Lead Graphic Designer - Central Government

Role: Lead Graphic Designer
Contract Length: 6 months
Location: Hybrid/London or Manchester – once a week in the office. Occasional travel to other sites may be required, specifically Bristol (once a month)
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £525-£575 per day
Security Clearance: BPSS and SC eligible

Spinwell is recruiting for a Lead Graphic Designer for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER

• Set graphic design direction across GOV.UK; 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 GOV.UK’s 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

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE LEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER

• Designed impactful, accessible, easy to understand information that works across a range of mediums
• Worked collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and iterate designs using data and research
• 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
  
  

We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

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