Integrated Designer

The University of Manchester; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employer pension contribution

Flexible working / Hybrid working

Purple Place employee discount

Job summary

The Whitworth, part of The University of Manchester, is seeking a motivated Designer to deliver high-quality visual design for exhibitions, programmes and communications across print and digital platforms.

You will produce creative design solutions for campaigns, digital content, social media and print, preparing artwork for production and ensuring brand alignment with university guidelines. Collaborate with curatorial and engagement teams to interpret briefs and create engaging visuals.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate strong design skills with experience producing visual content across both print and digital formats.
• Have experience using Adobe Creative Suite (particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop).
• Demonstrate strong typography, layout and visual communication skills.
• Be able to interpret design briefs and translate them into effective visual solutions.
• Show a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and to representing diverse audiences through visual communications.

Responsibilities

• Produce creative design solutions for exhibition campaigns, digital content, social media, print collateral and promotional materials.
• Prepare artwork for print and digital production, ensuring files meet technical specifications and brand standards.
• Design visual assets that support storytelling and audience engagement across multiple platforms.
• Support the delivery of exhibition and programme campaigns by producing design assets for web, email, social media and print.
• Work with colleagues across curatorial, programming and engagement teams to interpret briefs and deliver effective design solutions.

Skills

Strong design skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Typography

Brand guidelines

Visual storytelling

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

• CV, Cover letter & portfolio of own work required. When submitting your application, please upload as one document under 1MB.
• We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our team as a Designer at The Whitworth. This role offers an exciting opportunity to create high-quality visual design for the Whitworth’s exhibitions, programmes and communications across print and digital platforms.

• CV, Cover letter & portfolio of own work required. When submitting your application, please upload as one document under 1MB.
• We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our team as a Designer at The Whitworth. This role offers an exciting opportunity to create high-quality visual design for the Whitworth’s exhibitions, programmes and communications across print and digital platforms.

The role will support the delivery of marketing campaigns, digital content and audience engagement activity by producing compelling visual assets that reflect the Whitworth’s identity and align with both our and The University of Manchester’s brand guidelines.

You will be responsible for:

• Produce creative design solutions for exhibition campaigns, digital content, social media, print collateral and promotional materials.
• Prepare artwork for print and digital production, ensuring files meet technical specifications and brand standards.
• Design visual assets that support storytelling and audience engagement across multiple platforms.
• Support the delivery of exhibition and programme campaigns by producing design assets for web, email, social media and print.
• Work with colleagues across curatorial, programming and engagement teams to interpret briefs and deliver effective design solutions.

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.

About You

We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:

Essential Criteria

• Demonstrate strong design skills with experience producing visual content across both print and digital formats.
• Have experience using Adobe Creative Suite (particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop).
• Demonstrate strong typography, layout and visual communication skills.
• Be able to interpret design briefs and translate them into effective visual solutions.
• Show a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and to representing diverse audiences through visual communications.

Desirable Criteria

• Experience working in a cultural, arts, museum or higher education environment.
• Experience producing design for digital and social media platforms.
• Experience creating simple motion graphics or video assets.
• Familiarity with asset management systems or digital publishing platforms.
• Experience working with external suppliers such as printers or photographers.

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Our benefits include

• Generous employer pension contribution
• Christmas closure across all departments outside of annual leave and bank holidays
• Purple Place employee discount platform

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working.

We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy.

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This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must demonstrate the right to work in the UK.

Applications close at midnight on the closing date.

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