Creative Artworker and Typesetter, NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Job Title: Creative Artworker and Typesetter

About the role

This role suits a highly detail-driven individual who thrives on pace, precision and variety. You will turn complex information into clear, accessible and engaging outputs – from polished reports and infographics to social and digital assets – helping us deliver up to three major publications every week.

Responsibilities

• Deliver design across multiple channels including print, digital and social, supporting clear accessible reporting for Government and Parliament
• Typeset and format publications using Adobe InDesign and InCopy
• Create charts, infographics and visual assets using strong visual judgement to bring complex information to life
• Apply brand, editorial and accessibility standards, ensuring accuracy and consistency through review and fast-paced amends
• Prepare and deliver final files for web, print and EPub
• Collaborate closely with colleagues across design, publishing and communications to deliver high-quality outputs
• Contribute to team’s and department’s continuous improvement

Requirements

• Advanced Adobe CC skills (InDesign, InCopy, Illustrator, and Photoshop)
• Proven experience creating high-quality, branded publications across print and digital, including long-form layouts
• Attention to detail and ability to delivering accurate, high-quality work
• Proven ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Experience communicating with a range of stakeholders and working collaboratively within a team environment
• Working knowledge of brand, editorial and accessibility standards

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
• Essential criteria: Advanced Adobe CC skills (InDesign, InCopy, Illustrator, and Photoshop) Proven experience creating high-quality, branded publications across print and digital, including long-form layouts Attention to detail and ability to delivering accurate, high-quality work Proven ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment Experience communicating with a range of stakeholders and working collaboratively within a team environment Working knowledge of brand, editorial and accessibility standards

Skills

• Advanced Adobe CC skills (InDesign, InCopy, Illustrator, and Photoshop)
• Proven experience creating high-quality, branded publications across print and digital, including long-form layouts
• Attention to detail and ability to delivering accurate, high-quality work
• Proven ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Experience communicating with a range of stakeholders and working collaboratively within a team environment
• Working knowledge of brand, editorial and accessibility standards

Benefits

• Hybrid working policy with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office

Pay

London c£37,855

Schedule

Hybrid working policy with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office

Guidance for applicants

• We are interested in clear, experience-based responses that show how you deliver accurate, high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
• Please respond concisely and relate your answers to examples in your portfolio (max 150 words per question).
• Describe a time you worked across multiple publications or deliverables at once. How did you prioritise your work and ensure deadlines were met?
• How did you improve the clarity or readability of a complex layout or document?
• Provide an example of how you improved the clarity or readability of a complex layout or document.
• Have a look at our products on Home - National Audit Office – can you show us three examples of your work that illustrate your experience relevant to what we produce?

Nationality Requirements

• UK nationals
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• Nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with (or eligible for) status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

Equal opportunities and diversity

• We are committed to fair and open recruitment. All applications will be assessed on merit against the requirements of the role.
• We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.