Graphic Designer (Part Time Maternity Cover Contract)

Taylor And Francis; Packmoor; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Employee assistance programme

Share Match

Job summary

Taylor & Francis is seeking a talented Graphic Designer to join on a part-time basis (26 hours per week) for maternity cover through August 2027. You will deliver brand-aligned graphic and motion assets across global marketing campaigns, shaping concepts and execution across multiple channels.

The role requires strong experience in both graphic and motion design, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator,

Qualifications

• Strong experience in both graphic and motion design production.
• Demonstrated experience leading creative execution within campaigns.
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional marketing teams.
• Advanced working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator and Photoshop).

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end graphic and motion/video assets, including prepress file setup, designing, editing, animation and post-production.
• Manage timelines and milestones for assigned briefs.
• Maintain high standards of quality control across deliverables.
• Deliver projects to agreed KPIs and deadlines.
• Ensure creative execution aligns with brand guidelines, campaign objectives and channel requirements.
• Maintain oversight of assigned projects, proactively flagging risks or dependencies.
• Coordinate with the graphic and video designers where required
• Provide creative recommendations to enhance engagement and effectiveness.
• Share best practice and emerging trends in video and motion design.
• Contribute ideas to enhance workflow efficiency and creative impact.
• Actively develop skills in line with evolving design needs.

Skills

Graphic design

Motion design

Campaign leadership

Cross-functional work

Adobe Creative Suite

Tools

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

Job Description

We have an immediate opportunity for a Graphic Designer to join us on a part time basis (26 hours per week) on a maternity cover contract until around August 2027.

Role Summary

The Graphic Designer plays a key role in delivering high-quality, brand-aligned graphic and motion/video creative across global marketing initiatives.

The role leads creative development within assigned campaigns and projects, contributing concept thinking, storytelling expertise and executional excellence across channels.

Key Accountabilities

Creative Production & Delivery

• Deliver end-to-end graphic and motion/video assets, including prepress file setup, designing, editing, animation and post-production.


• Manage timelines and milestones for assigned briefs.


• Maintain high standards of quality control across deliverables.


• Deliver projects to agreed KPIs and deadlines.


• Ensure creative execution aligns with brand guidelines, campaign objectives and channel requirements.


• Maintain oversight of assigned projects, proactively flagging risks or dependencies.


• Coordinate with the graphic and video designers where required


• Provide creative recommendations to enhance engagement and effectiveness.


• Share best practice and emerging trends in video and motion design.


• Contribute ideas to enhance workflow efficiency and creative impact.


• Actively develop skills in line with evolving design needs.

Knowledge and Qualifications

• Strong experience in both graphic and motion design production.


• Demonstrated experience leading creative execution within campaigns.


• Experience collaborating across cross-functional marketing teams.


• Advanced working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator and Photoshop).

Skills and Behaviours Required

• Strong conceptual thinking and visual storytelling capability.


• Confident communicator within cross-functional project environments.


• Ability to influence creatively without formal authority.


• Organised and deadline-driven with strong prioritisation skills.


• Proactive and commercially aware approach to creative problem-solving.

We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. That's why we work in-person with each other, or with customers and partners, three days a week or more. When you’re not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces – like at conference – you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

What we offer in return

• An excellent work/life balance with a fantastic, flexible working culture


• 25 days annual leave per year plus a day off for your birthday


• 3 additional discretionary days off during the holiday season at the end of the year


• 4 paid volunteering days each year


• Company funded single cover private medical insurance


• Employee assistance programme – offering 24/7 well-being support


• Share Match – Plan that matches every share purchased with two free shares.


• Pension scheme


• Life assurance, plus optical and medical care

Closing date: 10th November 2026

The successful candidate will be able to utilise our balanced working model. We ask that candidates live within a commutable distance of our officesto ensure that as a balanced worker they can make it to our office locations to collaborate as required. There is an expectation for a minimum of 3 days per week in-person time, with those 3 days a week spent in our office in Milton Park, Oxfordshire.

Please note that our Milton Park office will be relocating to Oxford city centre in late 2027 / early 2028, offering an exciting new workplace in the heart of the city.

If you have a disability, or face another barrier, and would like to request an adjustment to assist your participation in the hiring process and/or in the advertised position, please contact [e-mail]. Your request will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.

Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa Business

Taylor & Francis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in and value diversity of people and thought, fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where all colleagues can learn and succeed as their true selves. Taylor & Francis recruits, develops, and retains colleagues without regard to any protected personal characteristics or other non-merit-based factor.

We genuinely care about our colleagues, promoting work-life balance, wellbeing, and flexible working. We believe that the skills and experience you bring to Taylor & Francis are invaluable. We want you to have the opportunity to develop your abilities, and to innovate and develop in areas which you are passionate about. To find out more about our business and the great career opportunities please go to our Careers Site: http://www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/careers

Or better yet check out our LinkedIn ‘Life’ Page, highlighting our accomplishments, employees, and company culture. It’s also a good way of meeting our recruitment team, who will be happy to advise you on your journey here at T&F.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/taylor-&-francis-group/life/79e0c27c-afdf-4bbb-84e6-5f8ed5e10bb8