Graphic Designer/Creative Designer – Maternity Cover

The Role.
We are looking to recruit a senior-level graphic/creative designer on a 12-month Fixed Term contract, to help us promote Inzpires ever-growing range of products and services to an array of audiences.
Reporting to the marketing communications manager and working alongside both them and the marketing communications officer, tasks will include:

• Designing creative assets for use on both print and digital media, including but not limited to:
• Creating graphics and imagery for the Inzpire company website
• Creating visual content for use on social media, including video animations and infographics
• Assisting our Training Services Division with the design of highly engaging graphics and visual aids for our classroom-based and online learning provisions
• Designing printed materials to promote Inzpires products and services, including flyers and long-form brochures
• Designing graphics to be used on tradeshow/exhibition stands
• Designing visually appealing templates for company documents such as business proposals
• Supporting the companys internal communications strategy by creating engaging publications including company newsletters and briefs
• Generating creative ideas and presenting them to Inzpires business development and marketing team
• Providing support to professionalise the look and feel of company proposals

The Person.
We need a creative individual who has a real talent for developing ideas and leading a design project from initial concept to delivery. The individual must have a strong knowledge of basic graphic design rules, and the ability to adhere to them when designing new materials, or updating old ones.
Our ideal candidate will be equally at home in a lively initial design meeting as they will be working independently to bring the project to life, and will have excellent organisational and time-management skills in order to manage their own workflow.
The role will require you to work with all of Inzpires different business areas, often working on multiple projects at once so we are looking for a strong team-player who has the ability to multi-task and great attention to detail.
We are particularly looking to diversify our social media content so we want to recruit a graphic designer who understands digital platforms, emerging technologies and how to capture the audiences attention.
More than anything, we are looking for someone who is not afraid to think differently and has the creative mindset required to come up with ideas which will help differentiate Inzpire from our competitors.
Our ideal candidate will have:

• Senior experience in a graphic design role, either in-house, agency or freelance (3-5 years experience minimum).
• Art direction experience
• Experience of designing both web and print media for a variety of audiences
• Experience using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro and After Effects
• Experience in designing layouts for Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Word
• Experience in designing engaging graphics for services/capabilities as well as products
• Experience in creating videos, including animated videos.
• A good understanding of general marketing principles including audience segmentation/targeting and brand management/positioning
• The ability to work on multiple projects at once
• The ability to clearly present and articulate creative ideas to all levels of the business, including pitching to the Leadership Team and Directors.

The ability to proofread to a high standard in order to support the marketing communications manager with the creation of marketing materials would also be highly desirable.
Due to the nature of elements of the role, the successful applicant must be a UK National and may be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting which may require criminal record, security service and credit reference checks; qualification will also normally require a minimum UK residency of at least 5 years.
How to apply.
If you have the required background and are interested in joining a high performing team supporting the delivery of exceptional award winning products and services to our customers, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please click apply and follow the instructions to upload your application.

Due to the nature of the role, we would like to see your creative side, so please feel free to apply for this vacancy however you wish, whether that be by creating a video or brochure about yourself or by designing something to demonstrate your skills.
We would also like to see some of your previous work, so please feel free to send us your portfolio in PDF format, or send us a link if you have a digital version.
If your application is over 20MB in size, please use WeTransfer.com to email us at careers@inzpire.com quoting job reference 21-45.**
Benefits
Our comprehensive benefits package includes:

• 30 days paid holiday plus 8 days bank holidays per year
• Uncapped leave scheme (upon successful completion of probation period)
• Company provided private medical and dental insurance
• Company Share Incentive Scheme
• Annual profit and performance related pay scheme
• Generous death in service
• Company contributions into a group personal pension scheme
• Business travel insurance
• Funded role specific training and financial assistance with professional development
• Tax efficient cycle to work and charitable giving schemes
• Tax efficient electric vehicle company car scheme

The Company
We are a highly innovative and rapidly growing defence and technology company that design, develop, and deliver some of the worlds most advanced defence related training, products, and services.
In 2022, we were listed as one of the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For in the UK and Midlands by Best Companies, for the second year in a row. We also achieved a Best Companies 3 Star Accreditation and a rating of world-class for our employee engagement, for the eighth year in a row. For seven consecutive years, we were named as a Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For and were crowned the Small Employer of the Year at the Heropreneurs Awards in 2019. Plus in 2021, we were honoured with a second Queens Award for Enterprise in Innovation, for our next-generation GECO military mission planning system.
As part of a unique and specialist defence company, our friendly team consists of experienced and highly capable individuals, working together with a mature can do work ethic. Our central business functions are located in an easily accessible, bright and modern head office to the west of Lincoln, alongside our mission systems team, while the majority of our operational specialists are embedded alongside our Defence customers.
Equal Opportunities
We genuinely recognise the benefits of a diverse and inclusive working environment. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, a supportive signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant and a 2019 Gold award winner within the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. We are therefore delighted to offer a guaranteed interview scheme to service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners (including those of service leavers) who meet all our advertised requirements.

Job Type: Contract

Salary: Up to £30,000.00 per year