Senior Digital Designer

Job Title: Senior Digital Designer

Location: Hybrid Work Home based/Office based – Didsbury, Manchester

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: £32,000-£35,000 depending on experience

The Company

This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing technology, marketing and support services business with circa 80 staff based in Didsbury, South Manchester. Founded in 2004 we have grown year on year and have established ourselves as a leader in our field. We offer a relaxed working environment, a casual dress policy and the freedom to learn new skills.

The Role

The Senior Digital Designer will create online content, including email designs, artwork, social media graphics, and web content. They work closely with the marketing team to produce on-brand and eye-catching campaigns that align with a company's overall aesthetic and reports to the Head of Marketing.

They are someone the other designers look up to and come to for advice and they thrive to make sure every piece of work delivered is of the highest quality across the team.

Responsibilities:

• Designing, producing, and managing online content, including email templates, social media, and promotional artwork, and UI designs
• Collaborating with the Digital Marketing Executives to ensure that all designs align with the brand image, while also meeting usability and website standards
• Ensuring consistency in designs and content across all brands
• Transforming wireframes into intuitive user interfaces
• Reviewing product positioning and online marketing content to identify room for improvement
• Providing advice and guidance on the aesthetic for campaigns
• Maintaining the highest standards of artwork and leading by example to follow the brand guidelines as closely as possible
• Quality check all work within the team of designers, making sure they meet brand guidelines and meet expectations
• Assign briefs to the relevant designers/developers based on timings and skills
• Directing the art team in production of digital assets and other deliverables
• Working with the marketing team and departments to ensure the brand guidelines are being met across all our collateral
• Helping to create and refine work processes for the team to follow to increasing efficiency.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in digital design, graphic design, or a related field
• 4+ years proven experience in a professional digital design role
• A portfolio of previous digital design work to showcase experience and creativity
• Solid knowledge of design software programs, such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma
• Ability to clearly present design ideas and concepts for campaigns and projects
• A team player with exceptional organisational and technical skills
• An understanding of html (not essential)
• Ability to create short gif animations
• Ability to draw and illustrate as well as graphic design layouts
• Highly organised and meet deadlines
• UI and email design experience.

We Offer

• A competitive Royal London pension scheme
• Annual bonus
• A company funded Health scheme to help maintain a great work-life balance
• Great prospects for career progression and CPD opportunities
• Relaxed and friendly working environment aided by our awesome breakout room -Playstation, Nintendo switch, ping pong, bean bags……
• Two annual parties, summer and winter
• Free fruit, tea, coffee and ice cream vans when the sun plays out
• Casual dress code
• Flexible working hours – 8 hours a day, starting between 6am-10am
• 24 days holiday increasing with length of service
• Plenty of other benefits including Cycle to work scheme, tech scheme and staff discount scheme
• Partnership with Everymind at Work and Spill, providing you with the access to a therapist service and numerous mental health tools to ensure healthy wellbeing at work
• Lastly free car parking and an easy commute to the office either via car or public transport

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £32,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Private dental insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Yearly bonus

Work Location: Hybrid remote in MANCHESTER