GLL is looking for a Graphic Designer to join our Graphic Art and Print Centre in Wigton, Cumbria - nestled on the edge of the stunning Lake District. This isn’t just a job. It’s a chance to shape visual stories that connect communities and bring public spaces to life.
As the UK’s largest leisure and cultural social enterprise, we’re looking for a creative thinker and visual problem-solver with the talent and drive to help us bring our brand, and those of our partners, to life across print, digital, and physical spaces.
What you’ll do:
- Be a vital part of our in-house design studio, collaborating with marketing, leisure, and library teams across the UK.
- Create smart, engaging and on-brand assets for print, digital, social, signage, and merchandise.
- Bring ideas to life through brochures, campaigns, social content, and advertising across B2B, B2C and internal channels.
- Own your projects from brief to delivery, turning information into standout design that informs, excites and inspires.
- Work within established brand guidelines while bringing fresh creative thinking to the table.
What we’re looking for:
- A designer with a strong portfolio, showcasing experience across the Adobe Creative Suite (especially InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop).
- Someone who’s confident in managing multiple briefs, juggling deadlines, and producing consistently high-quality work.
- A sharp eye for layout, typography and detail, combined with a passion for good design and creative storytelling.
- Team spirit, curiosity, and a love for bringing brands to life in meaningful ways.
Bonus points if you:
- Have motion graphic experience or skills in animation/video editing for digital platforms.
At GLL, your creativity will do more than sell a product - it will help shape community spaces and experiences. If you're ready to make design matter in a role that blends purpose, creativity and variety, we’d love to hear from you.
As a charitable social enterprise and cooperative owned by our staff, GLL is a unique organisation for you to have a career with!
The basics:
- This is a Full time / part time / permanent / Flexible position. Hours of work will be negotiated with you in line with the needs of the service; flexible working may be possible. Working from home is not possible in this role.
- We are an accredited Living Wage employer with industry-leading rates of pay.
- We can offer a career, not just a job, with extensive Learning & Development support available.
- A uniform will be supplied and must be worn.
- GLL is Values Driven, not Profit Driven. We work hard to benefit the communities we operate in.
- As a staff-owned organisation, you will be given the opportunity to join the Society and have a stake in your business.
Additionally, GLL offers employees a range of employment benefits:
- Access to a pension scheme.
- Health Assurance and access to Counselling services.
- Access to the tax-efficient Ride to Work bicycle purchase scheme.
- Free annual eye tests.
- Discounted nationwide (over 200 centres) inclusive leisure centre membership for you and your partner. This includes GLL Extras!
GLL Society benefits (if you choose to join the Society after your probation period) include:
- The right to stand for the Society board and to vote for board members to represent you.
- Access to team building and fun events such as treks, concerts, outings, etc.
- Access to a range of benefits exclusive to our people – ask your line manager for details or check out the Intranet.
About GLL:
As the UK’s largest leisure operator and charitable social enterprise, we offer a range of careers for everyone in our local communities. We manage over 400 facilities across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, including public sport and leisure centres, elite sporting venues, libraries, and children’s centres.
Our people are from the communities we serve and help us make real changes in their local area.
One of our core values is ‘More than a Job’, because working with us opens a wide range of possibilities and opportunities for you, starting with how you work with us. To make sure we are having a positive impact on our people, we also offer some flexible and part-time working options so you can make sure your new job works for you. Subject to vacancies, whether you are after a contractual commitment and a regular work schedule or the freedom of flexible hours, you may be able to choose an arrangement that works best for you and play your part in improving the health and wellbeing of your community.
We offer two different types of work arrangements:
- A permanent employment contract - part time and full time.
- A flexible worker engagement by joining our flexible worker pool.
If you are looking for a regular number of hours that you can work and are flexible to meet the needs of a 7-day-a-week service, then a full-time or part-time permanent contract might be the right choice for you.
So whether your ambitions lie in sport and leisure, events & catering, health & beauty, corporate support, or working with children, you’ll be able to find your ideal new job at GLL.
Passionate about seeing our communities thrive, we invest back into our facilities, projects, and people and are Investors in People Gold Award employer.
However you choose to work with us, you can be sure that you will be a valued member of our team, working with great colleagues, and making a real difference to people’s lives.
We are an inclusive employer. We seek and welcome diversity in our teams.
All pay rates are subject to skills, experience, qualifications, and location.