Designer

British Triathlon; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

British Triathlon is seeking a Designer to act as the brand guardian and creative production engine across the organisation. You will design digital and print assets, manage brand templates, and support on-site event branding with external partners.

Reporting to the Head of Content & Communications, you will collaborate with Content, Marketing and Commercial teams to ensure consistent, high-quality visuals across campaigns and moments in sport.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating range across digital, print and brand application.
• Experience implementing and maintaining brand guidelines across channels.
• Experience designing for both digital and print, including social assets and brochures.
• Experience managing print production from briefing to delivery.
• Ability to create branded templates for non-designers (Canva templates).
• Strong typography, layout and visual brand consistency.
• Confident briefing and directing external suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Design assets across digital and print channels for campaigns, events and comms.
• Support on-site brand delivery at major events with external partners.
• Create branded templates for internal communications and presentations.
• Produce motion graphics or simple animations where needed.
• Collaborate with Marketing on campaign design across funnel stages.

Skills

Strong portfolio

In-house designer experience

Brand guidelines management

Digital and print design

Print production management

Canva templates

Adobe Creative Suite

Typography & layout

Project prioritisation

Brief external suppliers

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Canva

Job description

Purpose

The Designer is the creative production engine of British Triathlon — the person who ensures everything looks and feels unmistakably us. From a social media graphic to a fully dressed event venue, this role ensures that every visual touchpoint reflects British Triathlon’s brand with consistency, quality and creative ambition.

Working across the whole organisation and reporting to the Head of Content & Communications, the Designer collaborates with colleagues in Content, Marketing, Commercial and beyond to bring campaigns, programmes and key moments to life. No two weeks look the same — and that variety is exactly what makes this role exciting.

Key Tasks

Brand Guardianship & Visual Identity

• Act as custodian of British Triathlon’s visual brand, ensuring all design output across the organisation is consistent, distinctive and aligned to brand guidelines.
• Maintain, develop and police brand assets, templates and guidelines — including creating and managing a library of Microsoft Office and Canva templates that enable colleagues across the organisation to produce on-brand materials independently.
• Provide guidance and quality control on brand application across teams, partners and suppliers, flagging and resolving inconsistencies wherever they arise.
• Contribute creative input to brand development conversations, supporting the Head of Content & Communications with the evolution of British Triathlon’s visual identity over time.

Multi-Channel Design & Production

• Design and produce a wide range of assets across digital and print channels, including social media graphics, web assets, email templates, brochures, posters, signage, advertising and promotional materials.
• Support major events with on-site brand delivery, from promotional assets and pull-up banners to broader event space design, working with external suppliers to ensure execution meets brief.
• Contribute creative input to kit design conversations with commercial and kit partners, ensuring brand consistency is reflected in athlete and team apparel.
• Create branded templates and assets for internal communications, presentations and organisational materials, ensuring a consistent look and feel beyond just the public-facing brand.
• Produce simple motion graphics and animated assets for social media where required, with awareness of AI-assisted design tools as part of a modern creative workflow.

Digital Asset Management & Print Production

• Manage British Triathlon’s content asset library of photography, video and design assets, ensuring files are well organised, easy to locate and rights-compliant for use across the organisation.
• Manage image rights, music licensing and any other rights considerations across visual assets, escalating complex rights issues to the Head of Content & Communications.
• Brief, quote and manage relationships with print suppliers for all print production requirements, ensuring delivery is on time, within budget and to the required quality standard.
• Prepare and supply print-ready artwork files, managing the technical requirements of print production from initial design through to final delivery.

Collaboration, Briefing & Campaign Support

• Manage the internal design briefing process, working with teams across the organisation to receive, prioritise and deliver design requests in a clear and efficient way.
• Work closely with the Social Media Manager and Senior Content Executives to produce visual assets that support the content calendar, ensuring social and editorial output is well-designed and platform-appropriate.
• Support the Marketing Managers with campaign design across all funnel stages, producing assets for paid and organic campaigns, email marketing and partnership activations.
• Brief and provide creative direction to external freelance designers and agencies where additional capacity is required, maintaining quality and brand consistency across all outsourced work.

Relationships

The Designer reports to the Head of Content & Communications and works as part of the Content & Communications team, collaborating closely with the Social Media Manager, Senior Content Executives and PR & Comms Manager on a day-to-day basis.

The role works regularly with all three Marketing Managers to support campaigns, and with colleagues across Participation, Commercial and Customer Experience to deliver design needs across the wider organisation. Externally, the role manages relationships with print suppliers, external designers and creative freelancers.

About You

Our values sit at the heart of everything we do, and we’re looking for someone who truly lives them:

• Inclusive – You collaborate naturally, seek diverse opinions, and welcome feedback. You treat everyone with respect, integrity, and honesty.
• People-Centred – You’re an excellent communicator who builds strong, lasting relationships across all levels. You demonstrate high emotional intelligence in your interactions.
• Ambitious – You’re proactive, creative, and open to new ideas. You set ambitious goals, take accountability, and embrace learning through experimentation and failure.
• Do What’s Right, Not What’s Easy – You’re decisive, resilient, and unafraid to tackle difficult issues. You show sound judgment, protect confidentiality, and lead with courage.

In addition to these values, the following knowledge, skills, and experience are essential or desirable for this role.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong portfolio demonstrating range across digital, print and brand application
• Proven experience working as an in-house designer or in an agency environment producing work for multiple channels and formats
• Experience implementing and maintaining brand guidelines across multiple channels and stakeholders
• Experience designing for both digital and print, including social assets, email, brochures, signage and advertising
• Experience managing print production including supplier briefing, artwork preparation and file delivery
• Experience creating branded templates for use by non-designers, including Canva templates
• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
• Proficient in Canva, including creating and managing branded template libraries
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, colour theory and visual brand consistency
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent design projects and prioritise effectively under pressure
• Confident briefing and directing external suppliers and freelancers

Desirable

• Experience designing for live events, exhibitions or large-format venue dressing
• Experience working in sport, physical activity or a community-focused organisation
• Knowledge of triathlon or multi-sport disciplines
• Familiarity with motion graphics or animation tools such as Adobe After Effects
• Awareness of AI-assisted design tools and their application in a creative workflow
• Experience with kit, apparel or merchandise design

Personal Attributes

• Creative with a strong eye for detail and a genuine pride in the quality of their output
• Adaptable and willing to turn their hand to a wide variety of briefs, formats and subject matter
• Confident communicator, able to give and receive creative feedback constructively
• Collaborative and positive, with a proactive approach to supporting colleagues across the organisation
• Passionate about sport and visual storytelling
• Creative with a strong eye for detail and a genuine pride in the quality of their output

Additionally, it is desirable for you to be willing to travel to major events, as required, including occasional weekends