Job Introduction

So…. What is this role exactly?

This is an exciting opportunity for a Graphic & Digital Designer to join our well established, yet very busy creative team, in the Communications, Engagement & Marketing (CEM) department at Your Housing Group. 

You’ll be homebased with regular attendance at our collaboration, social and wellbeing space, Youggle House in Birchwood Warrington.

You will be educated in graphic design (diploma level or above), with extensive experience in a similar role and will bring with you a passion and enthusiasm for design and content creation. 

What will my working week look like? 

No two days are ever the same. From designing on and offline marketing and communications collateral, to campaign development, to supporting the creative aspect at our many live events, you will be expected to manage your own time, workloads and stakeholders and adopt an ‘inhouse agency’ approach.

You will be homebased and living within the North West, within a reasonable travelling distance of our collaboration, social and wellbeing space in Warrington, to attend collaboration sessions, events, meetings and training courses.  

You’ll be required to visit our Head Office approximately 2 - 3 times per month.

What will I be responsible for doing?

First and foremost, you will support the CEM team in the creation and production of digital and physical artwork; website landing pages, emails, social media advertising, print, banners, brochures, promotional material, signage etc.

One of the great things about this role is the variety, you’ll be providing design to support our employee engagement, on and offline customer communications, marketing collateral for our new build development programme and video production within our very own recording studio and conferencing space.  

Typographic flair is key, as is an awareness of general marketing trends and competitor activity. A keen interest in illustration, and a fun approach to graphic design which champions our two brands, is essential.  You will be great at generating ideas and fascinated by brands and how they communicate their vision and values. A design graduate, you’ll be up to speed with the latest ‘tech’ and have excellent Adobe Suite skills.

And what would make me stand out from the crowd?

To be a successful as a graphic and digital designer at YHG, you will be conceptually minded with a natural flair for creating exciting ‘big’ ideas and concepts that engage both colleagues and customers.  You will have….

• extensive experience of using Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
• the ability to work to tight deadlines
• excellent attention to detail

You will…

• be collaborative team player
• have a passion to consistently deliver a first-class design service

This role is really suited to someone with creative flair, with an ability to influence artistic direction of campaigns, and a clear understanding of how to create online assets for use across multiple devices and online platforms.

If this sounds right up your street and you are looking for a new and exciting challenge, we would love to hear from you!

For more detail on the role, please review the role profile available by visiting the vacancy on our website - www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers

That all sounds great, what’s in it for me?

In return we offer £30,000 for a 35-hour week, and 25 days leave (holidays also increase with time served) plus Bank Holidays, but our employee deal offers much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance.

At #TeamYHG we measure performance on outputs and quality, not hours and minutes. We offer a flexible, homeworking culture where you’re trusted to get the job done.  If you need time for an appointment, the school run or an exercise class, if it fits with business needs, we’re open to what works for you too. And when you need to collaborate with your team, you can visit Youggle House – our purpose-built collaboration, wellbeing, and social space in Birchwood, Warrington.

On top of this, we’ll provide you with a great benefits package, including a contributory pension where we match whatever you choose to contribute (up to 8%), an advanced level Healthcare cash plan through BHSF, that doesn’t just provide dental and optician cashback but also health and wellbeing benefits (such as 24/7 GP Access, money back from prescriptions and alternative therapy treatments) and an amazing discount scheme that gives you access to half price cinema tickets, subsidised gym memberships and a huge range of discounts with some of the biggest high street and online names.

For more of our great benefits, please review the benefits information sheet available by visiting the vacancy on our website - www.yourhousinggroup.co.uk/careers.

And who are Your Housing Group?

Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford.

As one of the North’s sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties and tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. We also build over 1,000 new homes each year.

We’re an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'.

Closing Date:   9 September 2022 

We review applications as they’re received and reserve the right to close this advert early; if you’re interested, please apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for anyone who resides in a Your Housing Group property and any applicants who declare they have a disability. If these applicants meet the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview.  Some roles may be subject to probity checks which will override the scheme where a potential conflict of interest or a probity matter has been identified.  YHG1

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