To work as a member of a team producing high quality creative graphic design material for use in publications and other promotional materials in order to raise and maintain the profile of the Department (and, under commission other County Council Departments).
1. To use the latest computer technology and other appropriate mediums to produce creative and innovative graphic design/artwork for use in the presentation of departmental publications, promotional materials and exhibitions.
2. To provide expertise and a creative input from the inception stage of design work through to its final production, where necessary co-ordinating work produced by other sections and undertaking liaison with customers of all supervisory levels to ensure initial concepts and ideas are explored and developed to the full.
3. To undertake as required, the same work identified in sections one and two above for other Departments of the County Council.
4. To continually develop skills in the latest desk top publishing, printing and graphic design techniques, and apply these as necessary in order to maintain and enhance the increasing expectation and requirements of customers and fully use the potential of computer design packages and the skills of other team members.
5. To develop and use computer manipulation techniques on a wide range of base materials, including photographs, to provide colour correction, image enhancement and as necessary, image creation.
6. To establish and maintain a professional rapport with all customers, the Reprographics Unit, outside printers and other firms, over the production of material within the agreed deadlines, specification and budget for each individual job
7. To ensure all work is produced in accordance with approved corporate Departmental and/or Authority-wide standards.
8. To evaluate the need for software/hardware upgrading in liaison with the Graphic Design Supervisor and the Computer Support group and to implement these when agreed.
9. To undertake routine software maintenance and advise other members of the Team accordingly.
10. To assist in and undertake creative photographic work as required.
11. To advise other members of the Team on developments in the application of desktop publishing and to explore new and cost-effective methods of graphic design generally.
12. To provide graphic design advice, expertise and where necessary tuition for staff in other sections of the Department on the use and suitability of computer design techniques, software applications and comparable hardware.
13. To provide technical ‘computer design’ advice to staff in other departments of the Authority.
14. To produce detailed specifications for printing and related works in order to allow quotes to be sought.
15. To evaluate and assess the technical capacity of printers to undertake specified printing and associated works such as binding and embossing etc. to scrutinise quotations submitted and award work, in accordance with County Council Financial Regulations, in order to meet the specified deadlines for its production.
Other Duties:
To undertake such other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required, and which are consistent with the general level of responsibility of this job.
