Location: Remote or Office Based (Sheffield)
Annual Salary: £24,000-£28,000 or dependant upon location
Contract: 12 month fixed term / Permanent depending on contract
Line Manager: Matthew Ridsdale
Recruiter: Claire Bonnett
Closing Date for applications: 8am on Tuesday 17th October
Design Development Coordinators are responsible for the design of resources across Production. They work closely with different stakeholders across the business to ensure that resources are:
- consistent across both the individual product, as well as Production;
- as accessible and functional as possible for the intended audience;
- of a high visual quality - utilising the designers skillset;
- efficiently made, as part of overall production processes.
Ongoing projects/how you’ll spend your day:
The main responsibilities within the role are:
- Developing resource templates and CC Libraries (for designers, content writers and illustrators).
- Developing resource collections.
- Writing and maintaining written guidance relating to resource design (both specific resources, as well as general brand and design guidelines and general processes).
- Providing regular brand and design feedback for resources created within each product at both pre-upload and post-upload.
- Managing the development of designs being created by designers, with a focus on new projects.
- Developing and/or running training sessions with designers, as well as some other members of the Production team.
- Developing and/or running design workshops and design sessions/crits.
- Helping with the training of new designers (either to the business, or to specific products), as well as the continual development of existing designers.
- Creating and updating any required web assets, such as search prompts and landing page images.
- And, in general, being available for any design and/or brand questions from any member of the business and being a role model for high-quality and effective design.
In this role, you will learn how to:
- Create resource templates, and other assets, used across multiple teams
- Deliver work for a varied user base, including both internal and external users.
- Both manage and support a project from conception to delivery.
- Clearly present ideas, ways of working, and processes to stakeholders.
- Effectively give feedback – to designers, as well as other teams and people across the business.
- Discover and apply user research effectively.
You’ll work with:
- Other DDCs within the team
- The Production Operations team
- Product Owners and Country Managers
- Designers within each product
- Other stakeholders from across the business
How to Apply…
Please apply with your CV and a covering letter that states your current job title and responsibilities, examples of how you meet the job description and person specification and an example of how you’d demonstrate one of the Twinkl values in the role.
Please Note
If you're enthusiastic about this role but feel that you may not fulfil all the stated requirements, we still strongly encourage you to submit your application. It's common for candidates not to possess every requirement from the outset, but there will be ample opportunities for skill development within the role itself. The primary criteria we're looking for is a creative, motivated mindset and a genuine passion for problem-solving.
If you require a reasonable adjustment to the application/selection process to enable you to demonstrate your ability to perform the job requirements please include this at the foot of your covering letter. This will help us to understand any modifications we may need to make to support you throughout our selection process.
Requirements
To succeed in the role, you will:
- Have a good, solid knowledge of the Twinkl Brand, resource guidelines, and the Twinkl Design Principles, and have proven you can apply these to various resource types.
- Be creative and innovative with a curious, problem-solving attitude, whilst keeping in mind the needs of the customer and wider business.
- Have excellent knowledge of the software used to create resources, as well as the curiosity and drive to continue learning more.
- Have a high attention to detail.
- Be comfortable coordinating your own projects, being able to scope out the required deliverables and work to an agreed timeline.
- Be able to communicate clearly and effectively to various different people – including other designers, Product Owners, Country Managers, SLT, and customers.
- Be happy to both give and receive feedback.
- Be comfortable leading meetings, including workshops and training sessions.
- Want to delve into the subject of ‘design for education’ and continue learning more about it.
Benefits
Here’s a couple of the things that make Twinkl a great place to be:
● A friendly, welcoming and supportive culture. We believe work should be fun and always put people before process
● Diversity, inclusion and belonging - our Employee Network Program includes working groups for LGBTQ+, People of Colour, Disabilities (visible and invisible), Women in Tech and Working Parents.
● From day 1 - Westfield Health, 29 annual leave days per year plus up to four additional days that may be awarded each year by the company, flexible working policy with opportunities to work from home, Twinkl subscription, access to a financial wellbeing coach and platform
● After probation - company sick pay and cycle to work scheme
● Long term service reward after 2+ years of service - Life insurance, enhanced pension contribution, enhanced maternity pay, enhanced adoption pay and enhanced paternity pay.
