Production Designer

Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

1/3/2025

Job Description

Production Designer

Salary Circa £27,000 per annum

Fixed-Term, Full-Time, 37.5 Hours per Week (11 Months ending 31 December 2025)

IB Global Centre, Cardiff

About The IB

Hybrid Working (Office presence required 1 day per week)

If you're looking to work for a global organisation with a meaningful mission, and with colleagues all over the world, then the International Baccalaureate® (IB) may have the ideal opportunity for you! The International Baccalaureate provides world-class educational services to over 5,500 schools across 159 countries. A career at IB is not just a job; it’s an opportunity to work with an innovative world leader in education services and contribute to our 50-year mission of creating a better and more peaceful world. Apply now to join our global organisation where we empower our employees to thrive and make a difference.

About The Job

The Production Designer is part of our Exam Publishing Department who are responsible for designing and developing traditional and digital assessment material. The Production Designer is accountable for managing the visual creation of IB assessments and related material in line with IB standards and quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Accurately develop, build and amend IB assessments and related material, with a focus on layout clarity, accessibility and accuracy.
• Design, create and edit images, illustrations, graphics and other visual elements in line with house style, for use in assessments and related material.
• Maintain and develop templates and design specific style guides ensuring assessments are consistent and created in line with our organization, subject and language specific guides.
• Offer support and guidance to the publishing team in the analysis and resolution of technical issues.
• Working with internal and external stakeholders, offer advice on the design and layout of IB assessments.
• Assist with the integration of new systems, software and working practices.
  
  
  

About You

Essential:

• Excellent skills in using Adobe Creative Suite, in particular InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, in particular MS Word.
• An exceptional eye for detail and meticulous accuracy.
• Strong design and technical skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team and a diligent approach to working autonomously.
• Capacity to proactively manage changing priorities and deadlines.
• Advanced communication skills and the ability to effectively provide solutions to technical challenges.
• A degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field, or experience of working within a relevant professional environment. Including experience in a graphic design, art-worker and/or technical illustrator role.
• Good typographical knowledge.
• Ability to work under pressure within a flexible working environment.
• An excellent command of the English language.
• Written fluency in French, Spanish, Korean or Japanese would be highly desirable.
• Experience of multi-media, Adobe Audition software, HTML, CSS and JavaScript would be a a distinct advantage.
  
  
  

Desireable:

• Experience working with HTML, CSS & JavaScript
• Experience with technical illustration and/or creating material for the sciences (physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics)
  
  
  

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including:

• 10% employer pension contribution (for 3% employee contribution).
• Enhanced family friendly benefits.
• 25 Days annual leave, plus public holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 days additional annual leave.
• Life assurance 4x annual salary.
• Paid volunteering leave.
• Excellent continuous professional development. 
• Additional 1.5% of salary as a flexible benefits allowance.
• Health and wellness schemes.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Discounts on a range of products, including days out.
• Cash back opportunities available from a wide range of retailers.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free on-site car parking.
  
  
  

Please note, the International Baccalaureate will be relocating to Dumballs Road, Cardiff, CF10 5BF in August 2025, and is a 5-minute walk from Cardiff Central Station.

Applications will be accepted until 11.59pm, 17 January 2025

We are committed to building a working environment that values respect, diversity, and compassion. The International Baccalaureate is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants.