Design Officer

GDST; Sutton; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries and pay progress

Extensive professional development

Training grants for qualifications

Generous pension schemes

Free life assurance

Up to 50% discount on GDST fees

Interest-free training loans

Cycle to Work scheme

Competitive terms and conditions of em

Open to events and extra hours

Job summary

GDST is seeking a creative Design Officer to work across Sutton High School and Brighton Girls. You will produce engaging visual and audio-visual content, supporting school communications, celebrating student achievement and helping connect with current and prospective families.

The role covers graphic design, digital content, photography and video, with two days per week at each school and the option to work from home one day per week.

Qualifications

• Experience in design, content creation or marketing environments.
• Strong eye for layout, typography and visual storytelling.
• Proficient with Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, Canva and video editing software.
• Experience producing digital content for websites or campaigns.
• Able to manage several projects and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Create campaign assets and open day materials.
• Design publications and displays for school communications.
• Film and edit interviews or event highlights.
• Produce short-form video and motion content for social channels.
• Liaise with external suppliers and manage assets.
• Contribute ideas to improve content quality across schools.

Skills

Design

Content creation

Video editing

Education

Graphic design training

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Canva

Video editing software

Job description

Role

Design Officer Salary from £27,987, pro rata to term time from £22,187, depending on experience Full time Permanent contract This is an exciting opportunity for a creative designer and content creator to make an impact across two distinctive Girls' Day School Trust (GDST) schools. Working across Sutton High School and Brighton Girls, you will create engaging visual and audio-visual content that brings each school’s story to life, celebrate student achievement and helps us connect with current and prospective families. Two days per week will be spent at each school, with the option to work from home one day per week. Occasional evening and weekend work will be required to support school events such as open mornings. It is a varied, hands-on creative role spanning graphic design, digital content, photography and video. You will produce materials for websites, social media and digital campaigns as well as publications, brochures, event materials, presentations, displays and other marketing and admissions activity.

Your work could include creating campaign assets and open day materials, designing publications and displays, filming and editing interviews or event highlights, producing short-form video and motion content for social channels and adapting creative ideas across different formats and audiences. You will also liaise with external suppliers where required, help maintain shared digital assets and contribute ideas that improve the quality and effectiveness of creative content across the schools. The role offers plenty of variety, autonomy and the opportunity to see your work used across a wide range of high-profile communications and events.

About you You will bring experience from a design, creative content or marketing environment, together with a strong eye for layout, typography and visual storytelling. You should be confident using design tools such as Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, Canva and video editing software, with experience producing digital content for websites, social media or marketing campaigns. Experience capturing and editing photography or video would also be valuable. You will be comfortable managing several projects and deadlines at once, interpreting creative briefs and adapting your work for different audiences and channels. Just as importantly, you will be collaborative, organised and detail-focused, with the creativity to generate ideas and the practical approach to turn them into high-quality finished work. Relevant experience could have been gained through employment, freelance work, placements or volunteering, and relevant training or professional development in graphic design, digital design, content creation, marketing or a related discipline would be an advantage.

Benefits

Benefits as part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can give you access to a wide community of expertise, professional development and opportunities to share ideas and best practice.

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance
• Up to 50% discount on fees for children at GDST schools
• Interest-free training, computer purchase and season ticket loans
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

Closing date: 7th September 2026 at 9am. Interviews - TBC.

The GDST is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.