Team: Design Team, Brand & Marketing

Location: Homebased with occasional travel

Work pattern: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Salary: Up to £36,649 per annum

Contract: Fixed term for 12 months

We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

Will you join us and make life better for cats?

Responsibilities of our Designer:

This role is responsible for delivering creative design concepts, effectively and consistently using the Cats Protection visual brand, and producing finished visual assets for all marketing channels with a particular focus on digital assets. Our Designers effectively manage projects, present work, actively contribute to meetings and share knowledge and design expertise
Teamwork and collaboration are key responsibilities along with being client-focused to understand their needs and deliver great solutions.

About the Brand & Marketing team:

We sit within the Marketing & Income Generation directorate
Our team is responsible for supporting Cats Protection’s organisational goals through enabling vital income generation activity, delivery of consistent cat welfare messaging and driving brand awareness and engagement with key audiences
We currently have a team of 7

What we’re looking for in our Designer:

Experience in a design role either in-house or in an agency
Adobe Creative Suite or equivalent design packages
A competent level of IT literacy including MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
Confident communicator who can support creative approaches in meetings and explain both creative and technical aspects of work
Awareness of emerging technologies in relation to design

What we can offer you:

range of health benefits
25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
and much more, which you can learn about here

Interested? Here’s how to apply:

Application closing date: 28th November 2024

Virtual interview date: w/c 9th November 2024

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate.

If successful, your recruitment journey will include:

1. Anonymised application form including portfolio submission

2. Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams

Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.

Please email recruitment@cats.org.uk if you require any adjustments to be made for you to complete your application or to participate in the recruitment journey

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