Graphic Designer

**vAbout the Role**

Picture yourself in Newcastle, walking down a bustling Northumberland Street with friends. It’s very busy as Newcastle are playing at home, and the streets are filled with shoppers and supporters. You look across at a billboard and see your designs on display for the thousands of people that pass through here every day.

They carry a positive message for the region; promoting our commitment to the high streets, and showcasing our latest and greatest products. Products that help people to own their own home, or save to achieve their dreams of a wonderful holiday, a new guitar, a fishing boat, or sending their children to university. Because at Newcastle Building Society, that is what we do. We are proud to help the real everyday people in our communities achieve their dreams, connecting them to a better financial future, and we have an exciting and very rare opportunity for you to be a vital part of that too.

**Responsibilities**:

- Help bring new ideas for design and content creation to the team using your expertise and eye for great design.
- Manage other design needs such as presentations, signage, branch collateral, outdoor advertising, digital ads, and trade show collateral as needed.

**About You**

You will have excellent time management skills and will manage client/stakeholder expectations with clear communications of timescales and advising the impact of any changes to brief on costs and timescales.

You will have experience with art direction for photography and filmography to ensure asset creation is fit for purpose and in agreed brand styles.

You will be:

- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, In-design, Photoshop, Illustrator & Pre-Press preparation
- Interested in design trends
- Skilled in customer centred design principles
- Knowledgeable in print and production techniques

**About Us**

Newcastle Building Society is the North East’s largest Building Society whose purpose “Connecting our communities with a better financial future” inspires and directs our activities.

The Marketing Communication team plays a key part in helping to connect with customers in a meaningful way by creating communications and activities that promote our brand, our purpose and relevant products to existing customers and new prospects. The team is responsible for marketing management, digital services, brand and creative services and data & insight.

This is a unique opportunity to take your career to the next level - right here in the heart of the beautiful North East. As part of Newcastle Building Society you will be working in an exciting, friendly and fast-paced workplace (with flexible home working too), with great opportunities for self-development and career progression where you can realise your potential and do your best work.

What do you get in return? As well as receiving a competitive annual salary based on above-market pay scales, our reward package includes:

- A 35-hour weekly contract + flexible working options
- 25 days holiday each year plus bank holidays
- Bonus scheme
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance and income protection
- Access to a range of wellbeing benefits
- Electric car salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Above statutory family leave entitlement
- The option to buy extra holidays
- Two paid volunteering days each year
- A broad range of learning and development opportunities
- Hybrid working

Upon starting a new role with us, we will ensure you are equipped with the correct tools and technologies to enable you to do your best work within your hybrid arrangement.

This role can also be considered on flexible working arrangements and we actively encourage those who consider themselves suitable for the role yet would prefer part-time arrangement or compressed hours to get in touch to discuss any requirements/preferences with us.

**Salary**: £24,968.00-£31,778.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Wallsend: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wallsend