Graphic Designer

The Graphic Designer manages a high volume of design and production requests, overseeing the full lifecycle of creative projects. They ensure design consistency across communications and collaborate with various stakeholders while mentoring colleagues and students in design practices.

Responsibilities

• Act as brand guardian, ensuring consistent application of school identity across all communications and touchpoints.
• Translate organisational goals and stakeholder briefs into effective, creative design solutions.
• Develop templates, guidelines, and systems to streamline design processes and enhance brand visibility.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to colleagues and student contributors in design practices.
• Manage end-to-end project workflows, including intake, design, reviews, approvals, and production.
• Engage with diverse stakeholder groups from senior leadership to students ensuring expectations, feedback, and outcomes are aligned.
• Prioritise and balance a high volume of requests, implementing systems to track progress and deadlines.
• Proactively communicate timelines, requirements, and deliverables to keep projects on track
• Oversee production schedules, budgets, and quality control for print and digital outputs.
• Liaise with external vendors, including printers, photographers, and agencies, to deliver cost-effective and high-quality outcomes.
• Ensure smooth logistics for collateral delivery and event support.
• Maintain photo and asset libraries, ensuring accessibility and effective usage across the school.
• Support departmental budget planning and ensure efficient use of design and production resources.
• Continuously improve design workflows, tools, and processes for greater efficiency and impact.
• Safeguarding & Child Protection: promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and young persons they work with or come into contact with.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ professional design experience, ideally within a high-volume, multi-stakeholder environment.
• Degree or Advanced Diploma in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or related field.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, from brief to production, within tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience in budget management, vendor liaison, and production logistics.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and related tools.
• Strong influencing and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with staff, students, and senior leaders.
• Experience in setting up and managing systems for design requests, workflow tracking, and asset libraries.
• Ability to mentor and guide junior staff or student contributors.
• Flexible, proactive, and innovative, with a commitment to continuous improvement.

Key Skills

• Graphic Design
• Visual Communication
• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Budget management
• Vendor liaison
• Production logistics
• Interpersonal skills
• Mentoring