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Job Advert – Designer (Graphic)

Location: London
Department: Corporate Affairs
Reporting to: Head of Marketing
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time (Mon–Fri, 9am –5pm)
Salary: Competitive
Benefits: Excellent benefits package

Organisational Overview

We are the leading trade association for the UK’s offshore energy industry, giving a voice to over 450 organisations and businesses throughout the country.

OEUK is committed to fostering a thriving UK powered by homegrown, affordable energy — produced safely, responsibly, and sustainably. We engage, inform and champion the offshore energy sector and its workforce, collaborating with our members to meet the UK’s energy needs now and in the future.

Role Summary

We are seeking a talented Designer to join our Corporate Affairs team. This role is central to delivering high‑quality creative design that supports our communications, marketing, and brand objectives across digital, print, and internal platforms.

Reporting to the Head of Marketing, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering creative assets that protect and promote OEUK’s reputation, support advocacy and marketing activity, and ensure consistent application of our visual identity across the organisation. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across Corporate Affairs and the wider business, translating complex and technical content into clear, engaging, and accessible visual communications.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver high quality layouts and artwork for reports, magazines, marketing materials, publications, and digital outputs, ensuring all materials meet OEUK’s quality and brand standards
• Create engaging visual assets for social media, press releases, websites, campaigns, and internal communications, ensuring content is accessible, on‑brand, and fit for purpose
• Apply OEUK’s visual identity consistently across all platforms, supporting the ongoing development and evolution of the organisation’s brand
• Refine PowerPoint presentations and create reusable slide templates, providing advice and guidance to colleagues on effective visual presentation
• Work with text heavy, data driven, and technical content, translating complex information, statistics, and policy material into clear and compelling visual formats
• Manage multiple design projects simultaneously, prioritising workload effectively and delivering to non‑flexible deadlines while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
• Collaborate with colleagues across Corporate Affairs and the wider organisation to understand design requirements and deliver appropriate creative solutions
• Liaise with external agencies, freelancers, and suppliers as required, contributing to briefings and supporting the delivery of high quality outputs

Person specification

The successful candidate will bring strong creative and technical design capability, supported by a portfolio demonstrating high quality work across both digital and print environments.

Essential criteria:

• Recognised design qualification or equivalent professional experience gained in an in‑house or agency environment
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, with strong skills in layout, image editing, and digital production
• Proven experience producing editorial layouts for reports, magazines, or similar text‑heavy publications
• Experience delivering both digital and print outputs, with a sound understanding of print production processes
• Exceptional attention to detail, with strong proofreading skills and a commitment to producing accurate, polished work
• Confidence working with complex, technical, or data led content and translating this into clear visual communications
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work to fixed deadlines
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain design concepts clearly and work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders
• A flexible, proactive team player who demonstrates professionalism and aligns with OEUK’s values

Experience using Canva, basic video editing tools, or producing digital media assets (such as infographics or simple video content) is desirable.

Working Pattern

This is a full-time role working 9am –5pm, Monday to Friday in an office environment.

Why Work at OEUK?

Join us at an exciting time in the global energy transition. At OEUK, you can:

• Support the UK’s offshore energy industry on its journey to net zero.
• Develop valuable skills in a collaborative, inclusive, and forward-thinking environment.
• Make a meaningful contribution to the industry and its workforce.

Benefits include:

• Learning & development opportunities
• 27 days annual leave (pro‑rata)
• Hybrid and Flexible Working
• Competitive pension scheme
• Private medical cover
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Ability to purchase/sell annual leave
• Life cover (4× salary)

How to Apply

Applicants should submit a Cover Letter, CV and a portfolio of relevant design work demonstrating experience across digital and print formats via recruitment@oeuk.org.uk by Friday 24th July 2026.

For the full job description, please visit our careers page.

Pay: From £35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Free flu jabs
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay
• Transport links
• Work from home

Application question(s):

• How many years of work experience do you have with Graphic Design?
• Have you designed long-form publications such as reports, magazines, journals, annual reviews, or similar editorial documents?
• Approximately how many pages was the largest publication you have designed?
• Have you been responsible for preparing artwork for professional print production?
• Have you created master pages, paragraph styles, character styles, and style libraries in InDesign?
• Have you created assets for websites, social media campaigns, and digital communications?
• Have you worked with content-heavy documents containing data, charts, tables, technical information, or policy content?
• What experience do you have developing infographics, diagrams, or visual representations of complex information? (Short written response)
• Have you designed content for a membership organisation, trade association, professional services firm, energy company, or regulated industry?
• Please provide a link to a portfolio containing examples of long-form publications, reports, or magazine layouts.

Experience:

• Adobe InDesign: 3 years (required)
• Canva: 3 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person