Job Ref: 214840961

Date: 2021-10-07 10:59:07

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Bletchley Park, a vibrant heritage attraction, open daily to visitors, revealing the secrets and telling fascinating stories of the secret British World War Two codebreaking operations has an exciting opportunity for a Designer to produce quality design and creative content, championing the Bletchley Park brand, assisting with initiatives and campaigns to drive visitation, support, and engagement.

The Bletchley Park people, staff and volunteers, are their biggest resource and are committed to value, invest in, and nurture our people. One of our 6 strategic goals is to be the best we can in how we lead, manage, and invest in our people. Bletchley Park is a great place to work, and we are committed to making it even better.

At Bletchley Park, we are looking for a Designer who has the following skills and experiences: 

Demonstrable experience in graphic design or related work.
Understanding/experience of designing for digital platforms.
Excellent design skills (particularly using InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
Good typography and layout skills.
Demonstrable experience and/or understanding of printing and other production processes.
Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to be confident, patient and articulate when communicating at all levels, particularly with other staff members and internal stakeholders.
An eye for detail with written work, able to proofread copy and uphold the Bletchley Park House Style.
Good organisational and admin skills with the ability to prioritise workload and be flexible.
An understanding of the importance of brand guidelines and identity.
Project management experience, the ability to work quickly and accurately under time pressure, and on several projects at the same time.
As a Designer at Bletchley Park, you will: 

Deliver all aspects of design and artwork for the organisation, creating and taking approved concepts and adapting them across a wide range of formats (including adverts, brochures, small exhibitions, signs, learning resources, web banners, and graphics etc.).
Produce visual media content (including filming, photography, editing, animation, motion graphics, illustration, and audio) across all BPT digital media platforms including broadcast, advertising, and website communications.
Respond to design requests from internal teams, liaising effectively with colleagues to deliver creative projects and outputs, working collaboratively to agree, set and meet deadlines for production. Adapting artwork and visual media based on feedback from internal stakeholders.
Be responsible for the quality and standard of visual material across all channels, ensuring that all creative outputs meet the Bletchley Park brand guidelines and House Style, and are delivered to the highest standards, on time, and within budget.
Work closely with the whole Communications team on content and design elements of the Bletchley Park website, helping to ensure the website is up to date, organising for any new photography to be taken for new events or exhibitions, overseeing the overall design of the website.
Work closely with the Digital Engagement Officer to analyse engagement on all media platforms, in order to design and create visually engaging content for growing and diversifying audiences.
Work closely with the Marketing Manager and the Media and Publications Manager to manage relationships with external suppliers such as printers, design agencies, photographers, and film crews to ensure value for money and that quality is of a high standard. Work with external design agencies when needed to ensure visual identity is being correctly applied. Work in collaboration with the Marketing Manager to produce marketing collateral, ensuring the best print/graphics and visual media production methods are selected for each project.
Keep up to date with new production methods and techniques.
Manage a design schedule for cyclical and project work, maintaining records and files relating to the design and visual media work for each project.
Be proactive with improving the standard of design at Bletchley Park, making recommendations where improvements can be made.
Work collaboratively with the wider Public Engagement department to generate ideas for events and content, income-generating opportunities, and retail products.
Support and assist the Press and Publications Manager with the creative direction of Bletchley Park publications including Ultra Magazine, and other in-house publications e.g., the BPT Souvenir Guidebook.
Carry out other ad hoc tasks as required by the department.
Be committed to health and safety and ensure familiarity with all of the site’s health and safety policies and procedures.
Promote equality and diversity in all aspects of your work by developing and maintaining positive working relationships, ensuring that colleagues are treated fairly and with respect/dignity.
Be security conscious, ensuring familiarity and co-operation with all Bletchley Park security procedures.
You will be working 37.5 hours per week with some out-of-hours work required. This will be recompensed by time in lieu.

In return, you will receive a salary of £28,000 per annum plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), a company pension scheme and a BUPA wellbeing cash plan.

If this sounds like the Designers role for you and you would like to join the team at Bletchley Park, please send your CV with a covering letter setting out why you are suitable for this role.

Closing date for applications is 29.10.21, however, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date

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