The British Council is the United Kingdom’s international organisation for cultural relations. The British Council creates international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and builds trust between them worldwide. We call this cultural relations. We build trust and understanding for the UK to create a safer and more prosperous world. In terms of our reach and impact, we are the world’s leading cultural relations organisation. Cultural relations is a component of international relations which focuses on developing people-to-people links and complements government-to-people and government-to-government contact. We use English, Arts, and Education and Society – the best of the UK’s great cultural assets – to bring people together and to attract partners to working with the UK. The British Council has over 7,000 staff working in 191 offices in 110 countries and territories. The British Council in Nigeria The British Council was established in 1934 and has been in Nigeria since 1943. We currently operate from offices in Abuja, Kano, Lagos and Port-Harcourt and continue to engage in cultural relations work, building links between citizens of the United Kingdom and Nigeria. Our activities are delivered through our Arts, Education, English and Society business units as well as a thriving exams unit providing opportunities for thousands of Nigeria to acquire globally recognised qualifications.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Location: Lagos
- Job Field: Consultancy
Role Purpose
To support regional/local design needs, working closely with the Hub Design Manager and marketing teams. The Part-Time Design manager will be responsible for assisting in managing a regional design roster on an ongoing basis, ensuring all creative assets align with our brand guidelines and in localizing creative assets for our digital campaigns and social channels. They will drive a focus on standardisation and templating while still ensuring materials meet local needs.
Main Accountabilities
Project Support
- Creating designs/templates for our campaigns according to specifications provided by the marketing teams and the design manager and improving design tasks.
- Implementing design tasks for local initiatives and branding activities.
- Manages regional permissions, copyright and asset storage as required.
- Supports the management of regional agencies on an ongoing basis, updating them about new materials and guidelines coming from the Brand Team.
- Works closely with the creative team in the Brand Team sharing and discussing creative work, making recommendations around what is and isn’t working. Takes learnings back into the region to drive quality and consistency.
- Provides guidance to marketing colleagues on the best approach to their creative requirements.
Managing self and others
- Maintains brand standards/creative quality in region, supported by the Design Manager.
- Continually looks for new ways to better use creative content, identifying new formats, technologies and channels for presentation of content.
- Keeps abreast of production software and technology to ensure industry standards.
- Supports the implementation of the equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) framework for design by demonstrating inclusion of diversity in creative across both print and digital and implementing EDI recommendations.
Relationship and Stakeholder Management
- Proactively builds and maintains collaborative relationships with internal peers and stakeholders to ensure integrated, joined up and future-proofed working.
- Acts as a Brand Ambassador, helping deliver a strong British Council brand.
Minimum/Essential Qualifications:
- Relevant degree or demonstrable equivalent level of experience
Role specific knowledge and experience:
- Knowledge of modern graphic design technology and experience in aspects of graphic design.
- Understanding of modern production methods, including those in other countries.
- Experience in the management of corporate identity standards and branding.
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Microsoft Office suite including PowerPoint.
- Stakeholder management and influencing.
- Ability to assess creative projects and assets.
