Designer

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Key Responsibilities

We’re looking for a talented Designer to create high‑quality, on‑brand visual content that brings children’s stories to life and drives growth, retention and an exceptional experience for our generous supporters. From digital campaigns and social content to print materials, event assets and external reports, your work will strengthen our campaigns and deepen supporter engagement. You’ll collaborate across the Fundraising & Marketing department, building strong relationships, understanding colleagues’ needs and delivering creative solutions that elevate our communications. This is a hands‑on, ideas‑driven role where every day is different – ideal for someone highly relational, super organised and always looking for fresh ways to engage audiences across digital, social and print channels.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Work alongside the Senior Marketing Services Manager to design a wide range of fundraising and marketing materials – from social graphics and email assets to fundraiser collateral, infographics, artwork and fun church‑event resources – all to inspire generosity and amplify our storytelling.
• Bring fresh ideas to our Child Sponsorship marketing, contributing to creative, child‑centred moments that delight and retain our Child Sponsors.
• Work closely with acquisition teams to understand their design needs and deliver effective solutions that support their targets and enhance the supporter experience – helping us cut through the noise and communicate impact clearly.
• Design reusable templates and easy‑to‑use assets that strengthen brand consistency and help teams create accessible content more efficiently.
• Thrive in a fast‑paced fundraising environment, managing multiple briefs and deadlines with confidence and prioritising effectively alongside the Senior Marketing Services Manager.
• Support the web team with webpage redesigns that strengthen our fundraising product experience, from first conversion through to long‑term retention.
• Play your part as a brand guardian, ensuring all communications are on‑brand, consistent and accessible – while still leaving room for child‑centred creativity that brings our mission to life.

Essential - What you’ll bring

• Strong, wide‑ranging portfolio showcasing design skills, built up over 3+ years of professional experience or supported by a relevant qualification.
• Proactive, adaptable approach with a willingness to learn quickly.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Digital fluency, including Adobe Express and Microsoft Office.
• Keen eye for detail across typography, copy and layout.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organisational ability, with confidence prioritising and taking ownership under pressure.
• Enthusiasm for contributing fresh, exciting creative ideas.
• Confidence using AI tools to support creative ideation, mock‑ups and production.
• Up‑to‑date knowledge of design trends and best practice.
• Comfortable with, or sympathetic to, World Vision’s Christian ethos and values.

Desirable

• Experience working within a charity, international development or faith‑based organisation.
• Interest in working within a collaborative, mission‑driven in‑house creative team.
• Skills in motion graphics, video editing, animation or interactive design – After Effects and illustrative skills a plus.

What We Offer

• Pension.
• Generous holiday entitlement.
• Free parking at our Milton Keynes office.
• Hybrid working.
• Learning and development opportunities across the global partnership.

Please note that you must hold the Right to work in the UK documentation as this role is not sponsored. World Vision UK is a Disability Confident Employer. We value diversity and aspire to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people representing all sections of the community. World Vision UK also operates flexible working policies and practices. As a child focused organisation, World Vision UK is committed to the safeguarding of children, therefore any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of applicable background checks, including a criminal records check. World Vision UK is a registered organisation operating the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) and we shall check with your previous employers about your behaviour and conduct. We will be requesting they complete a form known as a Statement of Conduct. By submitting your application, you understand and accept that World Vision UK will process the data you provide for the purposes of your application and in accordance with the World Vision UK.