Midweight Designer

Job description

Be a disability Gamechanger:

• Bring Scope's brand to life with excellence in designing for online and offline channels to accessible standards.
• Work on a diverse range of creative projects from concept to completion, focused on collaborative working and team development.
• Inspire design colleagues, freelancers and external partners to ensure all creative projects are delivered on brand, on time, in budget and to a high standard.

Main responsibilities

• Interpret and respond to briefs from concept to final delivery
• Deliver engaging and best in class designs across Scope’s offline and online marketing projects, ensuring all outputs are of the highest standard
• Produce inspiring and engaging content and marketing materials which resonate with our target audiences and drive our mission for Everyday Equality.
• Consistently and creatively apply Scope’s brand to projects across the organisation
• Be a guardian of Scope’s brand by ensuring best practice in tone of voice and visual identity application.
• Understand the long-term vision and mission of the charity and are able to integrate the charity’s goals into design.
• Work with photographers, film makers and copywriters in order to meet all Scope’s content needs, and ensure all assets are stored effectively via our digital asset management system
• Champion accessible and inclusive design and proactively promote its importance internally and externally
• Work collaboratively with the Account Management team ensuring the successful delivery of multichannel marketing materials
• Provide technical expertise relating to print projects, as well as up-to-date knowledge on the latest digital media processes.
• Lead by example, live Scope’s values and provide safe working space that nurtures employees potential
• Comply with all Scope’s policies, procedures and external compliance such as GDPR, complaints and best marketing practice
• Compliance with HR, Scope systems and processes and performance

Internal contacts

All stakeholders across the business, especially:

• Marketing Lead
• Digital Marketing Lead
• Creative and Brand Lead
• Head of Digital Marketing, Creative & Brand
• Digital marketing team
• Creative team
• Fundraising Manager
• Retail and Community managers
• Campaigns and Policy manages
• Partnership team
• Engagement and Innovation Team

External contacts

• Printers and other digital and creative agencies

Person specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential

• Experience of working in an in-house creative studio or agency
• Experience of working on creative briefs from concept to delivery
• Proven knowledge of adhering to creative production workflows and sign-off
• Experience of working with a defined brand, applying and developing guidelines appropriately

Desirable

• Understanding of the Social Model of Disability
• Understanding of accessible and inclusive design principles and how to implement them
• Experience of working for charity brands
• Experience of working on fundraising and political campaigns, with an understanding of how to design emotive, engaging content that encourages people to take an action

Skills

Essential

• Able to present a highly creative and diverse portfolio of work
• Highly proficient with extensive experience using design software including the entire Adobe Creative Cloud suite
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Great inter-personal skills, demonstrating an ability to build strong relationships with internal colleagues at all levels
• A creative eye with strong attention to detail
• Flexible and adaptable – responding positively to change
• Ability to work to agreed deadlines and resolve conflicting priorities within projects
• Knowledge of working with MacOS

Desirable

• Good awareness of new design trends and skills
• Interest in illustration and photography