Developer Work, Jobs in Alton Towers (with Salaries)

Digital Creative Developer & Designer
University of Derby —Kedleston
- £32,260 - £41,689 a year
- Weekend availability
- Microsoft Outlook
- University
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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- £40,000 - £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- C++
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- Full-time
- Azure
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- Java
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- Employee assistance programme
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- £39,959 - £48,117 a year
- Full-time
- Azure
- SharePoint
- APIs
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Software Developer, Gaming
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- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- SQL
- APIs
- AI
- Work from home
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Mechanical Design Engineer - Hardware Developer
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- Full-time
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- Free parking
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Digital Creative Developer & Designer

University of Derby -
Kedleston

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Job details

Full-time | Fixed term contract
£32,260 - £41,689 a year
1 day ago

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
On-site gym
Annual leave
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount
Sick pay

Qualifications

Web design
Adobe Dreamweaver
Email marketing
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Outlook
CSS
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Creative Suite
Graphic design
Quality assurance
Graphic Design
Organisational skills
UI
Adobe InDesign
Business
Adobe After Effects
Communication skills
Negotiation
HTML
Digital design
Time management

Full job description

Job details

Responsible to

Associate Director - Communications

Location

Kedleston Road, Derby Campus

Closing date

Wednesday 19 August 2026

Salary

£32,260 to £36,251 per annum (for exceptional performers, there is scope for further progression up to £41,689 per annum)

Job grade

ATOS 6

Reference

0111-26-R

Contract type

Fixed term contract 12 months

Post type

Full-time

Adaptive working type

Hybrid
This role will be based on site, primarily in the named location with the opportunity to work remotely available in line with our Adaptive Working Framework.

About the University

We have one simple promise – to make a positive impact. Through our ground-breaking research, teaching excellence and commitment to sustainable living, we are changing lives for the better.

The University of Derby is a modern university with a modern outlook. Everything we do is driven by delivering excellence and opportunities for our students, our staff and our region.

We have some of the best university facilities in the UK and achieve outstanding results for our teaching and research and have been awarded Gold in the prestigious Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023 – making it one of the top universities in the country recognised for its outstanding student experience and student outcomes.

Financially strong and seriously ambitious we offer our employees an inclusive culture that centres itself around staff wellbeing, where you can be confident you will receive all the help and encouragement you need to build a rewarding career with lots of opportunities to enhance your skills.

About the College/Department

The External Relations department brings together student recruitment, marketing, communications, content and development into one dynamic, expert function. The team is responsible for telling the University’s story in the UK and internationally – shaping how we are seen, understood and experienced by our audiences.

From creating compelling messaging and content across campaigns, digital channels and events, to building influential partnerships and driving sustainable income, External Relations delivers complex, high‑impact work that is central to the University’s success. Our work supports growth, strengthens trust and reputation, and makes a significant contribution to the University’s long‑term ambitions.

Design

The Design team are responsible for creating print and digital assets and ensuring brand consistency across the University.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Digital Creative Developer & Designer to join our External Relations team.

You will support wider design activity across social, web, print and other campaign channels, working closely with colleagues in Design, Content and Student Recruitment to deliver integrated, user-focused creative.

You will also be a specialist in designing and building high-quality, responsive HTML email templates that perform consistently across all major email clients. You will take the lead on email creative development, producing reusable, modular templates and ensuring all output meets brand, accessibility and best-practice standards.

You will manage an email marketing platform, carry out quality assurance and testing, and use insight and performance data to continually improve engagement.

This is a hands-on role with no direct line management responsibilities, but you will act as a subject expert, providing advice and support to colleagues. Flexibility is required, including occasional evening and weekend working to support key University events such as Open Days, Clearing and Graduation.

The role offers the opportunity to develop specialist expertise in design, email development and digital campaign deliver within a large, collaborative organisation, while helping to shape digital creative standards across the University.

This is a fixed term contract for 12 months.

Anticipated interview date: Thursday 3rd September 2026

About You

You will be an experienced graphic designer and bring with you additional expertise in building responsive HTML email templates from scratch using tables and inline CSS. You will have a deep understanding of email client limitations, including Outlook rendering and mobile optimisation, and experience working with email marketing platforms such as Dotdigital or similar.

You will bring strong visual and digital design skills, with confidence using Adobe Creative Suite (including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign) to deliver high-quality creative across email and wider digital channels. You will have experience creating reusable, modular email components, carrying out quality assurance testing, and managing multiple projects and deadlines effectively.

You will hold a degree in Graphic Design, Web Design or a related discipline (or equivalent experience) and will have proven experience in a similar level role. You will have excellent organisation and communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Principal accountabilities

Design

Create graphics to support campaign activity across all print and digital touch points (social, web, PPC) using InDesign.

Contribute to the development and implementation of brand guidelines.

Plan and deliver design activities that are on brand, on time and of a high standard.

Work up creative concepts as part of integrated marketing campaigns.

Produce design with user experience in mind, backed up with research and evidence.

Proactively gather research to inform design, testing and learning as part of the process.

Take learnings from research and use them to create digital solutions that solve complex business challenges.

Develop creative concepts that deliver on project goals, brand and user needs.

As part of the Design team, actively collaborate and contribute to project solutions.

Present and advocate your design concepts and solutions to internal clients.

HTML Development - Email

Populate, develop and build responsive HTML email templates using Dreamweaver, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator and After Effects) and other necessary software.

Day-to-day management of the email marketing management system.

Build reusable, modular email components to support scalable campaign delivery across multiple teams and accounts.

Perform email campaign-specific quality assurance testing.

Continuously review email campaign performance and use insights to refine design, layout and content to improve engagement and conversion.

Provide best practice direction and solutions to email campaign related challenges.

Provide staff training and support with editing and updating HTML email templates.

Keep abreast of email design developments and technology and be able to interpret how these would impact services from a design perspective.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Qualifications

Degree, preferably in Graphic Design, Programming, Web Design or a related discipline, or equivalent experience

Experience

Graphic design experience, either in-house or within an agency
Experience coding HTML emails using tables and inline CSS styles (building templates from scratch)
Experience and demonstrable success in a similar level role

Skills, knowledge & abilities

Aware of the latest trends and best practice within the field
Ability to use Adobe Creative Suite (especially InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
Strong skills in visual design and knowledge of UI patterns
Knowledge of responsive email development principles
Able to work self-directed in a fast-changing, collaborative workplace
Excellent organisational and time management skills
Ability to balance work on several projects at a time
Excellent communication skills, including negotiation and persuasion
High degree of creativity through concept development to finished artwork
Strong understanding of email client limitations and how to work around them (Outlook rendering issues, fallback styles, mobile optimisation)
Understanding of the appropriate and proportionate use of AI
Effective verbal and written communication and negotiation skills
Creative and innovative with a strong eye for detail
Confidence, to present and explain ideas to clients and colleagues
Efficient approach with attention to detail and quality of work
Good team player

Business requirements

Flexible approach to working hours, varying deadlines, peaks, etc.
Ability to work outside of normal working hours (including some evenings and weekends), to support the business during key University events, such as Graduation, Clearing and Open Days

Essential Criteria

Experience

Experience of Gecko Engage and Quba

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement of 38 days inclusive of bank holidays and concessionary days (pro rata)
Local Government Pension Scheme
Suite of holistic wellbeing benefits and support including family-friendly policies, generous sick pay provision and comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
Access to a variety of staff discounts at high street retailers
Discounted onsite gym
Cycle to Work scheme
A flexible working environment
A commitment to personal and professional development

Key contact

For further information and informal enquiries regarding the role, please contact Alice Oliver, Associate Director - Communications via [email protected]

For enquiries regarding your application and for sponsorship eligibility, please contact the recruitment team via [email protected].

Important information

Visa Sponsorship Eligibility

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers under the Skilled Worker route for this role; however, applications are welcome from candidates who are able to demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

The University of Derby is committed to promoting equity, diversity and inclusion, regardless of age, disability, trans status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief (or none), sex and sexual orientation.

We are Disability Confident Employers, demonstrating our commitment to disability inclusion, and invite applicants to highlight adjustments they may require to ensure equitable participation in our recruitment processes.

Further, we are committed to ensuring an environment which is trans and non-binary-inclusive for all our staff, students, partners, and visitors, and continuously review our policies, guidance and training.

When applying to join the University, you can choose your preferred title, including the gender-neutral title 'Mx'. We also ask our candidates if they would like to share their preferred pronouns. This is voluntary but demonstrates our commitment to inclusivity for trans and non-binary candidates. Once employed, you can add pronouns and preferred names onto our system.

The University of Derby undertakes anonymised shortlisting during the staff recruitment process. This means that, when shortlisting, panel members will not be able to see an applicant’s name and will see an applicant number instead. This demonstrates the practical steps we are taking to remove barriers to recruitment by minimising the possible impact of our unconscious bias.

However you identify, we actively celebrate the knowledge, experience and talents each person brings. Our students come from a wide range of backgrounds; therefore we are particularly interested to hear from applicants who will help our leaders and teams be more reflective of our student population.

Read more about equity, diversity and inclusion at the University of Derby.

Environmental Sustainability

At the University of Derby, we are passionate about embedding sustainability into everything that we do. We aim to bring environmental sustainability into all aspects of the University, including teaching, research and operational activities. In line with the University's strategic framework, we expect all our staff to embed sustainability into their working practices and support the University's objective to reach net zero carbon by 2050.

Unlock your potential and apply today.

How to apply

You can apply by submitting an online application. Once you have signed in or registered with us you will be able to begin your application. If you are creating an account for the first time, please ensure you provide an email address that you access regularly as this will be our main means of contacting you regarding your application.

The University reserves the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

If you require any assistance, including the provision of any documentation in an alternative format, please contact the Recruitment team at [email protected].

Please note all applications must be submitted online by Midnight GMT on the closing date of the vacancy.

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