Graphic Designer

What will you be doing?

We are looking for an experienced Graphic Designer to help with our design and creative outputs, these include:

• Website
• Social Media content
• e-flyers
• posters
• pamphlets

You will be supported by our Creative Director and Heads of Design and be part of a growing creative team. You will use your design skills to create engaging collateral for both print and digital, including wireframes for our web development team.

All volunteers will be expected to be:

• Approachable
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Ability to develop a good rapport with people
• Good interpersonal skills
• Excellent listening skills
• Able to feedback in writing on views heard
• Have a commitment to helping others, have a voice and improve local services
• Be non-judgemental, open-minded and able to separate your own experiences.

The role is flexible, and the time commitment expected is around 3 hours a week.
Please only apply if have regular time available and are looking to be part of an organisation 

You will be joining a fast-growing organisation of over 40 volunteers from a variety of backgrounds and skill sets. There are lots of opportunities for you to shape and grow your role and gain skills in other areas.

What are we looking for?

• To design and create graphic content as directed by the Charity Director.
• To provide appropriate, necessary support and innovative ideas to the team regarding our social media presence
• Background in hands-on UI design and adept in Adobe XD and Figma.
• Strong understanding of user-centred design principles and research methods.
• Confident in collaborating and happy to work with various teams across the organisation.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Adobe Creative Cloud experience, designing for both print and digital.

What difference will you make?

Enable young people from all backgrounds to grow, develop and progress in life. We particularly target:

• Young people that have special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Young people from disadvantaged or vulnerable backgrounds.