Graphic Design Officer

Job responsibilities

Promoting the services, work and reputation of the NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) for the North East and North Cumbria to internal and external stakeholders by creating innovative graphic design content for traditional, digital and social media platforms; including blogs, podcasts, e-newsletters, social media content and design for material hosted on the ICB's and partners' platforms.

The postholder will work closely with the ICB's head of PR and the wider communications team, as well as a wide range of partners internally and externally, to develop and deliver graphic design for public facing communications to support behaviour change and access to services and support using social marketing and campaign approaches.

This is an exciting opportunity for a graphic design specialist with a pro-active and can-do attitude, creative ideas and solid experience working within communications and marketing teams to support the work of the ICB.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain experience across multiple stakeholders in the North East and North Cumbria, and to drive forward creative ideas on how we best communicate with multiple stakeholders. This is also a chance to join an innovate, fast-paced and friendly communications team.

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject and/ or equivalent experience working in a graphic design office or communications/marketing department

Desirable

• Professional qualification in graphic design or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of communications, public relations, and marketing techniques, approaches and procedures gained through practical experience working in public relations, marketing, communications or as a journalist.
• Experience of working in a similar role in a complex organisation.
• Proficient in the use of and a strong understanding of social media and online platforms (including content management systems).
• Ability to explain complex medical issues in simple language.
• Good news sense.
• Experienced at instructing external consultancies and agencies including photographers, designers and printers.
• Experienced of using, managing and creating content for digital platforms including social media.

Desirable

• Awareness of key issues affecting the NHS.
• Experience of dealing with the media
• Knowledge of local, regional and specialist media.

Personal attributes

Essential

• Able to work effectively under pressure.
• Good team player.
• Able to work unsupervised.

Other requirements

Essential

• Ability to travel independently to transport equipment.
• Be part of an on-call rota.
• Able to work occasional late nights and weekends when required

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Able to meet tight deadlines that may be conflicting.
• Able to prioritise own workload.
• Able to communicate and develop strong relationships with people at all levels in and outside the organisation.
• Able to identify opportunities to promote the work of the ICB, its staff and services.
• Able to co-ordinate the production of a range of publications.
• Able to advise managers, staff and committees on communications, marketing and media.
• Excellent IT skills in Microsoft Office packages.