Designer

Since 1960 we have invested more than £500 million in blood cancer research in the UK. Where we’ve invested, survival rates and quality of life have improved. We’ve been working to beat blood cancer for over 50 years, and we won’t stop until we do. Be a part of our story and help us change the world.

We need a talented and driven individual to help us deliver outstanding creative solutions that are sector leading. You’ll be passionate about all things design and will be ready to help push our brand to the next level.

You will join as part of the brand and creative team, working in a small ambitious design team that will give you an opportunity to be fully involved in projects across the organisation.

You’ll report to the Senior Brand and Creative Manager and will work closely with our Lead Designer, Multimedia Producer and Creative Services Manager.

We work in a hybrid manner, which means while we have an office, we work wherever we do our best work. With that in mind you will be expected to travel to the London office for meetings, trainings and when project demands arise. On average we expect this to be 1-2 times a month, however this can vary depending on business needs. The office is available to work from Monday – Thursday should you choose to work from there at your own accord.

Please supply a portfolio as part of your application on your cover letter, either as a pdf or a link to your own website. Any applications without this will not be considered.

Application DeadlineJanuary 10, 2025DepartmentEngagementEmployment TypePermanentLocationLondon/HybridWorkplace typeHybridCompensation£34,700 / year

Key Responsibilities

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Team:

• Embrace our culture of creativity, collaboration, innovation and ownership within the team.
• Be an active member of the Blood Cancer UK team, embodying the values of the organisation: Striving for results. United as a family. Standing in other’s shoes. Making knowledge count.

Brand and creative:

• Contribute to the ongoing development of our brand identity.
• Develop new concepts to raise brand awareness and support our fundraising objectives considering new innovations in design.
• Share knowledge, specialist expertise and experience with the organisation.
• Be a brand guardian for the organisation.
• Keep all our assets consistent and on brand as we develop our story.

Technical:

• Design and prepare for production marketing materials, publications, promotional items and merchandise.
• Design assets for digital platforms such as social posts, banners etc.
• Working with teams to shape and develop creative briefs from inception through to delivery.
• Create animated motion graphics in After Effects

THINGS WE ALL DO

• Promote Blood Cancer UK’s vision, mission and core values
• Support Blood Cancer UK’s commitment to actively promoting equality, diversity and inclusivity
• We’re all fundraisers. This is slightly different for all roles, and your team will have fundraising KPIs and objectives we all work to
• Attend and assist at Blood Cancer UK events and activities as required (NB this involves evening and weekend work)
• Be an effective ambassador for Blood Cancer UK at any activity you attend
• All staff are expected to adhere to Blood Cancer UK’s policies and procedures
• Do any other reasonable things your manager needs you to do
• We work in partnership with our community by actively involving people affected by blood cancer in the decisions we make about our work – what we do and how we do it.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Excellent design skills with the ability to produce strong creative work.
• Worked in a design role either client or agency side.
• Good working knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat and After Effects.
• Some experience of creating animated motion graphics.
• Ability to create, develop and present creative concepts.
• Experience of producing comms materials across multiple platforms, including experience of digital.
• Confident in receiving and working through a brief.
• A positive attitude to technology, insight and data, including an enthusiasm to use new technologies and ways of working to deliver team/individual objectives.
• Fluent with digital collaboration tools to meet, share and collaborate with colleagues.
• Builds and maintains good working relationships with colleagues, and a collaborative approach to projects.
• Good knowledge of print and production processes and experience liaising with a variety of suppliers.

About Blood Cancer UK

FLEXIBLE WORKING & OUR BENEFITS

We welcome conversations about part time working, job shares, and all forms of flexible working right from application stage. You can get in touch with us at [email protected] if you want to ask us anything about flexible working.

Benefits: We think our benefits are brilliant, and the majority start from day 1. These are just a few of them:

• 30 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays
• Generous pension scheme and Life Assurance
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, as well as study leave and a day off to move house
• Wellbeing is a priority for us, we offer a wide range of individual and team support in our Wellbeing Hub
• Our Academy is our in-house Continued Professional Development (CPD) learning and development programme, including an internal mentoring scheme. We have organisation-wide focus days, which are days set aside for you to focus on your own development, without being interrupted by emails and meetings.
• Cycle to work and season ticket loans
• Opportunity to take sabbaticals

You can find full details about our benefits on our website.

Location: Working agile means we changed from having a culture where people are expected to be in the office from 9am to 5pm to one where we’re much more focused on what they deliver. We've built a positive culture where autonomy, trust, wellbeing and flexibility allow us to recruit and retain the very best people.   We recognise that teams still need to come together regularly to develop relationships and strengthen collaborative working.   Therefore, for the majority of roles, your contractual place of work will be one of our offices. The expectation for how often you will be required to attend the office is outlined in the job profile and will be discussed with you.   Details about our hybrid and agile working approach (including how travel expenses work) can be found on our website.

HOW TO APPLY

We ask you to send us a CV and cover letter. In your cover letter, we'd like to know why you're interested in working with us at Blood Cancer UK. It's also helpful if you tell us why you think you are a great candidate for this role based on the skills, knowledge and expertise section above. Your cover letter doesn't have to be too long, 1-2 pages is ideal. Please don't add photos or graphics to your CV, as we use blind shortlisting at this stage of the process.

Full details about our recruitment processes, including how we use blind shortlisting and what to expect at each stage of the process can be found on our website. Sometimes we close our vacancies early, usually because we have had a lot of great applicants, so we’d always encourage you to apply early rather than wait until the deadline.

WHY WORK AT BLOOD CANCER UK?

We're the 9th best charity in the UK to work for according to Best Companies 2021!

We started because of Susan, we’ll get there because of you.

Blood Cancer UK was started by one family who lost their daughter, Susan, to blood cancer, and that history and sense of family continues to shape who we are today. When you join Blood Cancer UK, you don’t just become an organisational employee – you become part of a collaborative community dedicated to funding research into beating blood cancer that includes some of the most inspiring people you’ll ever meet.

And we’re not that far away from beating blood cancer. We’re confident we can do it within the next generation, and this makes us hugely ambitious and gives us a sense of real urgency. It also means we’re changing quickly as an organisation as we constantly challenge ourselves and strive to become more and more effective. This pace of change means working here isn’t for everyone. But if you’re excited by the chance to work in a fast-paced, agile and supportive environment with the focus and ambition to beat blood cancer this could be the place for you! We focus on results rather than time spent at a desk, so we deliver more for people affected by blood cancer.

Blood Cancer UK offers the chance to work for and with people affected by blood cancer, and the opportunity to advance your career and develop your skillset whilst taking on exciting new challenges and making your mark.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity. Read our statement which reflects our strong drive to change in this area.

To this end we would welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minoritised communities, and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.

You can read some examples of how we can support you through the application and interview process here.

Documents

Designer job pack

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Designer jd & person spec sept 2024

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