The duties will be diverse and, in post, you will interact with a wide range of people and briefs: the position will work across both central students’ unions of Cambridge, Cambridge University Students’ Union and the Graduate Union. Each union has a set brand to work within and you will be assisting each respective team in producing graphic design for various campaigns and projects ahead of and into the new Cambridge term.

The students’ unions of Cambridge are vibrant, fun and fast-moving places to work, and you’ll join a committed team of colleagues motivated by making positive change within the historic institution.

Who We Are Looking For

Experience with graphic design applications is a must, and you must be capable of following a brief whilst allowing your own creativity to shine. You’ll be expected to be happy working independentlyCambridge University Students’ Union wants a hardworking, talented Graphic Designer to complement the charity’s communications. We require someone to work alongside our existing communications staff to help produce graphic design assets and prepare communications across a range of mediums and platforms.

Photography skills and experience of Adobe After Effects would be beneficial. The union uses Adobe software suites.

The position pays £9.75 per hour and the term is full-time for 12 weeks. Applicants seeking part-time work are encouraged to apply; we are willing to be flexible with working hours for the right candidate.

To Apply

We seek to appoint immediately and so will review applications as and when they are received; we may close the position early if the right candidate applies.

Please see the job description and submit the following by no later than 12 noon, 03 September 2018:

1. CV
2. Design examples or portfolio (e.g. a submission or link to online content)
3. Supporting statement outlining what you bring to the role and what you are currently looking for (maximum one page A4).

Submit your application to vacancies[at]cusu.cam.ac.uk. We ask that applicants complete an Equalities Monitoring form, which is kept separate from your application when submitted.

If you’re serious about the position, please contact our Reception ahead of the closing date and leave your details for our Membership Team. They will contact you for a quick, informal chat about the role.

We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from those from Black, Asian and an ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are under-represented within Cambridge University Students’ Union in some areas. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.

The students’ union wants some administrative support across a range of functions. The jobs will be varied: data entry; emailing/speaking to Union contacts for a variety of needs; and filing and organising.

You’ll need to be fairly profficient in using computers (e.g. internet, Office programs such as Excel), have attention to detail and be good at organising things and finding order in things. You’ll be an excellent communicator and will be quick at picking things up. As a person you’ll be hard working and commited to doing a good job, but also enjoy working in a sociable office and flexible/relaxed in your ability to handle ongoing tasks simultaneously.

We want someone working during the Easter break, sometime from 21st March to end of April. Your hours can be flexible to your needs to some extent: we’ll need you working a minimum of 28 hours per week, but you could work 36.5; and you can choose when you want to work provided it’s within week days and daytime hours. You’ll be paid £8.75 per hour.

If you’re interested, please email vacancies[at]cusu.cam.ac.uk with a CV and a statement of interest telling us when you’d be available to start, what hours you’d like to do and what your particular strengths are in relation to the role outline above.

We will close applications as soon as we hear from a suitable candidate, so don’t delay (we want someone to start ASAP). If you don’t have a full CV, please outline your recent work/academic history in your email.

We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from those from Black, Asian and an ethnic minority backgrounds, as they are under-represented within Cambridge University Students’ Union in some areas. We are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments individuals may require in the recruitment process, on commencement, or once in post.

The students’ union often requires temporary and casual staff to fulfil projects, campaigns, support meetings and services. If you’d like to be contacted for work when we require someone, get in touch and register with us.

We may from time-to-time seek to employ someone for a few hours in any given week for a specific need, and we may sometimes require temps at short notice, or for regular hours. Placements may vary – from one hour, to a whole week, or from evenings to weekends to out-of-term placements.

The type of work will be varied and could involve: administration, communication tasks, manual handling, stewarding, service support or website or design work. For example, we currently require a regular minute-taker for bi-monthly meetings where 4-6 hours will be offered. We always pay at-least the Living Wage.

If you would like to be considered for work placements as and when they arise, please register your details with us by emailing us your CV and introducing yourself. 

Where possible, CUSU prefers to provide employment opportunities to students, however cannot provide regular work and is conscious of providing work placements that may detract from students’ studies. Many Colleges discourage students from taking on part-time work during Term-Time.

Our volunteers assist the work of CUSU – CUSU achieves a lot for its membership with limited resources and could not continue its work without the energy and experience of volunteers.

We regularly seek volunteers for major events, such as the annual Freshers Fair. Please register your interest with us to be notified of up-and-coming volunteering opportunities. To become a volunteer for CUSU, please email Grace, CUSU’s Membership Engagement Coordinator, membership@cusu.cam.ac.uk