Midweight Digital Designer

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Do you want to join a flourishing digital agency with an enthusiastic and driven team, who love what they do and have fun whilst they do it?

They're looking for a team player with passion for design and the web, and highly experienced in UX / UI.

You'll work with all staff to deliver exciting projects for a variety of clients: from web applications, ecommerce and CMS-driven websites, to system integrations and mobile apps.

You will be:

- A bright spark: bringing enthusiasm and positivity to all you do, welcoming opportunities, learning along the way, and sharing your learning with others

- A problem-solver: using creativity and logical thinking to understand client needs, identify problems and produce dazzling solutions

- A bit obsessive: paying attention to detail, producing consistently great work

- A great communicator: using the right medium, in the right way, listening carefully, and communicating clearly with clients and colleagues

- Organised: prioritising, juggling and balancing a varied workload, ensuring deadlines and expectations are met

- Flexible: positively approaching change by adapting what you do and how you do it

- Great to work with: a team player who is honest, respectful, calm under pressure, accountable, and knows how to have fun!

Ideally, you'll be qualified to degree level, or equivalent: but most of all you'll have a passion and flair for digital design, and a proven ability and to apply new concepts fast.

Must-haves:

Highly accomplished in:

- Digital Design e.g. Visual communication through multiple digital interfaces & devices

- UI design e.g. Page layout, element styling, design patterns, Iconography, Typography, Interaction design

- UX Design e.g. IA, personas, user journeys, prototyping, testing

- Adobe Creative Suite e.g. PS, AI, XD

- Email Design e.g. Campaign & alert template design, software experience

- Brand Awareness e.g. Continuity of visual style, correct tone & messaging

- Understanding briefs & interpreting specifications

Solid skills in:

- Commercial awareness e.g. Business goals & objectives

- Testing e.g. Visual, functional, browser, device QA

- Copywriting & SEO e.g. Page content flow, signposting, micro-copy, banner messaging

Working knowledge of:

- UX Research & Analysis e.g. determining research methods, planning research or testing, facilitating moderated usability test sessions, identifying continued research & evaluation opportunities

- Presenting e.g. Presenting and communicating design thinking

- CMS platforms e.g. Umbraco, Sitecore

Nice-to-haves:

Highly accomplished in:

- Print design e.g. Stationery, brochures, manuals, reports

Solid skills in:

- Client communication & relationships

A working knowledge of:

- Understanding Front End Code e.g. CSS, HTML, Javascript

- Illustration

- Animation & video e.g. Video editing, story boarding, animating gifs