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Designer (print and digital) - Full Time or Part Time

Employer
Sightsavers
Location
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Salary
c£30,000 – full time or flexibility for part-time
Closing date
3 Feb 2019

Job Details

Our vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society. Each year, we improve the lives of millions of people in the poorest parts of the world. Sightsavers offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton.

 Designer (print and digital)

Salary: c£30,000 – full time or flexibility for part-time 

Location: Haywards Heath, West Sussex

We’re looking for an experienced, multi-disciplined designer to work in partnership with our campaigns and communications teams to develop innovative concepts. You will be creating a broad range of multi-channel content that is visually engaging, inspires and connects with audiences, and delivers change as part of Sightsavers’ policy campaign Put Us in the Picture. The role is flexible and could be a part-time role, for a minimum of three days per week with an equivalent pro-rata salary.

Prospective candidates should be confident developing design concepts aligned to the campaign and have the experience to translate these into a wide range of compelling communication products. This could be anything from exhibition brochures, web pages and social media assets, to campaign identities.

You should have:

  • A relevant design degree or equivalent work experience.
  • Significant experience working in digital and print design.
  • Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Studio, especially Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator.
  • Experience producing multi-platform assets.
  • Sound understanding and experience of managing design projects.
  • Thorough understanding of editorial, design production processes and workflows.
  • Strong design, communications, layout and typography skills.
  • A passion for emerging design and digital trends as well as design in digital and offline communications.

Responsibilities will include digital design, print design, artworking and print ordering. This role will sit within the online and design team, providing creative and design support for Sightsavers’ policy campaign Put Us in the Picture and its broader influencing work.

As well as the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of some of the world’s most disadvantaged people, we offer a pleasant working environment in a nice area, good general benefits and an atmosphere that is respectful of the impact and influence great communications design can have on changing attitudes and lives. This is a part-time role (four full days per week) with some flexibility around the days worked.

Please include your portfolio or a link to it in your application form.

We anticipate that first round interviews will take place in mid-February and will include a short presentation of a pre-prepared task.  Second round interviews are anticipated to take place within a week of this date – please note that these dates are a change to those originally advertised.

Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Level 2 employer committed to the employment and career development of people with disabilities. We guarantee to interview any candidate with a disability whose application meets the minimum essential criteria for the post.

Closing Date: 03 February 2018

Company

Sightsavers Head Office

35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex RH16 3BW

Postal Address

Bumpers Way,
Bumpers Farm,
Chippenham SN14 6NG

Sightsavers is an international charity that works in more than 30 countries around the world to eliminate avoidable blindness and support people with visual impairments to live independently. Sightsavers is headquartered in the UK and has over 400 employees. It also has branches in Norway, Sweden, Ireland, Italy, India, the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

Sightsavers works with partners in order to provide a comprehensive range of eye care services. In 2013, Sightsavers' projects provided eye health examinations for nearly 14 million people, performed 300,000 eye operations, and treated over 100 million people for neglected tropical diseases.

People are also referred for treatment to prevent blindness or restore sight. Through community volunteers in developing countries, Sightsavers distributes medication to prevent blinding diseases. The charity also trains eye care workers and surgeons and funds operations.

Of the 30 countries Sightsavers works in, 23 are in Africa. These include Mozambique, Mali, Liberia and Kenya. Sightsavers is also present in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Caribbean.

In addition to its medical work, Sightsavers works with partners in order to train specialist teaching staff and supply glasses, Braille kits and other learning tools. The charity aims to educate communities and reduce stigma around visual impairment and blindness. Through its work, people with visual impairments and other disabilities are supported to live independently, get an education and earn an income.

Sightsavers is also a campaigning organisation, working with national governments to tackle the root causes of avoidable blindness, such as lack of access to clean water and sanitation facilities. The charity’s ‘Put us in the Picture campaign calls on the international community to make global development inclusive of the world’s 800m people with disabilities. The campaign’s vision is for all people to have equal access to employment, education, healthcare and participation in society.

Backing up Sightsavers’ work around the world is a strong research capability. Research and policy work revolves around three priorities – health, education and social inclusion. Gathering and disseminating sound research evidence helps to ensure the charity’s programmes meet the needs of the people they are designed to serve. Research evidence is also a strong tool when advocating for policy changes with governments.

Sightsavers has many partners that assist with its aim of eliminating avoidable blindness and may also provide funding. Partners include the UK government’s Department for International Development, the European Union and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Read our latest article on Third Sector: Sightsavers: Work for an award-winning charity tackling blindness worldwide

Company info
Website
Telephone
01444 446600
Location
35 Perrymount Road,
Haywards Heath,
West Sussex
RH16 3BW
GB

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