MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To assist the Learning Development Manager to promote, develop and support digital learning, in line with the diocesan strategy, working collaboratively with others in the diocese.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The Digital Learning Assistant will complete a 1-year ‘employee-in-training’ programme as part of a 5-year fixed-term contract, subject to the successful completion of the training year and probationary period.  In the first year, this role will include at least 20% of time working towards a relevant qualification and completing supplemental training modules as well as on-the-job training.  The employee-in-training will be expected to complete all required course assignments on time and to the required standard.  In subsequent years, a less formal programme of learning will be developed.

The balance of time will be spent assisting the Learning Development Manager to fulfil the duties detailed in the Role Description.  Depending on experience and the sequence of training, particular duties will be introduced throughout the training programme as appropriate.

The role-holder must always display an aptitude and eagerness to learn and to apply that learning on-the-job.

The training will take the following format:

1.An online Professional Diploma in Digital Learning Design including a significant portion of self-directed learning, leading to a level 5 qualification (RQF).

2.Supplemental training modules in using digital design tools including, Adobe Creative Suite products – Adobe Illustrator, In-Design, Premiere Pro and After Effects video editing software, as well as designing learning modules using Moodle.

3.On-the-job training will be completed in order to apply the learning from the course and supplemental training.

Crosslinks is a Christian charity that helps people get involved in God’s mission. We have workers in more than 35 countries worldwide. We believe mission is all about making disciples of Jesus Christ so our people and projects are all engaged in frontline evangelism or training pastor-teachers.

We’re looking for a talented content creator to join our team. If you love producing great content then this job is for you!

We need someone who is creative, experienced in producing content and has a good understanding of digital communications. Key responsibilities include:

• Produce and promote content including video, audio and other digital products.
• Take responsibility for Crosslinks’ social media channels and implement a strategy to grow our reach. 
• Train, equip and support Crosslinks staff and workers in producing their own videos.
• Support the development of the Crosslinks website.
• Edit and distribute prayer information for mission partners and other Crosslinks workers.
• Assist in the development and implementation of Crosslinks’ communications strategy. 
• Edit and input on other communications projects and products.

The Digital Content Creator will join the Crosslinks UK staff team in supporting all our global mission activities. If this sound likes the opportunity for you, click the 'Apply' button below to go to our website and access a full job description and application information.

This role is based in our Lewisham office but there is the option for working-from-home with travel to our office a few times a month.

We’re looking for our very first content designer to join an ambitious service design team. Are you an experienced content designer? Want to make an impact fast? Join us.

About the role:  

We’re on an exciting digital service innovation journey. And we’re recruiting our first content designer.

We’ve been funded by the National Lottery Digital Fund to develop a digital product or products that give kinship carers the information they need, when they need it, in the way that they want it. We’ll be working with an experienced digital agency to develop concepts, test prototypes and build an ambitious product road map.

The project will transform the way we support kinship care families – harnessing digital technologies to reach more people with more timely, relevant and personalised information to support them throughout their journey.

You will be working with our expert Advice Team who are in daily contact with carers and understand their needs most thoroughly.

You’ll also be working with a small internal project team lead by our Director of Service Design and Impact alongside our Advice Team, building relationships with kinship carers.

What you’ll do:

• Embed the Content Designer role in the charity and support colleagues to understand content design principles using techniques like paired writing.
• Set up content design processes in the charity and upskilling internal team members.
• Using expert data sources and advice, deliver accurate, informative user-focused content ensuring brand and message consistency.
• Carry out in-depth user research, using insight and analytics to optimise Kinship’s content.
• Support user research, working with Kinship teams (especially our Advice Team) to test content, information architecture, and prototypes.

What you’ll bring:

• A positive, curious mindset with a genuine passion for designing user-centric content that really delivers.
• A passion for jargon free, clear content.
• An ability to put people at ease and a true enjoyment of working collaboratively.
• Demonstrable experience of making complex language and processes easy to understand.
• Strong prototyping skills and knowledge of how to test content with real users.
• Ability to design content across digital and non-digital channels at all levels of user interaction – from high-level flows and journeys to specific interface details.

Hours: Part-time, 28 hours/per week, pro rata

Contract: 18 months, with possibility of extension

About Kinship:

Kinship is the leading charity in England and Wales for kinship carers – relatives and friends who raise children when their parents aren’t able to. We offer kinship carers expert advice as well as financial, legal, practical and emotional support and understanding from the moment they need it, for as long as they need it. We’re always there to help with the complicated and stressful decisions that so many kinship families have to make, as well as to celebrate the good times.

Working alongside kinship carers and the children they raise, with their voice and views at the fore, we build communities of support and give everything we have to fight for each family and their rights, as well as to raise awareness of kinship care and secure better support for all those playing this critical role.

BACKGROUND

CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian organisations, fighting poverty and inequality in 100 countries. It’s an exciting time to join CARE. Overall, the Confederation is moving towards a new vision of global influence and impact with a unified approach and interdependent way of working. CARE’s global program strategy drives a significantly step up our ambition to save and protect lives in emergencies and bring lasting change through our programs which focus on smart solutions and empowering women and girls. To resource our bold vision, we need to accelerate and strengthen external communications plans, and this role is key to this growth.

The main purpose of this role is to manage and develop the CARE International Secretariat’s digital channels, including the corporate website and social media accounts. The successful candidate will lead coordination and knowledge sharing across the organisation globally to build a thriving community of content and digital specialists in order to plan, co-create and curate global multimedia content, as aligned with the global calendar and overall communications strategy.

The ideal candidate is a tech savvy storyteller, on the front foot of new and emerging digital technologies and approaches.  With strong project management skills, and an emphasis on digital monitoring and evaluation, the role requires a combination of strategic thinking with hands-on implementation in fast-moving contexts, all while working collaboratively with a variety of departments and diverse global teams to support thriving digital and content communities of practice within CARE.

POSITION SUMMARY  - Key areas of responsibility but not limited to:

Global Digital Platform Management (approximately 50%)

• Manage CARE International Secretariat’s digital platforms including website, and social media using the latest cutting-edge tools and technologies to drive more innovative approaches
• Develop digital content that engages and inspires institutional and thought-leadership audiences, including by producing blogs and data visualisation assets for dissemination of global impact reports and analysis
• Manage social media dashboards and conduct performance analysis with a view to improving outreach and optimising content
• Alongside the Humanitarian Communications Coordinator, support the Head of Global Communications as required, and specifically on crisis communications.
• Develop and manage databases of graphic designers, multimedia producers and content agencies, and project manage when required.
• Assist with CARE International’s website redesign (ongoing) including coordinating content development  and acting as liaison between the agency and CARE staff

Global Digital Working Group Coordination (approximately 50%)

• Chair and facilitate global communities of practice relating to digital communications and multimedia content to provide leadership and coordination across the CARE Communications Working Group
• Support the development of digital content (short videos, infographics, and imagery) for regional and country offices
• Lead management and implementation of CARE International Global Content Fund for local storytelling with investing parties
• Build and deliver guidelines/training/tools and templates on digital/social media best practice for wider use by the CARE Confederation
• Working alongside the CI Humanitarian Communications Coordinator, report impact on a quarterly basis across the confederation
• Continually scanning the horizon for new opportunities in the digital space to share across relevant working groups
• Alongside the rest of the global communications team, act as a champion of CARE’s Global Communications Commitments to continue to promote diversity, inclusion and a decolonial approach to CARE’s external and internal communications practices

WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal

CI Secretariat staff, CARE International communications staff and communications colleagues in the wider CARE network.

External

Work with suppliers and consultants

Team

The Communications Coordinator reports to the CI Head of Global Communications and works closely with the Humanitarian Communications Coordinator.

Supervisory responsibilities

CI intern

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Required

• Academic degree or relevant diploma in digital communications, multimedia tools and techniques desired
• 3-5 years of experience in delivering digital communications including producing written and visual multimedia products and stories
• Solid understanding of communications principles and approaches and excellent communication skills
• Knowledge of HTML, and understanding of SEO and SEM principles.  Knowledge of Drupal a distinct advantage
• Competent in the use of Adobe Creative Suite, CANVA, video-editing software, digital content management systems and graphic design skills for social media
• Proven experience of monitoring content performance using analytics tools for press, social media and web and in ways that have improved performance and audience engagement
• Excellent command of the English language, knowledge of French, Spanish or Arabic a distinct advantage

Desired

• Experience in digital communications and content production for an international relief or aid organization
• Strong knowledge of CARE's work or work of peer organization
• Project management experience
• Experience with tools and platforms for knowledge management such as Sharepoint, Facebook Workplace and Microsoft Teams

Work attributes:

• Proactive approach to work planning and prioritisation
• Ability to work under pressure and deliver to deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail
• Good communication and team-working skills
• Experience of successfully influencing staff at all levels within an organisation
• Demonstrable interest in, and knowledge of, CARE's work, international development and humanitarian relief
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion and anti-racism

We are committed to preventing all unwanted behaviour at work.  This includes sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse.  We expect everyone who works for us to share this commitment by understanding and working within the CARE Safeguarding Policy and related framework.

CARE International has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners.  CARE International reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ current and/or previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer.

By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CARE International requesting the information specified above.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. We will seek at least two references, one of which must be your most recent employer. We participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme and will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, child abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, you confirm your understanding and agreement of these checks.

Location: Battersea Park
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time (40 Hours)
Salary: £28,000
Closing date: 15 November 2021

Ref: HQ017

Do you want to work for an organisation whose aim is to enrich lives and strengthen communities? Do you want to use your digital marketing skills to help us expand our reach and establish brand positioning for a diverse service offering? If so, Enable Leisure and Culture (Enable) is recruiting for a Digital Marketing Executive to support to our Marketing and Communications Team.

About the role

Enable is currently undergoing a brand re-development, and this role has been established to help us go forward on our journey for a more consistent visual presence and tone of voice throughout our digital footprint. As a new team we are currently establishing processes and procedures to better support our diverse service areas.

This is an exciting time to be joining our organisation. We are building a new Marcomms team and are looking for a team player who has strong self-motivation to help shape Enable’s future. Flexible working and working from home days can be arranged with the successful candidate.

About Enable

Here at Enable we pride ourselves on providing a diverse range of services for the community. Based in the London Borough of Wandsworth we are experts in events, parks services, sports facilities, leisure services, health & wellbeing, art and design education, bereavement services, venue management and filming services. We are a passionate organisation that feels strongly in supporting people not only within the community but in our organisation too. 

Why should you join Enable?

• 25 Days Annual Leave
• Flexible Working
• Pension Scheme
• Eyecare Vouchers
• Free Gym membership
• On-site shower facilities* certain places
• Season Ticket Loan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Weekly fruit basket
• Staff Treats
• Weekly Wellbeing Hour

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post.  In order to apply for this post, you must demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. 

We anticipate a high volume of interest in this post and reserve the right to close this role early if we find the right candidate, so encourage you to apply early.

Diversity is valued at Enable Leisure and Culture and is important in the work that we do. Applications from all sections of the community are welcome and will be considered on merit. Should you have a disability and require any additional support or if you have any questions regarding the above role, please contact us.

The role is full time and based primarily in the Parks Office in Battersea Park. The first round of interviews will be held virtually, and second round interviews will take place in the Parks Office, SW11 4NJ. Flexible working patterns can be discussed with the successful candidate.

Your Responsibilities

In the first six months you will…

• Take ownership of Enable’s social media accounts, first project managing the implementation of a recent social media audit that will see our channels reduce in number and go forward with specific strategy and KPI’s in place – as supported by service areas.
• Assist with project management as we undertake building a new website for Enable, lead by an external provider.
• Assist with a review of current data practices across the organisation and how we could improve our data organisation and usage.

And going forward you will…

• Create a social media content planning calendar; liaise with service areas to plan content.
• Create campaign marketing collateral independently or briefing in external designers where needed.
• Work with communications team to ensure that complaints and queries are answered in a timely manner.
• Create HTML templates for newsletters across the business.
• Create a dashboard to enhance campaign reporting
• Become an expert in website functionality and train service areas where required.
• Assist with Mailchimp best practice – ensure all data collection GDPR compliant.

Your Knowledge & Experience

You must be able to demonstrate the following:

• Relevant experience in content creation and management
• Adept marketing knowledge with the ability to create and deliver effective multi-channel digital campaigns
• Experience with copywriting and ownership of social media accounts; demonstrated evidence of increasing user engagement in line with campaign goals
• Knowledge of different social media platforms, including how to optimise them for the benefit of an organisation’s public profile and the creation of inspiring and engaging content

Desirable:

• Experience with design tools either web-based (Canva) or professional (InDesign / PhotoShop)
• Website management experience
• Mailchimp best practice; including how to use the platform to segment and better serve audience development
• Experience of working with CRM and email platforms
• Knowledge and hands on experience of Paid Social and Paid search advertising tools
• Knowledge and understanding of GDPR
• A love of data and analytics!

Design digital educational experiences students & teachers love

Position: Digital Product Designer (UI/Visual)

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Level: Associate-Mid

Start date: As soon as possible

Location: UK-based with hybrid working model (remote and office-based when required)

Deadline: 8th November 2021

We are looking for a brilliant Digital Product Designer with UI and visual focus, who will work in our Product Team and across our growing organisation to create beautiful and memorable learning experiences for students. Part of being on this team is a love for building a product you’re proud to share with your friends and family.

We strive to create highly engaging, high quality immersive learning content. You’ll be a part of a team that’s at the forefront of innovation in pedagogy, media, design and technology. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working within a fast-paced start-up environment as part of a phenomenal team working together to grow Lyfta into a formidable global education company. 

About Lyfta

Lyfta makes awe-inspiring digital learning experiences to foster empathy and global understanding. We have developed an award-winning, subscription-based digital platform where teachers and pupils can access stunning immersive storyworlds and curriculum-based lesson and assembly plans. 

Our theme-based learning experiences are ideal for teaching many subjects in primary and secondary school, as well as for home learners, including but not limited to Literacy, PSHE, Global Citizenship, Design Technology, Geography, Science and Art, as well as fostering 21st Century skills and values such as empathy, self-direction and critical thinking.

We are a positive, talented and hard-working group of people with a big goal: to contribute to a better world through education. We’re smart, innovative, energetic, and lots of fun.

Diversity and inclusion is at the heart of everything we do with Lyfta - from the immersive stories on our platform, to our team and the way we behave and operate as a company. We aim to nurture a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, that promotes dignity, equality and diversity, and that supports individuals to develop and maximise their true potential.

Purpose of the role

As Digital Product Designer (UI/Visual) you’ll be joining our cross-functional Product team with creative technologists, engineers, and devs; where research, design, development and delivery work hand-in-hand to create meaningful end-user experiences and push the boundaries of our work. Your role will sit within this wider product team facilitated by the Head of Engineering. You’ll directly report to the Design Lead. In addition to supporting UX/UI and optimising the product’s user-centricity you’ll be designing artwork and content collateral responding to briefs from our marketing, training, sales and content teams aligned with our brand guidelines. 

Key responsibilities

• Support the UX Lead on daily design tasks, sketching, wireframing and creating interactive prototypes to communicate  ideas for new features, optimising existing features, and maintaining our design system
• Design user interface components that meet current and WCAG guidelines
• Design artwork and content collateral responding to briefs from our marketing, training, sales,content, and leadership teams
• Creation of 2D artwork/ illustrations / creative assets and templates for use across multiple channels
• Supporting our content team with the creation and design of mixed media content
• Management of central collateral and graphics store
• Getting involved in a variety of other exciting design-led projects across all of our teams, and taking ownership of our branding.

Skills and experience 

Essential

• 5 + years of experience designing across digital interfaces, with a strong portfolio demonstrating strong visual design skills, design thinking, product thinking, and problem-solving
• A degree in a design-related field and/or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience in artwork and content design (digital & print) with a passion for typography, colour and layout, and a love for branding
• Proficiency in design packages, Figma, Adobe (incl. XD, Photoshop, Illustrator and Sketch)
• Outstanding attention to detail and experience of working within tight brand guidelines and briefs
• An advocate for user-centered design with a focus to solve digital accessibility challenges
• An understanding of UI work, component development, and maintaining design systems
• A strong ability to work collaboratively with sensitivity and awareness to difference
• Proven ability to use evidence to identify changes that optimise our technologies and content
• Amazing communication skills and the ability to create compelling ‘Stories’ and designs 
• Ability to prioritise workload with justification and to meet deadlines
• Ability to manage a number of stakeholders and communicate effectively with non-technical colleagues

Desirable

• Familiarity with UX and user research, evidence-based design, and interaction design skills is a plus
• Experience of app and website design
• Experience and/or interest for designing extended reality experiences (AR/VR/MR) is a strong advantage
• Knowledge of of HTML and CSS is a plus
• Formal qualifications desirable but not essential
• Awareness of environmental and sociocultural issues
• A passion for social change and an understanding of the educational technology (Ed Tech) industry
• Understanding design trends and maintaining cutting-edge skills
• Knowledge of agile methodologies in cross functional teams where design and development work in tandem

Remuneration and benefits

• Associate to mid level £40,000 - 45,000 p/a (depending on experience)
• 24 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Private healthcare 
• Company pension scheme
• Lovely, bright office space in Islington with good coffee and tea :) 
• Flexible working (a mixture of office and remote work)
• Lunch allowance on office days
• Annual team retreats and regular team events
• High spec work laptop, headset and all the necessary software

How to apply

Please apply by sending a CV along with a covering letter, explaining why you would like to work with us and stating how your skills and experience match the description for this role. 

Include your portfolio (any digital format) showcasing your visual/UI design skills. We will not be reviewing applications that do not include a portfolio as an attachment or as a link. 

Recruitment process and timeline

Deadline for applications: 8th November 2021

Our recruitment process has three main steps:

A short introductory chat to review your interest in the role, tell you a little about Lyfta, set expectations, and to go over the interview process.

An in-depth interview where you’ll get the chance to meet a few more people on our team, we get to know more about you and your experience. You’ll be asked to talk us through your favourite project in your portfolio.

The last stage is a technical interview. You’ll complete it as a whiteboard exercise (during the interview), in which you will respond to a brief that we give you. No prep is essential for this and it will be casual. It is short, and most importantly, entirely fictional! We want to see how you think and roll in action.

Dates for each step will be scheduled after we have reviewed applications. 

We look forward to receiving your application.

Midweight Interaction Designer

£31,000 - £34,600pa

London and currently remote (we are a hybrid working organisation)

Comic Relief are looking for an experienced Interaction Designer to join the team responsible for digital innovation across our brands (Red Nose Day, Sport Relief and Comic Relief).

You will have the opportunity to shape Comic Relief’s digital innovation projects and improve our design practices, whilst playing a key role in developing and championing our design systems. Your work to optimise the website will have a positive and tangible impact on Comic Relief audiences and will contribute to our ongoing drive to engage the mass UK public and raise money.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Delivering user experience and interaction design for Comic Relief's website and related digital products across Comic Relief, Red Nose Day and Sport Relief.
• Working closely with the Content Producer to oversee and improve these products, and deliver design assets for campaigns and year-round activities.
• Optimising the user experience to drive donations.
• Creating, developing and managing design libraries and files in Figma and Adobe Suite (align with creative team / freelancers)
• Making sense of business objectives and user needs through continuous research and prototyping.
• Delivering products in collaboration with in-house developers to satisfy team and organisational objectives and stakeholder needs.
• Creating seamless, responsive experiences across web, mobile and other connected devices.
• Working iteratively in an Agile environment, managing end-to-end projects with tools such as Trello, Confluence, Jira and GitHub.
• Articulating your thinking to colleagues and stakeholders through presentation, demos and mockups.
• Prototyping and communicating ideas quickly using pen and paper, Keynote and digital prototyping tools.
• Collaborating with the Data Analytics Manager and the Digital Marketing Manager to review, analyse and provide recommendations for optimising digital audience journeys across multiple channels. Test and review output to optimise the user experience.
• Feed strategic recommendations regarding digital design to the Marketing Lead to optimise digital performance and promote brand consistency.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION & COMPETENCIES:

• A design-related discipline or degree preferred, such as Interaction Design, Information Architecture, Visual Communications, Human-Centred Design, Product/Industrial Design.
• Extensive experience of UX software (Figma, Sketch or Adobe XD) and Adobe C Suite. Will also need knowledge of Microsoft and Google Suite. Ability to create icon libraries is desirable.
• Candidates ideally have several years of industry experience (agency or in-house design environment), proficient in multi-tasking and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Able to apply methodologies and iterate throughout the design process, in areas such as concept mockups, ideation, user flows, information architecture, personas and analysis.
• Can demonstrate both systems-thinking and storytelling ability, excellent can-do attitude with attention-to-detail, and the ability to deliver strategic insights.
• Excellent presentation, project-management and interpersonal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Shopify or ecommerce would be beneficial to this role but it is not essential.
• Good sketching and illustration ability would be a bonus.
• Passion for charity and social purpose is a plus, as is a good knowledge of the wider NGOs landscape.

Perks and benefits

• Flexible working hours

• Work from home option

• Wellness programs

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

• Paid emergency leave

• Sabbatical Opportunities

• Professional development

• Mentoring/coaching

• Paid volunteer days

• Payroll giving

• Team social events

• Extracurricular clubs

• Cycle to work scheme

• Candidate happiness

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online

Inclusivity at Comic Relief

We recognise diversity and inclusion are a source of strength in achieving our mission. We therefore welcome everyone, trusting what makes us different brings creativity, styles and experiences to help us collectively do our best work. That’s regardless of your gender, ethnicity, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and cultural identity. We especially welcome those from under-represented groups in modern grant-making and fundraising. We are on a journey, but if you join our team you will be part of a community that is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where we want you to:

• Be valued for being yourself
• Do your best work, and be supported to break down barriers so you can succeed
• Be heard, respected, and treated as an equal, whatever your level, experience or background
• Be part of a team that is committed to making this happen – with our colleagues, partners, and contributors.

Comic Relief is committed to preventing and protecting all people from harm in their interactions with us. We expect all those that act in our name to uphold our approach to doing no harm.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Multichannel Designer is part of the creative team in the Marketing and Communications programme. Well-designed content creation is essential to the successful communication of or human rights work.

JOB PURPOSE

This role delivers excellent design across a range of platforms, ensuring content is of the highest standard, adheres to our brand guidelines and is in line with our strategic goals. Working collaboratively with other creative colleagues, brand strategists, campaigners and supporter engagement specialists, the Multichannel Designer acts as a guardian and a champion to support the wider brand and communications objectives.

ABOUT YOU

You are passionate about making human rights change through visual communication. You have first class design skills and knowledge. You appreciate detail as well as creative flare and have dreams about branding! You can work under pressure, managing a busy priority workload alongside individual reactive projects. While your creative skills will do most of the talking, you'll also be a strong verbal and written communicator.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create designs for digital and print products to effectively convey issues and messages through Amnesty International's websites, social media channels, email, campaigning and fundraising materials, reports, press kits and other toolkit templates.
• Brief and advise on design style, format, production and timescales
• Develop concepts, graphics and layouts for campaigning, research, and marketing content in line with marketing strategies
• Ensure outputs follow Amnesty International's global brand and visual identity, and have target audiences in mind
• Support capacity building in the movement by developing appropriate design solutions in accessible templates for regional use and localization
• Design elements and graphics ensuring they can be made locally appropriate, and distribute them through designated online platforms
• Demonstrate illustrative concepts with rough sketches and present work
• Input and accommodate revisions throughout editing and shaping process of designed outputs
• Review language versions of design content
• Distribute content through designated internal platforms and interact with regional Amnesty International communications colleagues Review language versions of design content

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• We are looking for someone who thinks creatively, is highly inspired and has a well thought through portfolio to reflect this.
• Solid experience in designing within brand guidelines and for both print materials and digital platforms.
• Experience adapting content across multiple platforms including Instagram and TikTok to physical mail-outs and
• Experienced in designing with and creating templates from Canva to WordPress
• You will be proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud and able to work with little supervision and as part of a team, to deliver innovative and impactful print and digital projects from concept to final execution.
• You will be confident in effectively managing internal and external stakeholders at all levels and possess experience in working closely with freelancers, agencies and external suppliers and contractors
• Campaign experience would be desirable
• Experience of working in a multilingual environment would be desirable

ABOUT US

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who campaign for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. We reach almost every country in the world.

Our aim is simple: an end to human rights abuses. Independent, international and influential, we campaign for justice, fairness, freedom and truth wherever they're denied. And whether we're applying pressure through powerful research or direct lobbying, mass demonstrations or online campaigning, we're all inspired by hope for a better world. One where human rights are respected and protected by everyone, everywhere.

At Amnesty International, we are passionate about what we do and we are proud of our achievements as a movement. To compensate our employees for the critical work they do, we reward them through a combination of an attractive and sector competitive salary and benefits package, high levels of engagement and involvement, and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits include 37 days annual leave (inclusive of public holidays and grace days), pension scheme, employee assistance programme, life assurance and many more benefits designed to suit your own personal lifestyle. All of this, in a professional, engaging environment.

For further information on our benefits, please visit

WHAT WE HOPE YOU WILL DO NEXT

If you are talented, passionate about human rights and want to use your skills, knowledge and experience to change the world then we would encourage you to click 'Apply for this Role' below.

Freedom, Justice, Equality. Let's get to work.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

N.B. We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date in the event of an overwhelming response or a change in business priorities.

Overall Aim

Here at Mercy UK we have a passion for God, passion for people and passion for excellence – this means we are committed to becoming an organisation where team members feel supported, valued and challenged to deepen their personal and professional growth. As an agile and fast-moving team, we seek to give our very best in attitude and activity in seeing hope restored and lives transformed. 

As the Graphic Designer, your role is to help produce creative and engaging digital and print content. Mercy UK is a content-rich organization, with a loyal supporter base and a strong brand. This is an exciting position with lots of scope to identify new opportunities, propose creative ideas and be involved in all aspects of delivering on those concepts. 

Working alongside our Digital Communications Coordinator and Supporter Engagement Coordinator, you are part of the team that develop and deliver our exciting communication and fundraising initiatives to grow our supporter base and invite more people to be a part of our critical work.

You are a creative and adaptable designer who enjoys challenges and likes working as part of a small but dynamic team. Our ideal candidate will be passionate about helping people to understand, access and support our life-transforming work through telling stories, creating inspiring content and finding new audiences.

Job Description

The post will include but is not limited to: 

• Coordinating the development and guardianship of Mercy UK's visual brand identity.

• Developing our brand to ensure we are reaching our growing and diversifying demographic.

• Be responsible for the full creative process; from creating an initial brief, liaising with stakeholders, managing expectations, creating realistic timescales through to creating concepts and delivering creative digital and print solutions.

• Producing a range of print design including leaflets, banners, reports, book covers, merchandise and resources.

• Preparing InDesign files for print and liaise with printers to produce high-quality products and promotional material.

• Using illustration, typography and photography to make our resources and communications exciting, engaging and accessible.

• Interpreting our ongoing data and statistics to produce creative and visually engaging infographics that help simplify complex information.

• Helping grow our online social media following by producing high-quality visual and written content.

• Ensuring a robust and comprehensive image bank, including sourcing good quality stock imagery, commission photography and, ideally, take good quality photos and videos at events.

• Supporting our online shop with new merchandise, print and digital offerings.

• Supporting our Digital Communications Coordinator with written content and help source new opportunities to share our knowledge on internal and external platforms.

• Contributing your skills and ideas as part of a team producing engaging and creative fundraising campaigns.

• Supporting our Church Partnership team with high-quality presentations and training material as they develop and deliver our growing training programmes.

• Presenting the vision and mission of Mercy UK to Christian audiences of all denominations and backgrounds as well as bringing an example of healthy Christian leadership in line with Mercy UK’s statement of faith and lifestyle policies. 

• Remaining discerning, innovative and open to change, offering your skills and support across the charity, as needed.

• Undertake continued training, be an active participant and show commitment to personal and spiritual development.

• Adhere to ethical practice, strict confidentiality, disclosure and safeguarding policies and use discretion at all times.

Key benefits:

• Contributory pension scheme 
• 25 days annual leave excluding bank holidays (pro rata)
• Development and training 
• Compassionate and sick leave
• Day 1 flexible working 

This is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated, creative and energetic digital marketeer who is driven by the mission to tackle social injustice. 

We are a small yet well-established and ambitious team, respected for our work over the past 11 years.  We continue to be trail blazers on a mission to effect big changes in the world of poverty.
 

This exciting new role within the Business Development Team offers the opportunity to make a real impact, playing a role in shaping campaigns, challenging the current narrative around poverty, and coordinating the logistics of seasonal events.
 

You will also manage the day-to-day operation of our digital and social media channels and support the Marketing & Communications Manager in delivering our fundraising and engagement strategy. 

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has the drive and ambition to develop as our organisation continues to grow.
 

You will be joining a professional staff team who are based in Poplar, London but are currently following a hybrid model of work.

You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced work environment.  Experience of working in a start-up or charity is desirable.

Applications are encouraged from those with lived experience.
 

An Occupational Requirement exists for the post-holder to be supportive of the Christian values, purposes and aims of First Love Foundation in accordance with the Equality Act 2010

Graphic and Motion Designer

Unifrog’s mission

We’re on a mission to level the playing field when it comes to young people finding and applying for their next step after school. We're achieving this by bringing all the available information into one single, impartial, user-friendly platform that helps students to make the best choices, and submit the strongest applications. We also empower teachers and counselors to manage the progression process effectively.

Our outlook is global - we work with schools and universities all over the world, from the US to New Zealand, and from Italy to Hong Kong. We want to make it so that young people can compare every opportunity taught in English, wherever it is in the world, and have all the support they need to make successful applications.

We have a clear social purpose, and we’re hugely ambitious. We already work with more than a third of UK secondary schools and hundreds of international schools. We are growing rapidly in terms of the number of our customers, in terms of how much they use our platform, and in terms of the breadth of products we offer.

Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of openness, happiness and innovation, and we commit to helping every individual learn and grow so that they can reach their full potential. We want to hire talented people, whatever their background. If you are excited by our mission and are ready to work hard, please don’t hesitate to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!

We believe in the power of diversity. If you are from an ethnic minority background, we strongly encourage you to apply. In advance of applying if you have any questions about working at Unifrog, please contact our UK Diversity Champion, Samar (visit our website for details).

Design at Unifrog

Whether we are communicating through images, video or text, we always try to be straightforward, honest, and to show respect for the other person. We communicate like this with each other and with people outside of Unifrog.

Clear communication is particularly important for us because our mission is to level the playing field when it comes to access to opportunities, and a big part of this effort is fair and straightforward access to information. It’s also important for us to be fun, while not talking down to young people.

We have developed Unifrog’s strong visual identity without having an in-house graphic or motion designer, but we have now grown to the size where we need someone to take charge of a long list of planned design projects. These projects relate to many different tools within the Unifrog platform, as well as to marketing and sales – and we can’t wait for you to get stuck in.

The role

You’ll be working with non-designers on the team to deliver design projects. Here are examples of some design projects we’ve done in the past:

• Motion graphics for a short, partly animated video introducing Unifrog to teachers at our partner schools.
• Cartoon frogs to illustrate each of the 16 MBTI personality types (eg the ‘ESTJ – Wood frog: Loyal individuals who get things done and love organising activities with their friends’; check it out here)
• Posters for classroom teachers which illustrate the careers that people commonly progress to having studied particular subjects at university or on an apprenticeship;
• Fun scenes of Unifrog frogs doing everyday activities (eg water-skiing, attending a protest), which we use at the top of a newsletter that we send teachers at our partner schools;
• Infographics to illustrate the ‘Insight reports’ we publish on our website, showing how different sorts of students use the Unifrog platform;
• A flyer aimed at students in international schools for a webinar about going to university in Australia.

Working together

You’ll work in our existing content team, which consists of very talented content writers and video producers. When you’re delivering particular design projects, you’ll work with people on our marketing, data analysis and strategy teams.

You’ll be line-managed by the Senior Content Creator and Editor.

Skills and characteristics

• Graphic design

You need to be hugely talented at using software like Photoshop to create graphic designs within our existing visual identity that: communicate straightforwardly, are fun, and make lots of use of the Unifrog frog.

• Motion design

Experienced using software such as After Effects to design motion graphics for videos. You’ll create logo animations, text animations, video overlay elements and transitions for our video editors to use. Experience animating your own illustrations would be an extra bonus.

• Creativity

We want you to come up with great new ideas. You’ll often need to think of fun ways to visually express complicated messages or data.

• Attention to detail

You’ll need to be able to finish your work to an excellent standard before getting feedback from your colleagues.

• Ability to work both in a team and independently

You’ll always be working on projects with other people so you need to be an excellent communicator and team player. On all your projects there will also be times when you need to take initiative and motivate yourself. At least to start with you will be the only designer, so you need to be a strong voice in the team.

• Working to deadlines

We have a long list of projects to get done, and many of them have strict deadlines. You’ll need to be able to deliver things on time.

Key benefits

• Play a key role in democratising access to information that can positively impact young people’s lives, and get your work in front of 200,000+ people every week.
• Become part of a committed, dynamic and growing team. We want to build our team for the long term – if you do well, we will do our best to make sure you want to stay at the company for a long time.
• Professional development is important at Unifrog. You will define your 6-month objectives and will be supported by your line manager and the rest of the team to achieve them. You will have an annual training allowance to spend on what you need to grow and progress.
• Influence the company’s direction: we love to promote great ideas, wherever they come from.
• For details of further benefits we offer our staff, please see the jobs page of our website.

Key details

• £33,000 rising to £35,000 six months from the start date, dependent on performance. Salary reviews annually from then onwards.
• Share in the company-wide performance bonus.
• Full-time.
• Work remotely, or flexibly in our London office.
• 28 days paid holiday per year.
• Start date: as soon as possible, though we will be flexible for the right candidate.
• To discuss any details about the role before applying please contact Stephen (visit our website for details).

Inclusion and diversity at Unifrog

Within the company we try to foster a culture of innovation, and a happy working environment, both because this is the right thing to do, and because we think this results in the most effective team. To this end we believe in open communication, celebrating successes, supporting each other, not being afraid to be wrong or to fail, and promoting good ideas wherever they come from. We also believe in the power of diversity in all its forms, including in terms of culture, education history, religion, age, socio-economic background, race, gender, sexual orientation, personality, life experiences and disability. We want to encourage applicants from every different background to apply for our roles, and to add their perspectives to our team.

Application process

• Deadline: 18:00 (UK) on 12 November 2021
• To apply, please visit our website to:

1. Upload your CV
2. Give us a link (WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive or similar) to:
3. Two examples of your best graphic design work
4. Two examples of your best motion design work iii. Give us a link to your showreel if you have one; iv. Write an answer to the question, ‘Why do you want to work at Unifrog?’ (250 words);

• Next application round, we will share with you examples of our visual style, and you will have a week to:

1. Improve a poster aimed at students that we’ll give you;
2. Create a simple motion graphic to go with a short video that we’ll give you.

• Final interviews will be held by Zoom, w/c 22 November 2021.

Content Creator ('Young Citizens Advise Somerset')

7.5-10 hours per week (work pattern to be agreed but at least two hours required on 9-5 on a Tuesday)

Taunton with potential for some home working

Do you believe that the young people of Somerset deserve access to a well-recognised advice service? Do you have experience (employed or hobby-gained) in engaging and entertaining young audiences both online and off? Can you conceive fresh ideas, edit video, and devise platform specific strategies?

The five Citizens Advice offices in Somerset want to adapt the services across the county to make them more young-person friendly. So, we’re recruiting for a content creator/social media co-ordinator who will work alongside our Development Worker to share what we offer younger clients. Together, they will produce literature and public facing information for younger clients, to complement our advice delivery and campaigning work.

Closing date: Tuesday November 2nd at 12.00

We have a fantastic opportunity for somebody to join the team, to lead and grow the media, marketing, and communications function. 

As a successful applicant, you will have oversight of the function, where you will work to amplify the content and message of OCCA’s speaking team and key ministry initiatives across digital and traditional marketing channels. This position requires you to think strategically and tactically to ensure the right content gets to the right audience.

You will also have oversight of OCCA’s brand image and reputation and will be responsible for developing the communications plan and for shaping the storytelling narrative through compelling campaigns and media products.  To achieve this, you will work with the organisational leadership team, to implement their vison and objectives.

We are a registered Christian charity based in Oxford, with a collaborative working culture and welcoming atmosphere. You will join a small, dynamic team during an exciting period of transformation and development.

The key skills, qualifications and competencies that we are looking for are outlined below (a more detailed list is included in the job description):

• Degree level academic qualification or relevant equivalent experience;
• Significant experience in a similar role, with time in a management or supervisory role.
• Proven ability to combine creative and critical thinking to craft compelling, fit-for-purpose media products
• High level of technical ability around social media, websites, intranets, and other digital platforms.
• Experience across a range of media including Digital, Print, TV and/or Radio.
• Ability to think strategically and technically, adjust seamlessly to shifting priorities, influence key decision makers, and to thrive in a collaborative and entrepreneurial business environment.
• Highly organised and adaptable, willing to work on multiple deliverables in parallel and to deadlines;
• Ability to work under pressure, on multiple tasks and to deadlines
• A team player, with a pro-active approach, geared towards working in a collaborative environment.

Please note: as a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) under the Equality Act 2010. The successful applicant will be expected to be a practicing Christian with a mature faith and to clearly demonstrate a personal commitment to the statement of faith and values, as well as the mission, principles and practices of the charity.

You will also need to provide proof of your right to work in the UK as part of the application process.

Closing date: 10th November (Please note that we reserve the right to close the advertisement early should sufficient applications of suitable quality be received before this date)

(Please be aware that we are in the process of changing our name.. We have completed our registration with Companies House and have changed our email addresses. We are waiting confirmation with the Charities Commission. We will be trading as OCCA the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics)

Salary: £22k

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with flexible working arrangements

Location: South Wimbledon/Home- Currently Hybrid Working

Term: Permanent  

Are you looking for an exciting, hands-on digital communications role in a small, ambitious team? Do you want your work to have real impact?

We are a leading London homelessness charity looking for a brilliant designer and digital communications officer. Someone who is passionate about design and would relish the opportunity to create and manage engaging, creative social media content.

Social media will be the main aspect of this role, however, there will be scope to develop into different areas of work, such as website management, copy writing, film, story-telling, press, and production of other internal and external publications.

We are looking for a person who is dedicated and keen to become an integral part of our small, close-knit team.  You will be strongly supported by our Senior Digital Communications Officer who will offer guidance and autonomy as appropriate.

We offer a competitive benefits package, flexible working and place a strong emphasis on career development.  We work from our Kingston Road office, next to South Wimbledon tube, 2 days a week and can choose to either work from home, or one of our other services, for the remaining 3 days.

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your learning around the whole process of delivering digital communications and to work within a very supportive and positive Fundraising and Communications department.

Evolve is a leading homelessness charity in London, providing housing and support to over 2,000 people each year. Our aim is to help children, young people and adults who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to become independent and resilient.  We believe in building on people’s strengths, aspirations and goals to help them break the cycle of homelessness.

If this role seems like an exciting and fitting opportunity for you, we would love to hear from you.

Digital Communications Officer  – Role Profile

Job Title:                    Digital Communications Officer

Department:Fundraising and Communications Department

Reports to:  Senior Communications Officer

Location:South Wimbledon and various offices in South London  

Job Description

Overall Aim

To work with the Senior Communications Officer and Fundraising and Communications Manager to:

• Help deliver our digital and fundraising strategy in order to raise our profile and levels of engagement on social media and online.
• Assist with the digital functions of our internal communications strategy.
• Be a key part of our team

Key responsibilities

Social media, to:

• Design, schedule and post engaging content for all channels using videos, photos and infographics, to drive social engagement, brand awareness, support campaigns and fundraising activities, and represent the range of our services.
• Ensure social media posts are scheduled a week ahead in a timely manner, reviewing messaging, and tone of voice, language and assets with our Senior Communications Officer.
• Proactively engage with a variety of audiences across social media channels, responding timely to comments and posts, and contributing to relevant conversations.
• Work flexibly and reactively in terms of rescheduling content dependent on new content needing to be covered
• Support delivery of digital elements of campaigns, including paid-for advertising.
• Report regularly on our digital performance across the website and social media.
• Manage social media for and at Evolve events, using content to engage with audiences.
• Keep abreast of effective marketing strategies, ensuring we make full use of emerging technology/approaches/tools within social media.
• Keep abreast of local and national news, as well as national or world dates in the calendar that we may wish to comment on or be a part of
• Ensure we are adhering to our internal consent and GDPR policies and diligently saving consent forms

Publications and marketing, to:

• Support colleagues with design and editing of our internal service users’ newsletters, booklets, printed materials and branded publications.

Events, to:

• As a team, provide support for internal, external, stakeholder and fundraising events, and on the day support in the delivery of events.

Other, to:

• Build strong relationships with colleagues across services and departments to find suitable content for publication.
• Alongside the Senior Communications Officer, be a brand guardian, ensuring internal and external communications are professional standard, consistent with Evolve’s behaviours and brand, in compliance with policies and procedures, and recognised good practice, ensuring colleagues know how to use the brand effectively and appropriately, in accordance with our brand guidelines.

Further information

The postholder will be required to:

• Occasionally carry out any other duties as directed by the Fundraising and Communications Manager, Director of Business Development, Chief Executive or Board.
• Work within charity legislation, and in accordance with Fundraising Regulation and GDPR guidance including our consent and privacy policy, across all communication and marketing activities.
• Act in accordance with the aims of Evolve Housing + Support and promote and implement our Equal Opportunities Policy and other polices adopted by the Board.
• Follow our policies and procedures, with particular attention to health and safety, equality and diversity and customer service excellence.
• Further your development and knowledge you will be expected to attend training as necessary including successful completion of your apprenticeship and the modules within this

This job description provides an indication of the roles and responsibilities, but should not be construed as an exclusive list of the duties that the post holder may be asked to undertake. Evolve reserves the right to amend this role profile as necessary, after consultation with the postholder, to reflect changes in or to the role.

Person Specification

Experience & qualifications

• Confident and effective use of social media
• Strong experience or qualifications in design work for digital
• Desirable experience of effectively using various digital platforms and emerging technologies for awareness raising and/or income generation.
• Good copywriting experience
• Website management or involvement would be beneficial

Knowledge

• Understand the relevance of different digital platforms to engage with different audiences.

Skills

• Creative and resourceful- has great ideas and can implement them in the context of limited resources. 
• Strong natural ability to create engaging and effective designs for use across digital platforms and print
• Ability to write engaging content, stories and messaging for a variety of stakeholders.
• Able to develop messaging relevant for influencing different audiences.
• Proficient use of Word, Excel, Photoshop/Canva or other design applications
• Good copywriter and proof-reader
• Capable of delivering results to tight deadlines and under pressure. 
• Good attention to detail

Personal style and behaviour

• Can-do and positive personality with a high degree of personal drive, able to manage both proactive and reactive communications work
• Supports and co-operates fully with colleagues to meet current and future business needs and to promote collaboration.
• Confident, independent and effective team worker, with ability to take own initiative.
• Integrity and honesty, inspiring confidence and openness.
• Resilient, able to handle conflict and remain calm under pressure.
• Flexible approach to work, including willingness to work outside normal office hours if/when required.
• Target focused and driven.

Other requirements

• Personal commitment to the values, vision and behaviours of Evolve Housing + Support and culture of continuous service improvement.
• Commitment to quality, customer service, best practice and best value in all aspects of the organisation’s operations.
• Commitment to service user involvement, and ability to involve service users  in all aspects of the running of the organisation and where appropriate, in the delivery of communications and fundraising.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.
• Commitment to equality and diversity.