Senior Digital Designer

This is an exciting time for DesignStudio. Over the last 12 years we have established ourselves as an agency responsible for brave, strategic and challenging work which makes a true meaningful difference to our clients. We don’t sit still. We keep getting better. In line with this approach, we are now expanding our permanent digital team, starting with a Senior Designer.

As a Senior Digital Designer you will be a dedicated design lead for the studio's interactive output, supporting Design Directors and Creative Directors to shape the design, guide the team and unlock each project's creative potential.

We expect you to be the driver of the creative output. A confident storyteller and a stellar designer. You will require flexibility and willingness to apply design-thinking across all stages of the creative process; research, strategy, expression and implementation.

You are passionate about technology and innovation, designing at the cutting edge of what’s possible and embracing emerging platforms in your creative thinking. User challenges drive your decisions, championing UX thinking when solving a client’s challenges. You'll be working with teams and clients to develop design ideas and discover new opportunities.

Responsibilities

Generating ideas and interesting creative work with strong conceptual and strategic foundations.

Providing a digital perspective and valuable input across all stages of a project; from immersion to implementation.

Pursuing and maintaining an exceptional level of craft with the highest design standards and attention to detail.

Leading the creative output of projects through each stage and overseeing design work to ensure the creative brief is fully explored.

Effectively distilling and communicating direction to the team after client feedback or after internal design review.

Creating high quality presentations and prototypes for internal and external use. Inspiring other designers through creativity, action and mentorship.

Key skills and qualifications

Experience

Relevant experience in the discipline with proven skills and competencies. Must have a passion for design and demonstrable ability to execute remarkable work. Most likely you’ll have at least 5 years of industry experience.

High quality portfolio

Work should demonstrate a user centric design approach and well crafted execution. Work should show experimentation, versatility and energy.

People skills

Comfortable working as a team and confident to conduct interviews, workshops and interactions with clients.

Excellent presenter

Excellent communication and presentation skills. Able to put an attractive and compelling presentation together and present it.

Solid tool-kit

High level of skill in design and prototyping programs (Figma, Illustrator, Invision, Principle). An understanding of peripheral design processes (i.e. art direction and film/stills production).

Bonus tool-kit

Experience in animation, and coding.

Apologies, but due to a high number of applications in current times, only successful applicants will be contacted for further discussion.

DesignStudio is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.