Senior Assistant Manager, Graphic Design & Multimedia

About the role

NHG Health is looking for a creative illustrator designer and digitally savvy communications professional to join its Group Communications team. The role combines a key graphic design position with the responsibility of developing multimedia content that brings the organisation's stories, people, programmes and impact to life across many channels. The successful candidate works closely with stakeholders to strengthen the organisation's reputation and support strategic communications objectives.

Key responsibilities

• Design and produce visual communications and creative assets for print, digital, environmental and multimedia platforms, keeping corporate identity and brand architecture consistent.
• Translate complex healthcare narratives into visual stories, illustrations, infographics and design solutions, and advise internal stakeholders on design and branding.
• Lead the development and refresh of brand toolkits, design templates, illustration libraries and communication frameworks.
• Manage external creative agencies, illustrators, photographers and vendors, and maintain brand assets and digital asset repositories.
• Create multimedia content for digital platforms, including short-form videos for social media, internal communications, staff engagement, events and corporate storytelling, and support livestreaming and hybrid events.
• Plan and curate photography, and write and edit content that matches the organisation's tone of voice.
• Develop content plans and stories about people, innovations, patient care and community impact, and monitor content performance to recommend improvements.

Required profile

• Degree in Communications, Journalism, Media, Marketing, Public Relations, Digital Media, Graphic Design or a related discipline.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in communications, content creation, journalism, graphic design, digital media or multimedia production.
• Experience in healthcare, the public sector, agencies or large organisations is an advantage.

Required skills

• Graphic design and brand stewardship.
• Photography, including composition and photo editing.
• Short-form video concepting, shooting and editing.
• Excellent writing and editing, and strong storytelling.
• Project management and ability to work independently under tight deadlines.
• Preferred: Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, InDesign), Canva, CapCut, CMS and basic motion graphics.