About the job

Job summary

As Kew’s challenges and ambitions grow, so do the demands on our Creative Studio. Our in-house design studio is responsible for maintaining Kew’s visual identity, championing high-quality design and providing creative advice and artwork for a huge variety of printed and display products.

We are seeking an experienced Traffic/Studio manager for 1-year. The successful applicant will manage and co-ordinate design projects from initial stages through to delivery, ensuring that all work is delivered on time and to budget. The Traffic Manager will work at the heart of the studio, managing the flow of work to ensure the smooth and efficient running of our busy creative team.

 

Job description

With proven project and account management experience within a design context, you’ll be highly adept at briefing creative teams. Excellent interpersonal and planning skills are essential in order to prioritise and manage a complex workload, and liaise effectively with a range of internal clients.

Person specification

This role is a fixed term, one year contract, based at Kew, with the option of regular home working, subject to operational requirements. 

A provisional start date of October 2024 has been set. 

Benefits

Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

If you are interested in this position, please visit the provided web link and submit your application.

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

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Working for the Civil Service

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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.