A brand that speaks to thousands of students. 

King' College London Students' Union (KCLSU) is one of the biggest and oldest Students' Unions and is responsible for students at King's College London, a Russell group and world-renowned University. We are a registered charity and a member-led organisation. The students' union operates across four London Campuses including Strand, Guys London Bridge, Waterloo, and Denmark Hill. We have a vast student membership to communicate with, and a range of services we provide including community engagement, advice and support, and commercial operations. Our commercial services are accessed by students, staff, alumni, and the public. These spaces include a shop, two cafés, a food hut, and two bars with food service.  

This role will strongly contribute to developing KCLSU's brand across design, and ensuring strong awareness of KCLSU. We want students to be aware of the variety of services we have on offer, whilst ensuring students from a range of backgrounds engage with these services. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Contribute to the KCLSU’s marketing & brand strategy. 
• Ensure the delivery of the Union's brand consistently across all design work (print and digital).
• Work with a range of design mediums to achieve results, including photography, illustration, animation and video footage.
• Combine strategic awareness with creative execution, keeping our members at the heart of all creative solutions.
• Consider and contribute to the yearly budgetary planning for the Marketing & Branding department. With a good understanding of the cost association with campaigns throughout the year.
• Engage in ongoing discussions with KCLSU departments regarding their visual communication requirements.

Candidate Specification

• Able to communicate confidently and diplomatically with staff at different levels in the organisation and form successful and productive working relationships 
• Able to work effectively both independently and as part of a team and the wider organisation  
• Considers how others they work with think, including students and key stakeholders 
• Works transparently, sharing information, seeking feedback and taking on board others' views and encourages other to think differently 
• Takes responsibility for all outcomes regardless of the outcome or success, learning for the future 
• Good verbal, writing, editing and proofreading skills 
• Visionary, creative, and innovative. 
• Empowering, authentic leader with high levels of emotional intelligence 
• A positive, solutions focused worker – able to give advice to inform difficult decisions; determined and resilient in order to cope with the demands of the role 
• Qualifications or relevant job experience of graphic design and experience of implementation
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, in particular InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator (CS6)
• Previous experience of working in a creative design role
• Experience of working across print, branding and digital (video, motion graphics)
• A sound knowledge of design principles
• Awareness of the Disability Discrimination Act and accessibility standards
• Accuracy and attention to detail
   

Application Process

If this is you, please download and complete an application form and an equal opportunities monitoring form from below, and send a copy of your portfolio and email directly to [email protected]

Download the application form here

Download the job pack here

Download the equal opportunities form here

Our values

You will see on our Job Pack that we are a equal opportunities employer and we live by our 4 main values: Inclusive, Collaborative, Open and Brave. KCLSU is a fun, social and flexible work environment which offers opportunities for development as well as great staff benefits.

Benefits of Working for KCLSU include:

• Hybrid Working Policy 
• Pension Contribution
• Interest Free Season Ticket Loan & Computer Loan
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Enhanced Sick Pay
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• Eye Tests & single focal glasses allowance
• 41 days annual holidays including bank holidays and university closure days
• Discounts at KCLSU venues
• £30 wellbeing allowance per term
• Employee Assistance Programme
• "No meeting Friday" ethos
• Death in Service

At KCLSU Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do and we endeavor to ensure equal treatment of all candidates. We welcome a diverse range of applicants and are open to discussing flexibility with the right candidate. Reasonable adjustments will be made for candidates with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment and selection process, and to ensure that a successful candidate with a disability can undertake the post.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this role you must:

• Be eligible to work in the UK, and provide proof of this (i.e. a passport/visa) when asked by KCLSU
• Have a National Insurance number, or be in the process of applying for one
• Not be a trustee of King’s College London Students’ Union