Junior Graphic Designer
* Category: Design
* Location: Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2PH
* Salary: Starting from £32,108 per annum*
* Contract type: Permanent
* Hours: Full time, 36.5 hours per week
* Work from home: up to two days per week
* Contact: recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk
About the Role
The Major Projects & Exhibitions Department at the Ashmolean Museum delivers gallery redevelopments, temporary exhibitions and major cross-museum projects. You will join a creative and collaborative team, supporting the Museum’s public engagement, exhibitions and commercial activities through inspiring visual design.
You will develop high‑quality graphics for print and digital outputs, including marketing materials, exhibition graphics, gallery labels, signage and wayfinding. Working closely with colleagues across the Museum, you will manage multiple projects from concept to final production, ensuring all work reflects the Ashmolean’s visual identity and brand standards. You will also liaise with external suppliers, prepare print‑ready artwork and contribute to the ongoing development of the Museum’s design guidelines.
About You
• A degree or equivalent in Graphic Design or a related discipline, with a strong portfolio demonstrating creativity, conceptual thinking and excellent typographic skills.
• Experience working within an in‑house design team or commercial studio, with strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Highly organised, able to manage competing deadlines and confident presenting design solutions to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Experience working with visual identities and brand guidelines is essential, alongside an understanding of print production and accessible design standards.
• An interest in museums, galleries or the cultural sector would be advantageous.
What We Offer
* An excellent contributory pension scheme
* 38 days of annual leave
* A comprehensive range of childcare services
* Family leave schemes
* Cycle loan scheme
* Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
More information is available at https://hr.admin.ox.ac.uk/staff-benefits
Diversity & Inclusion
Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family‑friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from extended absence, for example shared parental leave. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible. If you require the job description or any other materials in an alternative format, or if you would like to request any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please contact the recruitment team at recruitment@glam.ox.ac.uk.
*An automatic annual increment each year will be paid up to (and not including) the discretionary range within the University of Oxford’s grade 5 salary scale.
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