Graphic/Web Designer

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Thinking creatively and out-of-the-box to help the marketing team produce new ideas and concepts.
  Confidently presenting ideas, concepts and finished designs to stakeholders and team members
  Design, production & management of a corporate web design framework (Styleguide and CSS) to align with brand guidelines
• Design of web pages, including wireframes, graphic content, site navigation and content layout in accordance with the corporate web design framework.
• Design of assets for use on social media platforms
• UX consultancy, feedback and production to support site testing, customer journey mapping and conversion optimisation
• Design and production of responsive email templates in accordance with best practice layout and usability
• Managing estimates, calls, communication with internal & external stakeholders to ensure project objectives are met and projects are delivered in the smallest number of iterations
• Creation of engaging design concepts, mockups and production of high impact visual assets to meet the clients brief across a variety of marketing projects.
• Protection of the brand, and provision of branding and online best practice guidance with a high attention to detail
• Provision of design and production estimates to support project management, and maintenance of accurate, complete, up-to-date documentation and graphic asset inventory.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 5 years' experience in digital / web design
• Bachelor Degree (or equivalent) in relevant field (Graphic Design, User Experience, Usability)
• Good understanding of user experience, usability and accessibility standards
• Demonstrable design skills (portfolio and project reports), focused particularly on translating requirements into well-crafted digital products in support of marketing objectives
• Experience in designing 'social first' content for use on a range of social media channels
• Expert Adobe Creative Suite skills plus good knowledge of web design using HTML5, CSS and frameworks for responsive design
• Demonstrable experience using Wordpress CMS platform, and Marketing Automation Platforms (i.e. Pardot, Hubspot)
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite / Office365 to enable the creation of corporate templates
• Keeps abreast of digital design and user experience/usability developments, techniques and technologies, incl SEO, UI / UX
• Good understanding of print production and colour processes
• Self-motivated, competent and flexible with a high attention to detail and a passion for perfection. The successful candidate will have a broad and adaptable style
• Demonstrable experience working within brand and campaign style guides
• Ability to communicate (written and oral) and collaborate effectively with colleagues, with experience of extracting requirements and briefs from stakeholders and articulating recommendations. Excellent English language skills.
• Strong organizational skills, detailed oriented, resourceful, and proactive
• Demonstrable ability to self-manage with excellent task and schedule management skills
• Motivated self-starter who likes working on very productive, fast-paced teams
• Experience of web analytics, animation and video-editing skills would be a bonus