Graphic Designer - Campus Services - 102636 - Grade 5 - 10087

Position Details

Campus Services

University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Full time starting salary is normally in the range £30,062 to £31,900, with potential progression once in post to £35,883

Grade: 5

Full Time, Permanent

Closing date: 15th October 2026

Our offer to you

People are at the heart of what we are and do.

The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.

We are committed to helping the people who work here to develop through our sector-leading Birmingham Professional programme which provides all professional services staff with development opportunities and the encouragement to reach their full potential. With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.

We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.

Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme. We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.

The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.

Find out more about the benefits of working for the University of Birmingham

Background

The University of Birmingham is a global institution working within a diverse and vibrant City, offering an inspiring education to our students, and undertaking critically important research. We are a place of open, critical thinking, and the creation, sharing and dissemination of knowledge. Professional Services put students at the heart of all they do and enable an exceptional educational experience. They provide outstanding support to our researchers and help the University to grow its influence regionally, nationally, and globally. They ensure the University’s resources are used wisely, manage and improve the infrastructure which sits at the heart of the institution, and support decisions to be made quickly and based on sound evidence. Our Birmingham Professional programme operates across the University, supporting colleagues to network and collaborate, offering opportunities to learn and develop, contributing to the delivery of the University’s objectives, and helping everyone to understand the broader context within which we work.

Department overview

Campus Services is responsible for a very large range of services within the University of Birmingham: student accommodation, catering, cleaning and waste management, conferences and events, delivering the University’s post, day nurseries, security, Winterbourne House & Garden, ensuring we remain at the pinnacle of university sport in the UK and more.

You will work within the busy Event Management Team who support both internal and external clients. The team sits within Conferences & events (C&E). C&E sells and delivers a vast number of conferences and events to underpin academic work, support the student experience and drive additional income. As with any commercial revenue generating department within a university, C&E seeks to strike a balance between enhancing the student and staff experience and ensuring a financial return to the University.

Role Summary

As a Graphic Designer at University of Birmingham you will be an integral part of the Conference & Events team, specifically within the Event Management Team. Your role will involve creating a variety of engaging online and offline design materials that contribute to our Conference & Events offerings. While you will primarily collaborate with the Event Management Team, you will also have a secondary alignment with the Campus Services Marketing & Communications team. This arrangement will enable you to benefit from functional coordination, fostering joint upskilling, learning, and development opportunities alongside the central design team. You will also have the chance to contribute your design expertise to both event delivery and marketing & communications functions as business demands dictate.

Main Duties

• Produce visually appealing online and offline collateral to effectively support the objectives of the Conference & Events team.
• Work independently and collaboratively on multiple projects to create assets such as event websites, abstracts books, event guides, programmes, presentation templates, bid proposals, seating plans, posters, pull-up banners, and various online materials such as event logos and web and email banners.
• Producing high quality, accurate final files to print and digital specifications, including checking proofs, archiving and filing to the server on a daily basis
• Utilise your understanding of User Experience (UX) and User Interface (UI) principles to provide insights and recommendations aimed at improving the user journey across our materials.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure, where applicable, that your designs align with overarching University branding and objectives.
• As a technical expert you will advise on all areas of design, including scoping projects, equipment, software and feeding into the review and enhancement production and working processes.
• Liaising with external parties, such as printers, to ensure that a project runs smoothly, and a client’s expectations are met.
• Researching and reviewing market trends with regards to design.
• Working with internal teams to measure the effectiveness of design work.
• Support the design team with the production of other assets across Campus Services as and when required.

Others

• Supporting the University’s sustainability agenda through resource efficient working.
• Providing support for manager(s) in promoting sustainability across the University.
• Supporting equality and values diversity, moderates own behaviour to avoid unfair discriminatory impact or bias on others.
• Any other duties as may reasonably be expected by the relevant manager.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience

• Educated to A Level standard, or equivalent level 3 qualification such as a Level 3 NVQ, or level 3 national diploma or relevant work experience evidencing the skills and ability to undertake the role.
• Minimum of grade C/4 in Mathematics and English at GCSE or equivalent level 2 qualifications.
• Professional experience in a Design and/or Marketing role.
• Highly proficient IT skills, including the MS Office and website editing software. You should be confident and able to quickly learn new IT skills and software packages as required.
• Extensive practical experience using industry standard packages, including Adobe Creative Cloud, Aftereffects, InDesign Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Premier Pro, Acrobat and Presentation software, as well as Microsoft Office/PowerPoint to create, edit and post produce content and assets.
• A thorough understanding of graphic design, typography and digital standards.
• An understanding of event CMS platforms such as EventsAir is desirable.
• A solid understanding of UX and UI principles, enabling you to offer informed recommendations for enhancing the user experience.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively collaborate with various stakeholders across the University and externally.
• A proactive approach to staying updated with design trends and industry advancements to ensure that your work remains fresh, innovative, and aligned with best practices.
• An understanding of print and print specifications, proven ability to plan ahead and anticipate requirements, proactively planning own (and sometimes others’ workloads) to manage time effectively, progress tasks concurrently and work to deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills. You must inspire confidence and command authority with a range of colleagues and provide excellent customer service at all times.
• Ability to work effectively in a large, complex organisation, and to develop a good understanding of how the University and higher education institutions work.
• Ability to understand policy and procedures and how to apply these.
• Understands the importance of equality and diversity in the workplace.

Informal enquiries to Ian Hughes, email: [email protected]

View our staff values and behaviours here

Use of AI in applications: We want to understand your genuine interest in the role and for the written elements of your application to accurately reflect your own communication style. Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience. Such applications will unlikely be progressed to interview.

We believe there is no such thing as a 'typical' member of University of Birmingham staff and that diversity in its many forms is a strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation and debate at the heart of University life. We are committed to proactively addressing the barriers experienced by some groups in our community and are proud to hold Athena SWAN, Race Equality Charter and Disability Confident accreditations. We have an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Centre that focuses on continuously improving the University as a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We are also committed to sustainability, which is a key part of our strategy. You can find out more about our work to create a fairer university for everyone on our website.