Visual Designer

**Visual Designer**

**Grade E1 £27,615**

**Full time - 37 hours per week**

**About Us**

Hull University Students Unionis a Charity, with a large trading subsidiary which included SPAR and JDWetherspoon; our primary purposes are:

- Advancement of education, promoting the interests and welfare of students during study and representing, supporting and advising students.
- Being the recognised representative channel between students and the University of Hull and other representative bodies.
- Providing social, cultural sporting, recreational activities, and forums for discussions and debate for the personal development of its students.

OurTrading Subsidiary provides a range of services for students including, aSupermarket, a pub, a nightclub, coffee and food outlets.

**OurValues**:
**Inclusive** We activelysupport Equality and Diversity we adapt our services to reflect and meet theevolving needs of our members.

**Innovative** We look to the futureseeking new opportunities, collaborations and partnerships; we are imaginative,creative and progressive

**Positive** We continually work toimprove your Union, we are confident, optimistic and solution focused.

**Fun** We focus on making yourtime at University as enjoyable as possible.

**Supportive **We listen, look out for yourbest interests and make sure your voice is heard.

Reports to; Marketing Manager.

Direct / Indirect reports: None

**Role Responsibilities**

**Responsibilities**:
1. **Organisational/servicedevelopment**
- To evolve and maintain HUSUs brand look and feel inline with brand purpose, values and strategic direction across online andoffline touchpoints.
- To create concepts, brand and support assets incollaboration with HUSU departments and the marketing team. Concepts willinclude campaigns of the Charity and Commercial Services sub-brands.

2. **Service Delivery**
- To coordinate and develop the brand identity of theorganisation.
- To take the lead in developing new and re-developingexisting identities and brands.
- To be responsible for research, creative developmentand presentation.
- To work under own initiative to develop and buildnew brands, promotions and opportunities that will increase engagement and communicationsfor HUSU.
- To work alongside HUSU Commercial Outlets team onpromoting their brands and supporting them through the creation of print anddigital publicity when needed.
- To be responsible for internal and external signageand work alongside design agencies where necessary to develop the interiors ofStudent Central and HUSU Commercial Outlets.

3. **Reporting and information management**
- To provide expert advice and guidance to theMarketing Manager on issues relating tothe organisations brands and image; suggesting solutions or avenues ofexploration.
- To coordinate the short and long-term provision andorganisation of resources, including communications and identity guidelines.
- To remain up to date with design innovation andtrends, both locally and nationally, through research and networking.
- To analyse information from a range of internal andexternal sources to improve the quality and impact of creative solutions ensuringkey messages are accurately conveyed through the design.
- To research and develop an understanding of HUSUsmembership demographics target markets.

4. **Staffmanagement**
- This role does not have any line managementresponsibility.

5. **Generalduties and responsibilities**
- To establish and maintain positive workingrelationships with key university staff, departments and external stakeholders.
- To give clear direction to the marketing team toensure initial stakeholder briefs are sufficient to undertake the requireddesign works.
- To undertake other such duties as may be reasonablyrequested by your line manager appropriate to the grade and responsibilities ofthis post.

6. **Compliance**
- To ensure HUSU adheres to copyright, designs andpatents legislation when developing and creating design artwork ensuringcompliance with GDPR regulations.

**About You**

**Essential**
- Educated to degreelevel in Graphic Design or equivalent experience
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment
- Experience of advising stakeholders on design work and most suitable means of achieving the best outcome
- Experience of using creativity under pressure to deliver positive outcomes an impact
- Experience of producing intitial concepts as well as expertise and advising stakeholders accordingly. Creative input from the inception stage of design work through to its final production
- Specialised knowledge and skills in the area of Graphic Design (e.g. typography, layout, image manipulation)
- Highly skilled in (but not limited) to Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop
- Specialised/advanced knowledge of specific relevant software for design (Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign)
- Specialised/advanced knowledge of print/production techniques relative to graphic design/printing.
- Accurat