Senior Digital Designer

Job Description

WHO THEY WORK WITHThey apply insightful, strategic, brand-building processes to the creation of industry-leading, award-winning promotions, digital experiences, retail activations, CRM (Consumer retail marketing), loyalty programs, premiums and brand events. Their clientsinclude McDonalds, 02, Adidas, BP and more!WHY WE THINK YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLEThis is an amazing opportunity for a trailblazing Senior Digital Designer to really make their mark on an agency.You will be at the forefront of their digital workflow, and amongst other great digital projects, you will own and manage one of the agencys, and the UKs, biggest annual projects.As a new member of the creative team, you will be coming into a growth area of the business and will have the opportunity to develop programs, gain vast amounts of experience quickly and help the team grow together.WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE AGENCYYou are an imaginative thinker who loves pushing people out of their comfort zone. With a young-at-heart personality and quirky attitude - your playfulness and creativity show in your work.You have a powerful desire to learn, a fresh perspective and the digital design skills to match. You have a clear passion and curiosity to create and problem solve. You get excited diving into new projects and enjoy creating the visual language for big conceptsand contagious digital design experiences. From idea to execution - you collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams to drive the creation of on-brand, interactive experiences in a digital space.RESPONSIBILITIES This role will work closely with Strategists, Art Directors, Copywriters, Designers, Creative technologists, Motion Artists and UXers to conceptualise and execute digital sales promotions, games and brand experiences. As an integral part of a larger multi-disciplinaryteam, you will design and manage many aspects of the visual creative product.Digging deeper on the details:

• Works and collaborates with the creative team to build big ideas and designs for digital brand experiences that invoke interaction and engagement
• Support and own the creative process from original concepts to final implementation
• Interpret briefs in order to create designs that are strategically driven and compelling - not just "pretty"
• Manage and balance multiple jobs and projects daily, meets timelines and expectations, while measuring and improving efficiency
• Maintain knowledge and skills of creative applications, staying on top of new and evolving technology. Apply behavioural and technical changes to thinking
• Think conceptually and strategically to discover the best way to problem-solve for design and technical challenges
• Be a constant learner, with a passion for actively keeping ahead of the curve and exploring digital tools, trends/standard methodologies, and styles, as well as advertising and design styles
• Be a team player to others by collaborating, working hard and always pushing the envelope
• Demonstrates a willingness to get involved with agency-wide projects, outside Digital department.
• Get to know, understand, live and breathe the company values: 1.Do whats right - 2.Respect and value all 3. Elevate customers and people 3. Think big together

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO HAVE

• 6+ years designing experiences and promotional initiatives in (in digital, social, site, etc.)
• To be a strong flair designer in your own right as much as you are a Digital Designer
• Proficient with Sketch, Abstract, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Invision
• Robust experience with mobile standard methodologies and designing with mobile in mind
• Strong understanding of how to design and set up files for motion and animation hand-off
• Strong grasp of design around typography, color, photography, layout design, hierarchy, and user experience (motion graphics is a plus)
• Collaborative and an open-minded problem solver, able to conceptualize and express ideas with others while helping elevate the work
• Self-starter/self-motivated, able to manage the day-to-day interactions on existing projects
• Able to operate in full digitalworkflows, including but not limited to:
  • Interpret wireframes into graphic UIs
  • Design experience for both mobile and desktop
  • Prep and deliver pixel-perfect files for delivery
  • Work within accessibility WCAG 2.1 standards
  • Experience of Sketch to Zeplin work-flow or similar software
  • Understands and follows brand guidelines
• Commanding grasp of user-centered design practices, rapid ideation tools
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills, with a positive, helpful, and team-focused mentality
• Strong portfolio with examples of recent digital projects demonstrating creative thinking and flawless execution
• Experience working in social media is a plus
• Front-end coding experience is beneficial
• Bonus points for past work on large-scale sweepstakes and promotions