Graphic Designer (Part-Time Maternity Cover Contract)

Location: Hybrid, with a minimum of three days per week in person at the Milton Park office in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; the office is expected to relocate to Oxford city centre in late 2027 or early 2028. Candidates must live within a commutable distance.

Company

Informa is a FTSE 100 academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events business; Taylor & Francis publishes scholarly journals, books, e-books, and reference works.

What you will do

• Deliver end-to-end graphic and motion/video assets, including prepress setup, design, editing, animation, and post-production.
• Lead creative development and execution for assigned marketing campaigns and projects.
• Manage briefs, timelines, milestones, risks, dependencies, KPIs, and deadlines.
• Ensure creative work meets brand guidelines, campaign objectives, channel requirements, and quality standards.
• Coordinate with graphic and video designers and collaborate with cross-functional marketing teams.
• Provide creative recommendations, share motion and video design best practices, and improve workflow efficiency and creative impact.

Requirements

• Strong experience in both graphic design and motion design production.
• Demonstrated experience leading creative execution within campaigns.
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional marketing teams.
• Advanced working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Premiere Pro, After Effects, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• Strong conceptual thinking and visual storytelling skills.
• Confident communication in cross-functional project environments and the ability to influence creatively without formal authority.
• Organised, deadline-driven, and able to prioritise effectively.
• Proactive and commercially aware approach to creative problem-solving.

Culture & Benefits

• Part-time schedule of 26 hours per week on a maternity cover contract until around August 2027.
• Balanced hybrid working model with at least three days per week in the office and flexibility to work from home or remotely at other times.
• 25 days of annual leave per year, a birthday day off, and three additional discretionary days off during the holiday season.
• Four paid volunteering days, private medical insurance, life assurance, optical and medical care, and an employee assistance programme.
• Share Match plan, pension scheme, flexible working culture, and focus on work-life balance and wellbeing.

Hiring process

• Applications close on 10 November 2026.
• Adjustments are available for candidates who need support during the hiring process or in the advertised position.