Responsibilities

• Act as Scottish Forestry brand lead, responsible for implementing the updated brand guidelines, and ensuring consistent, high-quality application across all SF materials.
• Lead maintenance of a suite of publication and design templates (inc. presentations, social media assets, corporate materials) using professional design expertise to enable staff and increase efficiency across the agency.
• Develop and own SF style guide which align with the updated brand guidelines.
• Provide expert advice to senior leadership and subject matter experts on brand, design, and publication matters, acting as the agency’s internal specialist.
• Serve as lead liaison with external design agency, ensuring clear briefs, effective communication, alignment to brand and delivery within budget and timescales.
• Deliver high quality inhouse graphic design support for appropriate projects which align to SF brand and meet agency priorities.
• Lead establishment and implementation of a Digital Asset Management (DAM) system for effective storage and retrieval of visual and design assets, working with Digital Business Partner.
• Work with the wider Communications and Media team to develop key content for priority areas and channels such as Woodland Creation, website, bringing expert judgement and self-directed working.
• Support the Head of Corporate Communications in procuring and mobilising a new design agency contract.
• Manage and monitor design project pipelines, maintaining agency oversight, enduring prioritisation and reporting progress to senior managers as required.

Requirements

• Proven experience in brand management, design coordination, or content development.
• Strong understanding of brand guidelines and the ability to be autonomous in applying them consistently across publications, digital content, and corporate materials.
• Experience briefing and managing external suppliers (e.g. designers, photographers, videographers) to deliver high-quality outputs on time and within budget.
• Excellent written and visual communication skills, with the ability to translate complex information into clear, engaging content for a range of channels.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, with strong organisational skills including workflow coordination, version control, and ensuring high-quality outputs are delivered to tight deadlines with minimal supervision.
• Appropriate professional qualification in marketing, communications, brand management, or a related field, or university degree, with demonstrable experience applying specialist knowledge in a brand and content management environment.
• Proficiency in Canva and other design tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud (e.g. Photoshop, InDesign)
• Experience using content management or Digital Asset Management systems (SharePoint, DAM platforms).
• Understanding of accessibility standards for publications and digital content.
• Familiarity with video editing or photography tools (e.g. Clipchamp and Canva) at a basic level.

Preferred

• Track record of developing templates, toolkits, and brand resources that help colleagues create consistent and time-efficient content.
• Experience establishing or managing a Digital Asset Management system or similar structured content library.
• Some hands-on graphic design capability, particularly for simple assets and internal publications.
• Experience supporting or collaborating with communications and media teams, particularly on visual storytelling or content planning.
• Experience coordinating photography or video shoots, including logistics, briefing, and rights management.
• Experience working in the public sector, or with public-facing bodies, with an understanding of accessibility, transparency, and governance commitments.

Benefits

• Alongside your salary of £45,711, Scottish Forestry contributes £13,242 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%.