Graphics and Web Designer

Job title: Graphics and Web Designer

Salary:

Location: Hybrid with office base in Walsall

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate creative and professional Graphics and Web Designer to join our Group and play a key role in our growth journey working across 11 brands.

With branding a strategic priority for our Group CEO youll support our internal and external communications teams in creating both digital and print visuals. Youll also have the opportunity to make your mark on our various brand identities and future initiatives.

Who we are:

South Staffordshire Plc as well as owning two regulated clean water companies (South Staffs and Cambridge Water) is a trusted provider of essential services across regulated industries delivering specialist engineering asset management and compliance services to a wide range of clients including utility companies local authorities and organisations with critical infrastructure.

With approaching 3000 employees across the UK and further afield our vision is to help create a world where essential services and infrastructure deliver for customers clients and our planet underpinned by our professional trusted impactful and community focused values. We operate with four key promises to our people: to inform connect and engage through effective communication; to recognise and reward our people fairly; to provide an inclusive and valuesled culture; and to provide opportunities for growth and development.

The role

Manage the brand identity of various Group businesses: influencing implementing and monitoring design styles across the Group.

Production of highquality print and digital materials: reflecting the Groups branding but also influencing change to make your mark on new styles.

Photography/videography: capturing and editing new content to be used internally and externally.

Website content creation and management:designing stand out content completing basic maintenance and reporting back on the site performance.

Project management: taking a request through to design feedback and final sign off whilst retaining stakeholder engagement throughout.

Ensure compliance with design work: following brand guidelines and industry standards.

Design expert:building effective stakeholder relationships offering recommendations and supporting others in the Group as a trusted expert in design.

What youll need:

Essential

• 3 years of experience in a Graphic Design role
• Highly proficient at designing digital print photo and video assets using the core Adobe Creative Suite applications
• Familiar with a range of design disciplines including print design and social media
• Website CMS experience preferably within WordPress and Umbraco
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Suitable qualification in graphic design (additional website design qualifications preferred)

Desired

• Experience in creating static and moving illustrations/animations
• Experience in capturing high quality photos and videos both indoors and outdoors
• Experience working with service related B2B brands
• Comfortable working across different brands
• An understanding of SEO considerations

Behavioural

• An eye for high quality professional and consistent designs with an unflinching attention to detail
• High level of creativity and innovation
• A proactive selfstarter who can use their initiative
• Good time management with the ability to juggle multiple tasks/stakeholders at once
• Able to prioritise tasks effectively under fast moving and often competing deadlines
• Excellent communication skills with the confidence to work alongside other designers and the wider communications team
• Resilient and receptive to feedback
• Outwardly facing with a genuine desire to understand external markets and services and products
• A team player
  

What Youll Get in Return

Joining South Staffordshire Plc means becoming part of a team that values and invests in its people. In return for your dedication you can expect:

• Salary:
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Employer pension contributions.
• Free onsite parking and access to an onsite gym.
• 24/7 GP service.
• Cycletowork scheme.
• Employee assistance program via Aviva.
• Discounts at stores and restaurants.
• Excellent career development opportunities including mentorship from senior leaders.
• Ongoing professional development to enhance your skills and expertise.

If youre ready to take the next step in your career and play a vital role in shaping the future of our design wed love to hear from you.