About the job

Job summary

Do you have experience as a graphic designer or videographer?

Do you enjoy creating compelling and impactful digital content that meets users needs?

Can you collaborate with others to achieve positive outcomes?

If so, we'd love to hear from you!

Job description

The Senior Graphic Designer will be the main designer working on DVSA’s flagship ‘Ready to Pass? campaign. The campaign encourages learners to assess their test readiness with their instructor using bespoke campaign resources. It also gives advice on how to make sure that their test goes ahead. 

To find out more information about the campaign, you can read our behind the scenes blog posts that explain how the campaign was developed and channels it uses. 

The successful role holder will create effective static and video content for 17 to 24 year olds, their parents and for driving instructors to support the Ready to Pass? campaign.   

They will design content for a range of audiences and channels using evidence and insight. They will meeting creative briefs, stay on budget and work to challenging deadlines. They will understand the DVSA and Ready to Pass brand, using this to help set creative direction, and will champion good design practice within the campaign team.

This is an exciting opportunity to be creative and build your experience in a fast-paced communications environment. By creating engaging and content, that stands out from the rest, you will help learner drivers to pass driving test and through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to;

• Using analytics, research evidence, insight and the right personas to make sure the information and advice people need is noticed and that it engages and helps them.
• Proficiently using Adobe Creative Cloud software to produce mock-ups for approval, discuss and take in comments, and provide and publish final graphic elements to communications, often to challenging deadlines.
• Delivering engaging solutions for a range of client needs, including animations, motion graphics, social media content, dynamic infographics, digital designs, display adverts and more.
• Working with communication colleagues, clients and stakeholders at all levels to discuss the business objectives and requirements of every job.
• Working to agreed deadlines and budgets, adhering to brand guidelines and relevant industry design standards and accessibility guidelines delivering excellent customer service, seeking to understand clients’ priorities and constraints and providing clear and timely communications.

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached candidate pack.

Person specification

About You

To succeed in this role, you must have experience of:

• Work with campaign team and external agencies to make sure campaign content is created using audience insight, is accessible, meets users needs and has clear a call to action.
• Proficient in using Adobe Creative Cloud programmes, including After Effects, Premier Pro, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Work with a wider design and video team to produce on-brand and accessible of video, animation and other design assets.

You:

• Are proficient in Adobe Creative Suite applications.
• Can show creativity, initiative and focus on serving the end user.
• Can work in an agile manner and to tight deadlines.
• Are confident in expressing yourself clearly and consistently.
• Are passionate about providing great customer service.
• Enjoy working as part of team.

Additional Information

This role can be based in Bristol, Newcastle, Nottingham or Swansea, your presence at one of these locations will form part of the working arrangements agreed with you. We operate a hybrid working model giving you greater flexibility about where and when you work. Our expectation is that you will spend a minimum 60% of your time at your base location. Visits to other DVSA sites or work locations count towards this.

There will be occasional travel required with this role to other DVSA locations, including overnight stays.

Please take note that DVSA does not hold a UK Visa & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker License sponsor and are unable to sponsor any individuals for Skilled Worker Sponsorship. 

This post is offered on a Fixed Term Appointment (FTA) basis for 12 months to complete a project, with the possibility of being extended.

Permanent Civil Servants will not be expected to change their employment status from permanent to fixed term appointment.

Internal applicants will be appointed on inward loan and subject to the terms of the agreed inward loan agreement. The expectation is that you will return to your previous post at the end of the loan period, which will need to be agreed with your line manager in advance. 

If you're employed by a non-departmental public body (NDPB) by moving jobs this will involve a change of employer and you may break the statutory rules of employment.

About Us

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably. 

 

We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles. 

We’re working hard to:  

• Make roads safer.
• Improve services for our customers.
• Make road transport greener and healthier.
• Harness the potential of technology and data.
• Grow and level up the economy.

We’re committed to giving all our colleagues purpose, professionalism and pride in what we do. We work in supportive, diverse and inclusive teams where everyone is valued. You can grow, develop and progress, and make a real difference to society. 

We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice and welcome and encourage applications from everyone, such as ethnic minorities, women, disabled people and those who identify as LGBT+. 
 
To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace and making DVSA a great place to work visit our Careers website.  

Benefits

• An environment with flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
• Exceptional pension with an employer contribution of an average of 27%.
• Generous Annual Leave - 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 each year of service, up to 30.
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Latest IT and Tech devices.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• Excellent learning and development tailored to your role including paid apprenticeships up to Masters level.
• Wide range of discounts schemes on high street names.
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing.
• Cycle to work scheme and Gym membership offers.
• For more information see visit our careers page.

 

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

How to Apply  

As part of the application process you will be asked to provide a CV and Personal Statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

For your Personal Statement, please provide detailed evidence of the following:

• Experienced in working with content owners/clients to make sure their objectives are served when making communications work for users/customers.
• Proficient in using Adobe Creative Cloud programmes, including After Effects, Premier Pro, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Experience working with a wider design and video team to produce on-brand and accessible of video, animation and other design assets.

Your personal statement will be limited to a maximum of 750 words.

You need to include details of your experience of all the essential criteria listed above including any outcomes in your personal statement, within the word count.

As this will be used in conjunction with your CV to assess your candidate suitability to move to the next round in the recruitment process.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment will include:

• An interview and with a presentation that will assess your digital creative design skills.

The sift is due to take place on 4th July 2024.

Interviews are likely to be held from 17th July 2024.

This interview could be conducted in-person or via a video interview. The full details will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

We’ll try to meet the dates we’ve set out in the advert but there may be occasions when these dates will change. We’ll give you plenty of notice of any important dates.

The Department for Transport recruits using Success Profiles. For each role, we consider what you need to demonstrate to be successful.

This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

You can read more about Success Profiles here.

In addition, as part of your interview you will be assessed against Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework

Reasonable Adjustments

As a Disability Confident Leader employer, we are committed to ensuring that the recruitment process is fair, accessible and allows all candidates to perform at their best. If a person with a visible or non-visible disability is substantially disadvantaged, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.

Complete the “Assistance required” section in the “Additional requirements” page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need during the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at an interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.

If you need a reasonable adjustment so that you can complete your application, you should contact Government Recruitment Service via dftrecruitment.grs@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.

Document Accessibility

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

This job advert contains links to the DfT Careers website. Our website provides useful guidance and information that can support you during the application process. If you cannot access the information on our website for any reason, please email DRGComms@dft.gov.uk for assistance.

Further Information

For more information about how we hire, and for useful tips on submitting your application for this role, visit the How We Hire page of our DfT Careers website. You can find detailed information about the recruitment process and what to expect when applying for a role.

Pre-employment Checking

Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment. 

A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5-year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.