Applications must be received by 1 July 2026 at 11:55PM.
Location: Council Headquarters, Hamilton
Hours: 35 hours per week, Permanent
Work Pattern: Monday - Thursday 8.45am - 4.45pm, Friday 8.45am - 4.15pm
Salary: £42,228 - £43,158 per year
An exciting opportunity has arisen within South Lanarkshire Council's Chief Executive's Office within the Communications and Strategy service, and we are seeking to recruit a Graphic Design Officer.
You will be responsible for the effective day to day coordination, implementation of Graphic Design jobs using established processes and systems. You will also be required to take briefing meetings, process job requests, deal with suppliers and work closely with colleagues to meet deadlines. You will have a key role in supporting and developing of the Council's Communication and Strategy graphics design projects and functions.
You should be able to demonstrate excellent graphic design, communication, planning and organisational skills as well as the ability to effectively protect the council's reputation, apply council policies, coordinate and process workload and resources to meet the required service deadlines. You should have excellent IT skills (particularly in adobe creative suite) and be able to use animation software, understand social media formats and requirements, be dynamic and creative, with the ability to resolve problems as they arise. You should be able to contribute to process and system developments. Successful applicant will be required to be flexible in approach in dealing with Communications and Strategies requirements.
The job is office based in Hamilton in accordance with the councils agile working policy.
The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.
As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.