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6 Month Fixed-Term Contract Opportunity
Canada Life UK looks after the retirement, investment and protection needs of individuals, families and companies. We help to build better futures for our customers, our intermediaries and our employees by operating as a modern, agile and welcoming organisation.
Part of our parent company Great-West Lifeco, Canada Life UK has operated in the United Kingdom since 1903. We have hundreds of respected and supported employees committed to doing the right thing for our customers and colleagues.
Canada Life UK is transforming to create a more customer-focused business by providing our customers with expertise on financial and tax planning, offering home finance and annuities propositions, and providing collective fund solutions to third party customers.
Job Summary
This position is a fixed-term contract for six months. Working in the Creative Hub, this role is to support the business with regulatory updates to over 1500 literature items and ensuring consistent adherence to brand guidelines. We are looking for an experienced and talented individual with strong design, artworking and print management skills. This person must be a self-starter and we expect the successful applicant to be able to hit the ground running.
What You'll Do
* Take and interpret design briefs, understanding customer requirements for online/offline collateral ensuring that on-brand marketing material that meets the brief is delivered (outcome expected).
* Delivery within brand guidelines across all disciplines whilst ensuring that regulatory and corporate requirements are met.
* Assist with the management of internal and external resources (agencies, printers, digital marketing etc.) to produce all collateral on time/within budget.
* Briefing and managing all participants in the production process, including liaison with outside agencies and all relevant internal parties, to ensure all material (printed and digital) is delivered to a high standard and on time and within budget.
* Assist with maintenance of a creative library of all collateral to ensure up-to-date material is available for internal distribution.
Who You Are
* Excellent Mac-based knowledge of design packages, including Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat etc.).
* Creative thinker.
* Proven experience working either in-house or agency with knowledge of print and digital media production, communication and distribution techniques and methods.
* Attention to detail, ability to proof design work with a high level of accuracy and excellent typographical skills.
* Ability to deal with people internally and externally at all levels.
* Ability to manage multiple tasks, be extremely organised, and work well under pressure whether independently or as part of a team.
* Excellent communication, focused and deadline-driven.
Qualifications
* Graphic Design qualification preferable.
* At least 3-4 years experience in the design industry.
Benefits Of Working At Canada Life
We believe in recognising and rewarding our people, so we offer a competitive salary and benefits package that's regularly reviewed. As a Canada Life UK colleague, you'll receive a competitive salary and comprehensive reward package including a generous pension and bonus scheme, along with income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance. We have a fantastic number of other benefits and support services as well as regular personal and professional development.
How We Work At Canada Life
Our culture is unique and incredibly important to us. We care about doing the right thing for our people, customers and community and helping others to build better futures. Our blueprint behaviours shape and influence how we work, and are central to the relationships we have with others. Every day we are encouraged to be more curious, own the outcome, face into things together and find a way forward.
We want colleagues to have rewarding careers with us, so we invest in the development of our people, technology and workplaces. That's why we offer a range of training, flexible working and opportunities to grow and develop.
Diversity and inclusion
Building an inclusive workplace with a diverse workforce where everyone can feel they belong and achieve their potential regardless of gender, ethnicity or any other characteristic is a key commitment for us. We are proud of the progress we're making in DEI and continue to focus on it. At Canada Life we believe in the power of great people from different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives coming together to build better futures. We support flexible working arrangements where possible.
We appreciate that everyone has different work and life responsibilities. Flexible working arrangements, including part time, can be discussed for any of our roles should this be a requirement for you.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
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