The challenges humanity is facing aren’t the stuff of dystopia, science fiction, or textbooks.
They’re happening today – and they’ve never been more complex and interconnected. Yet our higher education system is still structured in silos, leaving graduates ill-equipped to tackle the complexity that surrounds them. The next generation is now demanding to learn in a different way. That’s where The London Interdisciplinary School comes in.
LIS is a startup university that equips learners with an interdisciplinary toolkit to tackle the complex, real-world problems of the 21st century. With a world-class faculty, three exceptional founding cohorts and close partnerships with global organisations such as McKinsey, KPMG and innocent, LIS is building a new type of education for those who want to shape the world, not just fit in.
We’re looking for a brilliant, ambitious, and mission-led Designer to lead on all things design at LIS.
In this role you will:
- Act as a key individual contributor in the Marketing team, working hand in hand with variety of internal stakeholders, notably the Marketing, Recruitment and Product teams as well as external agencies.
- Own the design process end-to-end, from ideation to delivery.
- Create visual assets on our core tools (Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign).
- Conduct extensive video design work (mostly using Motion graphics, After Effects, Premiere Pro).
- Support with the transition to our new website in Webflow.
The role reports to the Head of Marketing, Latika Pathela.
Requirements
- You’ll have 1-3 years' experience as a designer, ideally within a start-up environment.
- You live and breathe design and our excited to take ours to the next level!
- You have deep experience using design tools such as Photoshop.
- You’re excited about helping us doubling down on video design.
- Ideally, you also have experience in Webflow, Figma and / or photography.
- You’re motivated by the opportunity to build a brand-new university, passionate about shaking up higher education and ready for the challenges that a start-up in the sector entails.
- You love embracing new perspectives and live our values: be kind, be brave, be honest, keep learning and welcome otherness.
Benefits
- £29k-35k, depending on level of experience.
- Flexible working, with 2-day per week on campus and the opportunity to work remotely (including in another country) for up to 1 month each calendar year.
- Company-sponsored health plan and monthly fitness contribution.
- £1,000 annual learning budget to spend on personal development.
- 30 days of annual leave. Take time out to be inspired.
- The opportunity to join a mission-led, fast-growing organisation that is changing higher education.
The successful candidate will have the right to work in the UK.