Graphic Designer

Creative UK is the national membership body for the cultural and creative industries.

We exist to champion creativity in its widest form - representing world-leading organisations from sectors as diverse as advertising, animation, architecture, broadcasting, crafts, design, digital, education, fashion, games, heritage, museums, music, performing arts, photography, publishing, theatre, TV, visual art and more. We are an independent not-for-profit, which uses the insight and experience of our members to help shape relevant government policy and advocate for meaningful change.

Change that willbenefitUK businesses,citizen sand communities.

Our vision is a world where creativity is valued and recognised as the driving force for our future.

We’reso passionate about this that we put our money where our mouth is: through own landmark investment funds,we’vedirectly invested millions of pounds into creative businesses over the last decade.

Our team is based across the UK, and we work closely with Local and Combined Authorities to support creative talent, whilst delivering hands-on support - spanning business diagnostics,mentoring and investment readiness.

Our Filming in England service is a dedicated and bespoke production service to feature film and high-end TV productions looking to film in England, outside of London.

Hybrid working, with fixed work spaces available in Central London, Manchester or Bristol. Remote working possible subject to mutual agreement.

up to £350
* per day
* inclusive of any applicable VAT.

Freelance, 4 days per week, until March 2027.

Creative UK is an inclusive recruiter. Please let us know if you have any access requirements or would like any adjustments to the application or selection process.

We're looking for a talented graphic designer to support us with key activity on a freelance basis until March 2027. Our ideal candidate would be someone who can take concepts and ideas and create visual representations, in both print and electronic media, with expert knowledge of current design software and skills in every step of the design process, from concept to final deliverable.

Collaborating with multiple teams across the company, the graphic designer should be able to take written or spoken ideas and convert them into a design that connects. The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of branding and marketing and be able to find the right style and layout for every project.

REPORTS TO: Head of Content

• Experience interpreting a creative brief and establishing an understanding of branding requirements and business challenges
• Experience of implementing and protecting brand guidelines and brand positioning
• Organisation, communication and presentation skills
• A natural ability to build great relationships with people from across the business
• The ability to multitask while maintaining an attention to detail
• Awareness of and interest in the latest design, social and cultural trends

• Work on a wide range of projects and media, using various software programs to visualize and develop innovative graphic designs that meet business goals.
• Add motion to graphic designs for social media campaigns.
• Collaborate, brainstorm, and strategize with multiple teams or clients on a wide range of materials that may include social graphics, reports, web pages, presentations, programming collateral, signage, internal communications, newsletters, and marketing materials
• Translate strategic direction into high-quality design within an established brand identity
• Develop concepts by hand or with software, and execute original content by determining the ideal usage of colour, text,…