Senior Brand and Design Manager

Senior Brand and Design Manager
Location: Cambridge, UK
Salary: £68-70k Full-time equivalent, dependent on experience
Basis: Permanent. Full-time, part-time or flexible
Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in the UK

As part of our ambitious plans to expand our reach and impact, we’re establishing a new Senior Brand and Design Manager role to develop and implement our brand strategy. 

In this role, you will be responsible for the visual representation of the Foundation’s brand strategy and the successful delivery of all the Foundation’s visual design. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced brand or design manager who has the management skills needed to support a creative team. 

With a background in design, you will be passionate about creative and brand management, have an eye for design detail, and be able to lead, develop, and inspire our team of in-house designers. Working on the Foundation brand and all our sub-brands, you’ll enjoy the breadth of work and will strive for creative excellence across all our outputs. 

The ideal candidate will have the ability to develop creative at both a strategic and tactical level. You will lead on design direction and you’ll relish opportunities to roll up your sleeves as the senior designer to work on implementation. You will be comfortable overseeing the visual design of everything from publications to event stands, and social media assets to merchandise. You’ll also enjoy brand management across digital products and be comfortable contributing to web design systems. You will be responsive to different audience needs and keen to evaluate what works well and how to improve design content.

Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, you will work alongside our Marketing Managers, Digital Product Designers, and the media studio team. You will manage an in-house team of designers.

We strive to make the Foundation a place where talented people who care about our
mission can do the best work of their careers. We have a flexible and collaborative approach
to all aspects of our work. If you’re the right person for the job, we’ll make it work for you,
and you can be confident that you’ll be working with an exceptional team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of the Foundation’s brand strategy. 
• Manage the Foundation’s visual identity, and that of its sub-brands, to ensure brand strength and consistency across products, platforms, and markets.
• Elevate the Foundation’s design outputs, ensuring that they meet the highest standards of quality, usability, and aesthetic appeal.
• Manage the in-house design team and support their development, as well as managing external freelancers and agencies as necessary. Create an environment that stimulates and encourages the creative process and fosters a collaborative and high-performing team culture. 
• Work closely with the marketing, media studio, and product design teams to ensure the brand is well understood and design is successfully integrated across the organisation. 
• Manage and develop the Foundation’s brand guidelines, establishing clear visual design principles that ensure consistency and quality across all design outputs. 
• Support external partners and community members around the world to apply the Foundation’s brand.
• Develop exceptional ways to tell our brand story through design that engage audiences in our brand and products.
• Project manage, plan, and prioritise design requests and resources in line with the Foundation's priorities and business plan, and provide excellent communication and collaboration with stakeholders.
• Stay abreast of emerging design trends, technologies, and market dynamics to inform design decisions and innovation, particularly in AI.
• Manage all branded merchandise, ensuring it’s of the highest design quality, ethically sourced, environmentally friendly, and sustainable.

Experience and personal attributes

We recognise that everyone has the potential for growth, and we welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they have some, but not all, of the experience and personal attributes listed here.

• Senior design/brand manager with significant experience of managing a team and producing creative content at an exceptional standard.
• Experience in leading and delivering successful design projects across various platforms and media. 
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and mentor a team of designers and create highly collaborative teams.
• A strong portfolio that demonstrates conceptual thinking, visual design skills, a talent for storytelling, seamless production management, and commercial acumen.
• Mastery of industry-standard design software and tools, such as Adobe Creative Suite. 
• Ability to clearly articulate brand concepts and rationale to all audiences. 
• Experience of digital asset management and expertise in storage best practices.

About us

The Raspberry Pi Foundation is an independent charity with a global mission to enable all young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. 

We empower schools to teach computer science and AI literacy through free curricula, classroom resources, purpose built software tools, and professional development for teachers. We inspire young people to become tech creators through the world's largest networks of coding clubs. We undertake original research that informs our work and which we use to advance the field of computer science education more broadly.

All of our resources and learning experiences are available for anyone to use at no cost. We are particularly focused on creating opportunities for young people who experience educational disadvantage and those who come from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in technology industries. 

Over the past decade, we have supported hundreds of thousands of educators and tens of millions of students. We have teams in six countries (India, Ireland, Kenya, South Africa, the UK and US) and partnerships with mission-aligned non-profit organisations in over 60 countries. 

We are at the forefront of the global educational movement to expand access to computer science education and AI literacy. You can learn more about our work in our latest Annual Report.

Benefits

In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a wide range of benefits for all of our colleagues. 

• Paid time off. In addition to public holidays, full-time employees in the UK receive 25 days of paid annual leave initially, rising to 30 days after five years service, plus 3 additional days of paid leave for the company-wide closure at the end of each year. 
• Pension. We provide an 8% employer contribution on top of your minimum 4% employee contribution. 
• Private healthcare. We provide comprehensive private healthcare for all employees through Vitality Plus. 
• Flexible working. We have clear policies to provide flexibility over when and where you work, helping you balance work responsibilities with the rest of your life.
• Support for parents and carers. We provide generous family leave and flexibility for parents and carers. 
• Life assurance and income protection. We provide life assurance and income protection schemes to provide peace of mind for you and your family. 
• Investing in learning and development. We invest in your growth and development, including through access to learning resources and training, with dedicated time for all employees. 
• Travel to work. Through our Cycle-to-Work and Season Ticket Loan schemes we support cost effective and sustainable travel to work. 

Timetable for applications
Closing date: 8th Jan 2026, 9.00am GMT
Phone screen: Week commencing 12th Jan 2026
First interview: Week commencing 26th Jan 2026
Second interview: Week commencing 2nd Feb 2026

Our recruitment process

All of our workplaces are inclusive spaces where we want people to feel respected, valued, and able to do their best work. We are committed to building teams that bring together people with a broad range of backgrounds, skills, and perspectives. That starts with our recruitment process. 

Here's what you can expect: 

• As part of your application, you will be asked to respond to a small number of questions that we will use to screen your eligibility for the role. You will also be asked to provide your cv and a short cover letter. 
• Eligible applications will be reviewed by our recruitment team and the hiring manager. 
• A small number of candidates will be invited to a phone call with the hiring manager. 
• The purpose of this call is to check our understanding of your application and to answer any questions you have. 
• We normally have two interviews, at least one of which will take place in-person. Interviews will be with the hiring manager and at least one other colleague. 
• You will usually be asked to undertake a work-based assessment in advance of your interviews. This will be an opportunity for you to show how you would perform some part of the role. You will be given advance notice and clear instructions. 
• If you have any questions about or feel that you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, including adjustments for neurodiversity, please contact our People and Culture team at [email protected].

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Everyone appointed to a role at the Foundation will be required to undergo a background check to confirm that you are a suitable person to work with children. Further background checks will be made at regular intervals thereafter.