Design and Brand Manager, Francis Crick
£54.4-61.6k
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Biomedical research institute
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Biomedical research institute
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£54.4-61.6k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To discover without boundaries.
Role
Who you are
- Demonstrable experience at middleweight or senior designer level – in-house, freelance or agency;*
- Strong understanding of design and brand principles – typography, colour, layout etc
- A portfolio of original, engaging and creative ideas developed within a professional environment for successful brand design projects across various media that demonstrate an eye for detail, creativity and experience of art direction;*
- Demonstrable experience of managing, championing and maintaining a consistent brand identity within a professional environment;*
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience of managing creative production workflows and sign-off processes
- Expert skills in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator;*
- Strong skills in Adobe Premiere Pro
- Strong sense of aesthetics and ability to think creatively
- An understanding of how scientific research is disseminated through conferences, papers etc.; (Desirable)
- Ability to create animation and motion design using Adobe After Effects; (Desirable)
- Knowledge and experience of design thinking, project management and agile project methodologies; (Desirable)
What the job involves
- Reports to: Cassie Williams
- This is your chance to make your mark as Design and Brand Manager at the Francis Crick Institute one of the world’s most iconic biomedical research centres, home to over 1,500 leading scientists and a large public gallery space with a rolling programme of exhibitions and events
- For 12 months, you’ll be the creative heartbeat of our Digital and Creative team, setting the standard for design excellence across everything from public exhibitions and scientific reports to internal signage and branded campaigns
- This is a dynamic, hands-on role that sits at the creative core of the Crick’s communications
- You’ll collaborate closely with our marketing team to shape visual identities for flagship exhibitions and events, lead design projects for branded materials like brochures and reports, and create impactful internal signage and communications
- Central to the role is refreshing and rolling out our brand identity, ensuring it remains bold, relevant, and consistent across all touchpoints
- You’ll manage our in-house studio, oversee science illustration and printing services, and build a trusted network of freelancers and agencies to expand our creative capacity
- With a deep understanding of how to tailor design for diverse audiences, from scientific peers to the public, you’ll be the go-to expert for visual strategy and execution across the Crick
- The role is ideal for someone with a strong background in design and brand, with a creative flare and is able to identify and seize upon strategic opportunities
- It would suit an experienced middleweight designer, ready to step up to a more senior role, or a senior designer looking to take on a new challenge
- Produce on-brand, accessible and high-quality design and creative materials which meet the needs of the Crick’s varied audiences
- Manage the Crick’s visual brand identity – including rolling out our newly refreshed brand identity – ensuring it stays fresh, relevant and consistent
- Develop and implement internal processes for teams across the Crick
- Manage design projects from concept to completion
- Oversee the work of agencies and freelancers who are producing design and creative assets, from initial briefing to obtaining final sign-off
- Produce and maintain a contact base of agencies and suppliers who can produce high-quality design work in accordance with our brand guidelines
- Be the Crick’s go-to for best practice in creativity and design, advising teams across the Crick with their creative output
- Horizon scan for latest updates and innovations in design tools and practice in order to formulate and incorporate best-practice into our processes and templates
- Continually evaluate our design and creative output, seeking out, absorbing and incorporating feedback into our outputs and processes
Application process
- Closing Date: 08/Oct/2025 23.59 GMT
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The Francis Crick Institute was founded in 2015 through the merger of the MRC's National Institute for Medical Research and CRUK's London Research Institute. Its mission is to push the boundaries of our understanding of how life works, and it is the largest single-site biomedical research institute in Europe.
One of the Institute's strengths is its ability to collaborate extensively with external research groups, boasting partnerships in more than 90 countries. These collaborations, however, pose data protection challenges due to the need to transfer vast amounts of sensitive information across borders. The Institute has addressed this by developing its own Trusted Research Environment toolkit, which allows remote teams to share data securely and compliantly in the cloud.
The institute secured £1 billion in funding back in 2022, and is maximising its effectiveness through the BRIDGE network and investments in AI and machine learning. A notable example is Google’s subsidiary DeepMind establishing a research lab within the institute to enhance biology and genomics research.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2022
$1.4bn
GRANT
Total funding: $1.4bn
Company benefits
- 28 days of holiday each year, plus three additional days (usually taken over Christmas) and bank holidays
- Defined contribution pension scheme, with the Crick contributing between 3% - 16% of salary
- Life assurance
- Season ticket/car parking loan
- Annual leave purchase
- Childcare support allowance
- Back-up dependent care
- Discounted annual gym membership
- Bike to Work scheme
- Payroll giving
- Shopping discounts
Company HQ
Somers Town, London, UK
Leadership
Paul Nurse
(CEO)The first Director and Chief Executive of the Francis Crick Institute. Was previously President of Rockefeller University in New York. In 2001 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine as part of a team that discovered the role of protein molecules that control the duplication of cells.
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