- enhanced sick pay
- onsite parking
- paid time off for emergencies
- a dedicated wellbeing day on campus
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