Job Description
The Woodland Trust is looking for a Designer to design visuals and engaging communications to help the organisation communicate to a range of audiences across a variety of platforms.
The Role:
• This role is key to helping us communicate key missions and projects to a large audience using digital channels and print.
• You will take briefs and work with clients to design and develop visuals and media in line with their requirements and deadlines.
• This role is responsible for client liaison and ensuring an up-to-date online workflow system using Monday. com.
• You will manage a variety of your own multi-channel projects, working directly with other colleagues to support the needs of the projects.
• You will reinforce the Trusts brand guidelines and communicate these to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• You’ll be responsible for creating and managing effective partnerships with external agencies across print, mail and digital media.
• This role includes a mix of working from home and at our main office in Grantham, Lincolnshire. Visits to Grantham would be required no more than once a month on average.
• This is a part-time role, working 22.5 hours per week
The Candidate:
• You have an enthusiasm for the environment and share our core values -Grow Together, Explore, Focus and Make it Count
• You’ll have experience in using Adobe Creative Cloud to develop creative ideas from the briefs provided and in designing visuals for social media platforms
• You’ll have knowledge of on and offline channels and how best to navigate these to get the best outcomes.
• You’ll be skilled in communicating with clients to understand briefs and create ideas and material to be used throughout the organisation.
• With strong time management skills, you’ll be able to complete work to agreed deadlines with clients and colleagues.
• You’ll have knowledge of the creative design process, art working process and creating print ready files from your design work.
• You’ll be able to manage multiple workstreams and projects whilst maintaining the quality of your work.
• You’ll have experience in communicating with clients to understand briefs and create ideas and material to be used throughout the organisation.
• You’ll be educated to a degree level, preferably in a role related area.
• You’ll have strong communications skills, being able to build and develop relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Benefits & Wellbeing: Joining our team means you'll be a big part of tackling environmental and climate issues. We take good care of our staff, offering support and training opportunities. We also offer:
• Enhanced Employer Pension
• Life Assurance
• Flexible & Hybrid Working Options
• Generous Annual Leave
• Enhanced Parental Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
About Us: The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading woodland conservation charity and is dedicated to creating a world where trees and woods thrive for both people and nature. Our mission involves engaging and inspiring individuals to contribute toward tackling the nature and climate crisis through the protection, restoration, and creation of essential woodland habitats.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: To achieve our vision of a world where woods and trees thrive for people and nature, we need to better reflect society and the communities we work in. All people, no matter their background, identity, ability, or circumstance, should benefit from trees.
People of colour and disabled people are currently under-represented across the environment and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we particularly encourage you to apply.
Please contact us to discuss any additional support or adjustments you may need to complete your application.
Application Advice: For fairness we keep our candidates’ personal details hidden from the hiring managers, so they do not see your CV until shortlisting is completed. Make sure that your Personal Statement clearly shows how your skills and knowledge link to the specifications in the job description and you share with us your passion for the role.
Apply Now: If you're ready to make a difference and grow with us, send in your application today. We might close the job opening early if we get a lot of applications, so it's a good idea to apply soon. If we do close the advert early, and you have an application in process, we will email you prior to closing to give you time to complete.
Interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on 19th and 20th June 2025.