Multimedia Designer

Student Loans Company • Darlington, SC

9d • £30,201 - £35,781 • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for an experienced Multimedia Designer who can quickly turn ideas and complex information into clear, accessible and engaging content. You’ll bring a broad multimedia skill set spanning graphic design, video, audio, motion graphics, presentations and digital publishing. You’ll understand how layout, typography, imagery, accessibility and user experience work together to create content that is easy to understand and effective for its intended audience. Working across a varied portfolio of organisational priorities, you’ll create high-quality content for reports, presentations, our intranet, GOV.UK, colleague communications and other corporate publications. You’ll be comfortable taking broad or developing briefs, quickly identifying the underlying communication need and recommending a creative approach that is effective and proportionate. You’ll work closely with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, including senior leaders, providing confident professional advice and constructively challenging ideas where another solution would better meet the audience’s needs. You’ll be able to manage competing priorities, work independently and translate briefs into strong creative solutions quickly, combining pace with accuracy, accessibility and attention to detail. The role offers the opportunity to make a visible contribution across SLC, with a particular focus on supporting internal communications and wider organisational priorities through thoughtful, practical and high-quality multimedia content. As part of your application, please provide a link to a portfolio or examples of relevant work across different multimedia formats. During the interview, you’ll be asked to select one project and spend up to five minutes explaining the brief, your personal contribution, the creative and accessibility decisions you made, and the outcome.

Requirements

• Working proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud including Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects Premiere Pro, (or in an equivalent design programmes) and O365 products including designing in Word, PowerPoint etc, and video editing software
• Highly skilled written and verbal communications and ability use storytelling and visual techniques to explain complicated things simply
• Highly developed organisational, time and project management skills to ensure co-ordination of content creation and sign off.
• Must enjoy the challenge of producing high-quality work while delivering at pace with little requirement for supervision
• Demonstratable experience of graphic design, motion graphics, typography and multimedia design for a variety of on and offline channels (websites/intranets, social media etc).
• Experience of print requirements and deadlines using brand guidelines
• Degree, relevant qualification or comparable experience in creative communications
• Confirm you have the right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality content for reports, presentations, intranet, GOV.UK, colleague communications and other corporate publications.
• Take broad or developing briefs, identify communication needs, and recommend creative approaches.
• Work closely with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels, providing professional advice and constructively challenging ideas.
• Manage competing priorities, work independently, and translate briefs into creative solutions.
• Combine pace with accuracy, accessibility, and attention to detail.
• Support internal communications and wider organisational priorities through multimedia content.

Benefits

• A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
• Option to buy/sell annual leave
• Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available
• Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
• Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption
• Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree