Midweight Digital Designer

Role Overview

• Delivering creative and considered artwork for all digital outputs
• Creating assets for web, emails, social channels, affiliate marketing and a variety of online features and articles, with an understanding and awareness of optimising content for site performance across all devices
• Working with the UX Designer and Ecom Team to design content pages in Figma
• Creating engaging and interactive animations across all digital channels using Adobe After Effects
• Remaining organised and proactive, support the marketing team and wider digital design team in meeting deadlines with efficiency whilst maintaining high standards
• Adapting designs across different formats with an eye for maintaining the design aesthetic across a variety of resolutions/dimensions whilst adhering to brand guidelines
• Producing elegant, accurate and legible typography, ensuring type complements the imagery required
• Demonstrating strong UX/UI and design thinking for all digital channels
• Considering mobile first solutions, budget restrictions; CMS restrictions and time constraints when managing your design tasks
• Actively contributing to team ideation sessions and working collaboratively across teams to ensure all deliverables are high
• quality, on-brand, aligned with the brief and completed with the deadline.
• Communicating effectively and confidently present your ideas to senior management, while embracing feedback and making amends accordingly.
• Supporting the maintenance of the department asset filing using Dropbox.
• Retouching imagery (removal of imperfections, extending backgrounds) and capable of efficiently briefing the Retouch team on anything else required
• Helping create templates for upcoming campaigns and season launches.
• Displaying excellent time management and organisation skills with proficiency in managing workflows using Monday.com
• Managing and updating CC Libraries in Adobe Photoshop for the team
• Supporting the Senior Digital Designer with day-to-day tasks.
• Training and mentoring Junior members of the team
• Any other ad hoc duties as reasonably requested by the Company

Requirements

• Proven experience in designing digital assets within a similar industry
• Proficient in Adobe creative suite in particular Photoshop and After Effects
• Basic knowledge of Figma is essential (working with prototypes and existing wireframes alongside the UX Designer)
• Proven experience designing for digital assets with an eye for detail, and an understanding of layout, typography and good retouching skills
• Knowledge of best practice for mobile ecommerce
• Experience of working in a busy design department with marketing communications, design company or equivalent
• Customer focused with a keen eye for imagery and photography
• Understanding of web design and performance
• Creative flair, well organised, self-motivated and has a meticulous attention to detail coupled with a professional and collaborative demeanour
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills. Able to prioritise a large workload and balance multiple projects during busy periods.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday rising to 27 with length of service
• A broad benefits package including our staff favourite – a very generous staff discount across both our brands.