Volunteer Senior Graphic Designer
Volunteer role: Volunteer Senior Graphic Designer
Team: Communications Team
Location: Remote
Reports to: Social Media Manager
Hours:3-5 hrs a week
About Us
Join us at Fair Game, where we're passionate about shaping a brighter future for football! With a vibrant community of 34 football clubs, we're on a journey to revolutionise the game we all love. Collaborating with top-notch academics and industry experts, our goal is to nurture a sport that fills every fan with pride. Imagine wearing your team's colours, confident in the values it represents and the rich traditions it upholds.
Be part of a movement that champions fan involvement, financial health, exemplary governance, and unwavering commitment to equality. Let's team up to make football not just a game, but a legacy we're all proud to be part of. Join Fair Game and help us turn this vision into reality!
What We Are Looking For
We're thrilled to share that Fair Game’s work has left us on the brink of making a significant impact and we need your help to take us to the next level!
As a volunteer-driven initiative, we're on the lookout for an enthusiastic individual eager to take responsibility for overseeing to Fair Game's visual and creative output. The role would suit a mid to senior level designer with experience of working across digital and print media.
This volunteer position is a fantastic chance for someone keen on building on or gaining real-life experience in the fast-moving world of football. We are looking for a creative and driven individual who can establish and lead a resilience team of volunteers who can produce great design content quickly.
If this resonates with you, you might just be the person we need to help shape the future of football in an extraordinary way.
Design-work will be used for three purposes: campaigning, awareness raising and fundraising.
As an organisation, we understand that we are not perfect. We welcome creativity, ideas and will always strive to improve.
Main Responsibilities
● Building and leading a Design team that plans and delivers range of graphic design content.
● Working closely with the Head of Brand, the Director of Communications and Campaigns and the CEO to ensure consistency and integrity of the Fair Game.
● Overseeing the production of high-quality graphics, illustrations and animation for use in marketing literature and across the Fair Game website and social media channels.
● Working on bespoke projects, project managing them from a design perspective to delivery, including both digital and print design.
● Governing a workflow management system for design requests to manage workload, assign tasks and measure progress.
● Oversee the implementation and management of an image library.
Design-work will be used for three purposes: campaigning, awareness raising and fundraising.
As an organisation, we understand that we are not perfect. We welcome creativity, ideas and will always strive to improve.
What You'll Need To Bring
● Solid experience of using Figma or similar software
● Experience and portfolio at Senior Designer level
● Extensive experience of taking a strategic, proactive and creative approach to design and brand management
● Experience and the availability to turn designs around at short notice
● Ability to work with wider social media and content team to collaborate on projects
● Ideally experience using the Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop
● Ideally experience producing sports-related social media content
● Time to help
● Excellent team-working skills
● Great interpersonal skills
● A commitment to Fair Game’s values
● A desire to see a fairer future for football.
What You Will Gain
● Strong, real world experience in the video editing for a wide range of audiences
● Working with a passionate and highly skilled team
● The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to change football for the better
● A network of contacts in the football industry.
Volunteering
We are seeking dedicated individuals who are genuinely passionate about contributing to our cause. This voluntary role demands more than just an initial burst of enthusiasm; it requires a steadfast commitment and a deep-seated desire to make a difference.
We kindly ask that only those who are prepared to invest their time and energy, with a serious intent to contribute and grow with us, consider applying. This is not just a role, but a journey towards creating meaningful impact. If you are looking for a casual commitment or are uncertain about your availability and dedication, this might not be the right opportunity for you.
We value the contribution of our volunteers immensely and wish to build a team that shares our commitment to the cause.
How to Apply
To apply for this role please send a short note of interest and a CV to apply@fairgameuk.co.uk
We strongly believe in having more diverse voices in our team and actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those currently under-represented.