Web Designer

Job Description

Lloyd Recruitment Services are pleased to be working with an award winning independent, family run business who are looking to expand their friendly and well-established team. Our client is looking for an enthusiastic Web Designer to join their growing team. Purpose of the role A creative designer to fit into our clients web team, your role will be design based in our clients office, working with their developers offshore and in house, to standard modern web disciplines to implement your designs. You should be experience and efficient in creating and designing web ready work for use in websites across multiple brands. You will take the lead in building user journey and improving conversions by using your innovative modern ideas. You will work closelywith the digital marketing team and will be required to produce mailshots and other design-based content for social platforms. Whats in it for you Our client believes that people are their most precious asset, and they will work with you to develop both your career and your own skills and experience - they give you the ability to drive your career with them and as they regrow the business andscale back up after the pandemic. There are many opportunities for rapid career progression if you want this, and they are committed to driving your own development with them. They passionately believe in creating a working environment that is positive, supportive and that promotes a good work / life harmony. Our client supports a hybrid working model and remote working, and they utilise technology and systems that make your workinglife better and more productive. Their Investor in People award is evidence of this commitment to you. Benefits

• Competitive salary of £35k
• 22 days holiday per year plus bank holidays rising to 27 days with long service
• Hybrid working 3 days office 2 WFH
• Monday to Friday role 9am - 5:30pm, 37.5 hour week
• Staff discounts
• Opportunities for rapid career progression
• On site gym (in TW office)
• Staff rewards and discounts
• Free parking onsite
• Wellbeing days and events and social events throughout the year
• Opportunity to work for a company who invest in their staff, receiving an Investor in People award

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Create eye-catching and clean website designs that work to modern standards
• To improve website conversions
• Analyse user journey
• To work with marketing teams to increase conversions and enquiries
• Create HTML, CSS for your design work and work alongside our dev team
• Design adaptive and responsive websites
• Understanding of, and the ability to deliver wed page designs that fit within the Google Core Web Vitals principles
• Attend design meetings and work with department managers
• To assist in our digital strategy with marketing staff
• Assisting programmers with any frontend help they require (bootstrap, HTML and CSS)
• Creating and supplying artwork to the business for various marketing purposes
• Developing persuasive e-mail designs for email marketing
• Must have the ability to turn a brief into an eye-catching winning design and then into html and CSS and to work with our dev team to turn your concepts into a reality. Ability to deliver a strong creative marketing message in your designs is essential,with excellent marketing and attention- grabbing grammar. The ability to monitor, interpret and react to the results of your design is essential to evolve and grow our clients website conversions
• They will be looking for commercial experience and a proven track record in this field, along with experience in the retail industry (desirable)
• At times you will be required to use your design skills to assist our sales and marketing team in the production of winning presentations, mailshots and other ad-hoc graphics

Essential:

• HTML, CSS, Bootstrap Knowledge of MS Office package
• Mailchimp and Joomla would be advantage
• Google Analytics and Search Console experience would be desirable
• Ideally, you will have a design portfolio of your own work to show us as part of the application process
• Good MS Windows skills

Advantageous skills but not essential:

• Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom) -but they are open to switch you into other design tools of your preference
• Joomla, WordPress
• MS Office Word/PowerPoint Google analytics

Key personal skills:

• Motivated, flexible, and organised, with an ability to work under pressure Proven ability to communicate effectively within the team and the business Work well within a team and able to take feedback on board
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise
• Excellent time management skills and a desire to work towards deadlines A quality focussed mindset
• Proven experience of working to a design brief

NB: Lloyd Recruitment Services would like to thank you for taking the time to apply, however due to the volume of applications received, we are only able to contact shortlisted candidates