Digital Designer

• Up to GBP25,000
• Hybrid working - Based in Cheltenham studio + 1 day WFH

We are working with a leading gift and games company who design, and manufacture products sold in leading retailers both in the UK and around the world. This is a successful company with a great culture and team.

They are looking for a Mid-Weight Digital Designer to join their design team. You will be responsible for creating weekly trade emails, website designs, landing pages as well as maintaining brand continuity across all digital projects and platforms.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years graphics and digital design experience within consumer products, skilled using the full Adobe suite, After Effects, Sketch Up, Adobe XD. You will have experience creating static assets, gifs, retouching artwork with a portfolio that showcases this.

You will be deadline driven with an excellent attention to detail, and have a proactive, can-do approach. If you are looking to develop your career within digital design with a great brand, get in touch!

Digital Designer responsibilities will include:

• Creating animated how-to / promotional videos using After Effects.
• Creating weekly trade emails, working closely with digital marketing and systems team.
• Monthly B2C campaigns for the GF hub, including email design, corresponding homepage banners, social media promo assets.
• Thinking of innovative ways to improve the GF Hub website.
• Maintain the trade and hub websites, including banners, landing pages, assets for the websites etc.
• Maintain brand continuity across all digital projects, assets, and platforms
• Create branded web-apps for the games to create a fun and interactive user experience which goes hand in hand with the physical game. Starting from wireframe, to design, to amends, to exporting static and animated assets.
• Creating various website designs, covering the whole process again, as above. Also includes amending user journey etc.
• Liaise with different area of the business, including prod dev, design, marketing, systems.
• Ad-hoc projects e.g., Amazon marketing, social media, digital ads etc.
• Having an awareness of google analytics, to view feedback from digital sites to make future decisions.

As Digital Designer you will have / be:

• Strong graphic/digital designer who has an exceptional creative flair and a practical knowledge of this area of design
• Responsible for creative elements related to web design, marketing tools, digital product elements, company, social media channels and global screen content
• Keen interest in photography and video creation and editing
• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite After Effects - Particularly motion graphics and video editing
• Adobe Creative Suite Software (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) - Experience creating static assets, gifs, retouching artwork
• Knowledge of online typography and web limitations
• Actively being aware of all areas of design across packaging, print and pattern
• Always aware of emerging digital trends and culture,
• Ability to react quickly and efficiently to last minute briefs on tight deadlines
• Strong attention to design detail
• A proactive, can-do attitude and a flexible approach
• Committed and hardworking
• A great communicator and a natural people person
• Ability to act on initiative & solve problems quickly and calmly
• A positive and upbeat approach, and a team player!