Brand Designer

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

25 days annual leave (plus holidays)

Bank holidays 8

Two weeks Christmas close-down

24-25% family tuition discount

Flexible working practices

TOTUM card access

Free parking

Wellbeing resources

Staff networks

Job summary

South Gloucestershire & Stroud College seeks a talented Brand Designer to shape SGS across all audience touchpoints. You’ll craft distinctive, campaign-ready work for digital, print and environments, partnering with brand, content, communications and digital teams.

Working across campaigns, recruitment events and everyday brand touchpoints, you’ll drive consistent, high-quality visuals that feel connected to SGS. A strong portfolio and Adobe CC expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong portfolio showing brand and campaign design across digital and physical formats.
• Experience creating brand identities and campaign artwork from concept to production.
• Advanced knowledge of Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).

Responsibilities

• Create distinctive, high-quality brand and campaign design from concept to finished artwork.
• Design across digital, social, web, print, signage, events and physical environments; ensure consistent SGS branding.
• Develop and adapt ideas for different audiences and touchpoints without losing core creative strength.
• Support open events, recruitment activity and stakeholder events; bring brand to life in spaces.
• Collaborate with campaigns, content, communications and digital teams; refine briefs as needed.

Skills

Brand design

Campaign design

Digital & print design

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma / motion design

Education

Design qualification or equivalent

Tools

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Figma

Job description

Reference:REQ001519
Location: Filton Campus
FTE Salary: up to £31,815.00 (Salary is dependent on qualifications and experience)
Actual Salary: £25,452.00
Contract Type: Permanent, Part Time
Working Hours: 29.6 hours per week

At SGS, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident employer. We encourageapplications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and communities, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Financial Rewards and Benefits:

• Opportunity to make a positive impact within the community and on learners’ lives
• Competitive Pension Scheme- Corporate and support roles have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), a flexible and pension accessible from the age of 55, with generous employer contributions of 16%.
• Generous Annual leave entitlement plus the 8 bank holidays- 25 days corporate and support functions, increasing to 30 days after 5 academic years’ service (Full-Time Equivalent).
• Two weeks leave during the Christmas closedown period largely supported by the discretionary closure days provided by the College.
• Extensive professional development with ongoing support for your personal & professional development, including 25% tuition discount for immediate family of SGS employees.
• Family friendly policies and a proven commitment to supporting flexible working practices
• Access to ‘My Lifestyle’ discounted shopping benefits, cycle to work scheme and a Technology Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Free Annual Eye test
• All staff members can buy a TOTUM card (formerly known as NUS Extra cards), as part of being an affiliate member of the Students' Union
• Staff have access and supported to be part of inclusive or sustainable staff networks and communities
• Free car parking at all campuses (Except Queens Road Art School)
• Access to a wide variety of external health and wellbeing resources
• Subsidised onsite catering services including Costa Coffee

South Gloucestershire & Stroud Collegehas an excellent reputation for delivering further education and work-based programmes in a range of subjects – from business to sport, construction to media, GCSE’s and A Levels to Honour Degree level programmes.

Our experienced and passionate staff work hard to help students and colleagues achieve their personal challenges and career goals. We are proud of SGS and committed to making the College the best it can be. We are currently working hard to achieve “Outstanding” status after being classified as “Good” in our last inspection. For more information, please visithttps://www.sgscol.ac.uk/

We have an exciting role of Brand Designer within our Communications, Brand and Public Affairs team!
We’re looking for a talented Brand Designer to help shape how SGS shows up across every audience touchpoint. Working across campaigns, digital, social, print, publications, signage, events and physical environments, you’ll turn ideas into distinctive, beautifully crafted creative that feels considered, connected and recognisably SGS.

This is a role for someone who brings ideas as well as execution. You’ll work closely with the Head of Brand & Campaigns and colleagues across brand, content, communications and digital, taking work from initial concept through to final delivery, questioning briefs where needed and helping strengthen the creative thinking behind them. From major recruitment campaigns to open events and everyday brand touchpoints, you’ll play a key role in making sure the SGS brand is consistently strong, relevant and well made.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Create distinctive, high-quality brand and campaign design from initial concept through to finished artwork.
• Design across digital, social, web, print, publications, signage, events and physical environments, ensuring a consistent and recognisable SGS brand.
• Develop and adapt campaign ideas across different audiences, formats and touchpoints without losing the strength of the original creative.
• Support key College experiences, including open events, recruitment activity and stakeholder events, helping bring the brand to life in physical spaces.
• Work collaboratively with campaign, content, communications and digital colleagues, contributing ideas, questioning briefs and helping strengthen creative solutions

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

• A strong professional portfolio demonstrating excellent creative thinking, typography, layout, visual identity and attention to detail.
• Professional experience creating brand and graphic design across a range of digital and physical formats.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Experience taking creative work from initial brief and concept through to accurate, production-ready artwork.
• A relevant design qualification or equivalent professional experience, with experience of Figma and/or motion design particularly beneficial.

Expected Interview Date: Friday 2 nd October 2026

If you have any queries please contact [e-mail]

SGS College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory references, an Enhanced DBS check, and additional checks and online searches in accordance with KCSIE guidance.