Senior Graphic Designer
Hours: Full time (37 hours each week, all year round)
Duration: Temporary (until December 2026)
Salary: £29,502 a year + benefits
Location: Cross College role based at any of our campuses of Dearne Valley College, Rotherham College or North Notts College + hybrid working
About the Role
The role of the Senior Graphic Designer (Group Graphic and Digital Designer & Creative Lead) offers the opportunity to play a key role in delivering the RNN Group marketing strategy by ensuring the Group successfully and creatively promotes the opportunities it offers to employers, potential students and the wider community. Your role will include working on a multitude of campaigns across various Colleges and subsidiaries of the RNN Group. You will work in partnership across the whole organisation but mainly with colleagues in the marketing team which includes marketing officers and digital officers to produce a range of assets to support the promotion of the RNN Group. Use your design and leadership skills to ensure the College design works reflects and promotes an outstanding organisation to students, staff, local companies, the community, applicants to the college, visitors and stakeholders in line with the College recruitment and reputation strategy. You will create engaging designs which communicate the RNN Group’s vision and mission whilst upholding the brand guidelines to strengthen the brand.
You will…
* Have substantial design experience in an in‑house creative department or design agency, and experience in design and production of large multi‑page print publications such as annual reports, prospectuses, catalogues, etc.
* Hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths (or be willing to undertake) and a related graphic design qualification at a minimum of Level 5.
* Possess strong conceptual skills and the ability to develop ideas to produce a range of design solutions, with experience of working with photographers, leading on shoots to maximise images across a range of platforms.
* Be a team player, confident communicator with good interpersonal skills, able to deal with people at all levels in a friendly and efficient manner, and present design work to internal clients.
* Use Adobe CC InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator to design and deliver marketing assets.
* Report to the Group Marketing & Campaigns Manager, planning and prioritising your day‑to‑day workload and working with the Marketing Manager & Campaigns and members of the marketing team to ensure projects are completed to agreed timescales.
* Liaise constantly with other members of the Marketing Team, including digital team members and marketing officers, as well as a range of other colleagues.
Benefits and Rewards Package
* Access to local government pensions scheme
* Up to 44 days annual leave per year, including closure during the Christmas period
* Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
* Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in‑house Occupational Health service
* Full, part‑time and flexible working hours available in many roles
* Parking available at all of our sites
* Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
* New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the levelling up premium payments initiative
* Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made
What is the RNN Group?
RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams.
* We are Inclusive
* We have Integrity
* We Deliver
* We are One Team
We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022). We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model. This means that you’d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme.
The RNN Group is proud to be part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT). We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required to undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.
The Group’s core operating hours are 8.30am‑5.00pm (9pm on a Tuesday and Thursday during term time). You may be expected to work at any time during these hours to ensure business needs are met.
All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.
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