Middleweight Designer

Join our team and help shape the future of financial services. Are you a talented and passionate designer ready to make a significant impact? We're seeking a creative and innovative Middleweight Designer to join our dynamic Brand team at Nationwide. Nationwide's brand identity is essential to articulating its purpose: to provide banking that is fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society. You will be a key part of a team that is responsible for consistently and creatively applying the brand, ensuring it aligns with Nationwide's purpose, strengthens its market position, and builds trust with our customers. At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected. For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, based at either our London or Swindon office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here . If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can. What you'll be doing Collaborate with your peers: Work closely with our Brand Design Lead to elevate Nationwide's brand and make it the most admired in financial services. Bring ideas to life: Develop captivating designs for a wide range of print and digital media, including brochures, websites, social media graphics, animations, email campaigns, and more. Ensure brand consistency: Maintain brand integrity across multiple platforms, tailoring designs to resonate with diverse audiences. Put customers first: Design with empathy, understanding the needs and preferences of our customers to create meaningful and impactful experiences. Stay ahead of the curve: Embrace emerging design trends and technologies to deliver cutting-edge visuals Why Join Nationwide? Impactful Work: Contribute to a brand that is making a positive difference in people's lives. Collaborative Culture: Work alongside talented and passionate people in a supportive and creative environment. Growth Opportunities: Advance your career through ongoing training and development programs. Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare, retirement plans, and flexible work arrangements. About you What we are looking for: We're seeking a designer who shares our passion for creating exceptional work and fostering a collaborative culture. You should be highly motivated, solution-focused, and enjoy tackling design challenges. You'll need to be open to feedback and committed to delivering outstanding results. Creative flair: A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional design skills and a keen eye for detail. Problem-solving skills: The ability to think critically and develop innovative solutions to design challenges. Collaboration: A team-oriented approach and the ability to work effectively with colleagues from various departments. Time management: Excellent organisational skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines. You are a talented designer with a strong understanding of branding and identity. You have a proven track record in designing for both internal and external communications. A strong portfolio demonstrating your graphic and digital skills across various media is essential. You are passionate about creative problem-solving and have a proactive approach to projects. Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite is a must, and experience with video editing and animation software is a plus. This role would suit a designer or creative artworker who is ready to take on more design responsibility, or an existing middleweight designer who wants to showcase their abilities and gain a greater understanding of how a brand works from the heart of a developing business. If you're ready to take your design career to the next level and make a lasting impact, we encourage you to apply. Our Customer First behaviours are all about putting customers and members at the heart of how we work together. You can strengthen your application by showing the behaviours that resonate with you, and how you might have already demonstrated these. Say it straight - This is about being honest and direct with good intent and saying what needs to be said in the room. It's also about being clear, precise, and using language that we and, importantly, our customers and members can understand. Push for better - This is about aiming high and constantly looking for better in how we work together and serve our customers and members. Get it done - This is about prioritising what will have the greatest impact, being decisive and taking accountability for delivering on the end-to-end outcome. We know applying for jobs can sometimes feel like you're sending an application into a black hole. We review each application individually. So, it's a good idea to call out your most relevant experience on your application to give yourself the best chance. The extras you'll get There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including: A personal pension - if you put in 7% of your salary, we'll top up by a further 16% Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year Life assurance worth 8x your salary A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme Wellhub - Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness. Access to an annual performance related bonus Access to training to help you develop and progress your career 25 days holiday, pro rata What makes us different Nationwide is the world's largest building society. With over 15 million customers, we have a relationship with almost a quarter of the UK's population. We've got the scale to compete with the big banks, but we're not a bank. As a building society, we're owned by our members - that's our customers who have their current account, mortgage or savings with us. It means we can do things differently to deliver our Purpose - Banking - but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society. When you work at Nationwide, you can experience that difference for yourself. You'll be part of a high-performing, purpose-driven organisation that offers rewarding career experiences and a highly competitive range of benefits to match. You'll also be joining us at an important time as we seek to reach more and more people in the UK. We want everyone in the UK to know that they don't have to bank with a bank. They can choose a modern mutual instead. What to do next If this role is for you, please click the 'Apply Now' button. You'll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us. We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application. Please note that should you be successful in securing this role the job title on our internal systems will be Marketing and Corporate Affairs Consultant #LI-POST