Graphic Designer (Part Time, FTC)

The Role

This is a part-time, 3 month fixed term contract, with the possibility for extension.

Working closely with the Marketing team, the postholder will produce engaging and visually striking, print and digital content that aligns with Cheltenham Festivals’ brand identity and connects with diverse audiences. The postholder will be able to take an initial creative idea, concept or template and rollout the relevant assets to deadline.

Detailed Job Description

• To provide design support across Cheltenham Festivals:
• To deliver engaging design collateral including (but not limited to) brochures, leaflets, Festival signage, point of sale materials, presentations, press and digital assets.
• Work within brand guidelines, using existing templates and adhering to industry design and accessibility standards.
• Act as a brand guardian, ensuring all design work aligns with guidelines
• Be a strong team player, working closely with the Design Lead and Marketing & Design Executive to plan and collaborate on creative projects.
• Manage multiple projects, keeping to tight deadlines while keeping the marketing team informed of progress.
• To work closely with the Design Lead to ensure accurate executions of initial concepts
• Actively engage with the charity’s mission and vision

General responsibilities

In addition to the specific responsibilities all the Cheltenham Festivals team are expected to:

a. Diversity and Inclusion: ensure that our Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) policies are followed and embrace the benefits of diversity so that everyone – irrespective of individual differences in their identities, background, or any personal characteristics – receives fair and equal treatment in a safe, welcoming, and enjoyable environment.

b. Performance Improvement: be responsible for your own performance, participate in our performance review procedures and propose better, faster, or less expensive ways to do things which help our overall mission.

c. Health and Safety be responsible for ensuring the health and safety of the team and yourself by following safe systems of work, and by meeting the requirements of the health and safety policy.

d. Compliance and Integrity be compliant with the law and the festivals’ policies especially with regards to data protection and IT security and ensure other policies as advised from time to time are followed.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and the nature of our work and the size of our team at Cheltenham Festivals requires everyone here to be flexible. You may be required to take on such reasonable additional or other responsibilities and tasks as we need from time to time.

Person Specification Criteria:

Essential Skills and knowledge required:

· A portfolio demonstrating a strong range of creative abilities, including examples of print, digital and projects that showcase your effective application of brand guidelines (Please include this with your application).

· Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)

· Strong artworking skills with excellent attention to detail

· Ability to understand and apply brand guidelines accurately

· Experience working in an agency, in-house design team, or as a freelance designer

· Competence in taking projects from brief to completion

· Understanding of print production and knowledge of print processes

· Experience creating digital designs

· Ability to work efficiently to tight deadlines with accuracy and speed

· Excellent typographic skills

· Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise tasks

Desirable:

· A passion for design and innovation

· Awareness of the latest design trends and technologies and their role in a commercial environment

· Knowledge or experience in motion graphics and web design (e.g. After Effects, Adobe XD)

· Experience using project management tools like Monday.com

· Ability to adapt to feedback and refine designs based on stakeholder input

· An interest in accessibility and user experience best practices

· Proficiency in Canva

Essential Behaviours:

· Motivated self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and act on your own initiative

· Committed to excellence & continual improvement

· Persistent and goal-focused

· Ability to work collaboratively

· Respectful to colleagues and partners

Desirable Behaviours:

· Enthusiastic about the work of Cheltenham Festivals and/or contemporary culture

Qualifications:

• Minimum of Maths and English GCSE or equivalent experience in a design or motion graphics-related subject

Pay: £11,351.35 per year

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Cheltenham GL50 1HX