Lead Graphic Designer

Location: Whitechapel

Lead Graphic Designer

6mths Initially

Rate IRO of £525pd inside IR35

Hybrid working – 1 day per week onsite London

BPSS ( SC Prefferred )

Overview

The successful candidate will join both our Brand team, and Data Insights and Analytics team to provide design leadership to designers in the team and as part of a wider multidisciplinary leadership team. They will also work closely with the head of design to set design direction and strategy for the teams and work.

About the role

You will:

Set the graphic design direction, shape its proposition and ensure it contributes to the wider organisational objectives and strategic priorities

Work effectively in a multidisciplinary, agile environment, adapting quickly to changes in requirements, priorities or user needs

Use research and analytics to understand users needs, identify service failures and test different designs

Lead graphic design in a collaborative and open way, engaging teams with the design process and adapting it if necessary

Scope designers work and ensure that teams have the right kind of design support, and highlight where complexity and dependencies lie

Collaborate closely with adjacent disciplines such as development, strategy and communications teams to develop coherently branded design work

Embed accessibility into the design process – through documentation, training, good practise and working closely with developers and the design system team

Analyse design templates and components and find opportunities for reducing complexity while making sure that what is left is flexible and fit for future iterations

Work towards justice, equity and inclusion in the teams you work with and the services you help deliver

Work towards environmental sustainability of government and its services

Guide, support and mentor other designers and colleagues

Essential skills

Key tech - Microsoft 365 (M365), Jira / Trello

Proven experience creating and shaping presentations for Branding and Information Design/Data Visualisation projects/work and ability to present work to a range of stakeholders, including design teams and senior stakeholders

Designed impactful, accessible, easy to understand information that works across a range of mediums

An adept communicator and storyteller who can persuasively engage non-designers in the design process, helping to guide the design direction for large and complex programmes of work

Reduced complexity and choose the most appropriate design approach balancing wider technical constraints and user needs

Lead and mentor others, work strategically, and build good working relationships with frontend developers

The ability to explain design ideas and concepts in a way that other people understand – including visualising, sketching and prototyping

The ability to reflect critically on their work; thinking holistically about the big picture and dependencies, while working out details and being able to appreciate and articulate the broader implications