Digital Designer Nottingham £25,000 – £30,000 (DOE) Ref: GD285
Green Shoots Recruitment Ltd is looking for a Digital Designer, a web design whiz that has a good understanding of UI/UX. Someone that’s passionate about what they do and champion the development of great work, ensuring you’re always up to date with current trends and modern techniques.
As Digital Designer you’ll be driven and confident in your ability to get on with the task at hand, and have a keen organisational streak – knowing how to manage your own time and prioritise your workload accordingly.
The Web Designer would be responsible for delivering creative for clients and internal audiences. Your involvement is critical in all phases of the web design process, particularly concept development, production and product development. You will work closely alongside the existing designers, Technical Lead and Project Managers assisting them in innovating, and pushing forward our web departments offerings.
You will be required to showcase a strong portfolio of website design work in order to be considered for this role. Please provide a link to your portfolio or relevant work you have produced.
Digital Designer Responsibilities include:
Design/Creative Responsibilities
Working closely with our creatives to design and build compelling, high-quality
websites and immersive experiences
Meticulous QA and review of final output before presenting to project
managers for client send-off
Managing and leading projects from brief to delivery, delegating where
necessary whilst ensuring the Project Lead is kept informed of the status
Utilising conceptual and design skills to bring ideas to life
Shaping the details of projects by providing cutting-edge techniques and ideas
Interpersonal Responsibilities
Working with the wider team to innovate the web department
Confidently pitching ideas to clients during calls/workshops
Defining timescales and project milestones
Being involved in and potentially leading ideation sessions with the rest of the team
Training team members in production best practices to support collaboration
General Responsibilities
Managing deadlines and ensuring projects are delivered on time
Being observant of the needs and behaviours of staff members both within the Motion team and the wider company
Staying current with production tools and technological advancements
The successful Digital Designer must be proficient with or have a good understanding of:
Strong conceptual skills and creative flair
Excellent attention to detail
Experience across all aspects of digital design from landing pages to
interactive experiences
Exceptional application of design fundamentals such as hierarchy, layout,
typography and colour
Understanding and application of UX best practise
Demonstrable experience of responsive web design
An understanding of HTML/CSS
Familiar with web accessibility (WCAG 2.1)
Experience working with developers
Comfortable updating and maintaining WordPress websites
Full competency with the Adobe suite including Figma
Desirable
Bring your designs to life with code (HTML/SCSS/JS)
Ability to build pages using Bootstrap 4
Appreciation for and experience with motion graphics/design
Benefits
Competitive salary (depending on previous experience)
Paid overtime
The option to convert overtime into ‘owed time’ or into extra holiday entitlement
Flexible working hours
Remote working
Unlimited career progression and freedom to shape your Tailored packages to each employee’s wants or needs
Company Pension (NEST)
Vibrant and supportive work environment
Inspire afternoons, outings, including staff get-togethers!
High-spec equipment
Monthly prizes and weekly opportunities for a lie-in
Comfy communal area and breakout spaces
Please provide a link to your portfolio or relevant work you have produced showcasing your very best work along side your CV.
Look forward to hearing from you
If this role is not quite right for you and you have similar skills and experience, please get in touch, as we are always getting new Designer, Digital Designer, Online Designer, Front End Designer, Email Designer, Graphic Designer, Creative Artworker and Artworker roles in.
Green Shoots Recruitment Ltd is a Creative, Design, Marketing and Digital Recruitment Specialist covering the West Midlands and East Midlands.
The company is based on a solid foundation of 20 years of creative recruitment experience and are able to provide solutions for job seekers looking for a new career in Design, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Front End Design, App Design, Email Design, Animation Design, Video Design. We have roles in Creative Marketing and Digital Agencies along side filling roles with companies directly. We also recruit for Developers and Coders, Marketing, Account Handling, Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing, SEO positions, PPC job roles Marketing Strategist, Marketing Communications including Content writing, creative marketing, digital, executive and sales jobs across Birmingham and the West Midlands. Filling a selection of Marketing, Communication, Creative, Digital, Marketing, Sales & Executive jobs at all levels in the West Midlands and East Midlands areas. Including; Birmingham, Cheltenham, Cotswolds, Coventry, Derbyshire, Dudley, Evesham, Gloucestershire, Hereford, Kidderminister, Leamington Spa, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, Solihull, Staffordshire, Stratford Upon Avon, Stourbridge, Stourport, Walsall, Warwick, Warwickshire, Worcester Worcestershire, Wolverhampton and surrounding areas.
