MIDWEIGHT DESIGNER

ROLE PURPOSETo produce well designed, impactful, and thought-provoking creative solutions for our clients. To interpret and implement the creative vision across a broad range of projects ranging from digital, social, print, and motion.ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES Supporting the Design Director and/or Senior Designer to take the design project through from conception to delivery: Interrogate, question, and understand client briefs and project requirements Partake in regular brainstorming meetings and creative sessions with the team  Develop and deliver design concepts - by software or by hand - that accurately and precisely deliver the requirements  Present options for design treatments that are original, creative ‘clever’ and executed to the highest standard  Amend designs according to feedback from both internal teams and the client themselves  Proofread and prepare designs ready for use  Where required, brief the Creative Artworker and work with them to turn your concepts into workable artwork files  Be involved in, and balance the needs of, a wide range of projects and executions, with timelines ranging from the immediate to the long term In addition, you have responsibility for:  Personal development. – 20% of your time will be spent on personal development to include strengthening your skills, keep up to date with the latest technologies/trends and on the job training.  Agency growth o Support the team with communicating our learnings and successes both internally and externally (i.e. by contributing to case studies, work shares andtestimonials).o Work with the internal marketing team to deliver design work for agency marketing (i.e. images for use on the blog and social media channels) Client acquisition o Identifying opportunities to grow existing client accounts o Support the wider team with the creation of propositionsROLE REQUIREMENTS Day to day focus Developing Conceptualising design concepts creative directionExpectations On the forefront of design trendsBuilds strong relationships with clientsSales / business development Successful people management Influential to the board Invested in the success & growth of the businessYOUR TYPICAL WEEK How you spend your time: 70% - Billable work20% - Personal development5% - Agency growth5% - Client AcquisitionPeople you work closely with: Internal  You have a close and collaborative working relationship with the entire Studio team.  You work with members of the Client Services team. They are the people you receive client briefs and feedback from. External  You work with freelance/agile studio resource and copywriters we bring in as and when required Meetings you attend: Internal  Studio department meetings, active participant  Weekly catch ups with your line manager, active participant  Scheduling meeting, active participantRelates to Progression Indicators Senior Designer  5 years relevant experience  Takes a more leadership role on the client, managing larger projects  Growing responsibility for leading and mentoring immediate reports  Seen as an expert within the agencyMid-Weight Designer  3 years relevant experience  Able to interpret and implement the creative vision across a broad range of projects  Called on to be involved in a wide range of projects and executionsDesigner  2 years relevant experience Creates a wide array of graphics Able to translate requirements into designs that inspire and attract the relevant target audience and communicate the right message RequirementsExperience You have a minimum of 3 years’ experience of translating requirements into a wide array of graphics/designs that inspire and attract the relevant target audience and communicate the right message. Ideally, this will have been at a similarly sized and/or paced creative agency, although you may have acquired relevant experience working as part of an internal studio team or freelance. Your portfolio demonstrates your experience of designing for multiple digital and traditional medias such as digital/interactive, video, social, branding, creative writing, presentations, packaging, books & magazines, advertising, experiential, exhibitions, signage and displays. Qualifications & Achievements You may have a related qualification, but this is not a requirement of the job. Rather, we are looking for someone who  Has the required working knowledge of industry standard software packages (see Knowledges, Skills & Abilities section below)  Has a strong, design background and is comfortable (and enjoys) applying it to digital and print related projects  Can take a client brief and interpret and implement the creative vision across a broad range of projects ranging from digital, social, print and motion  Produces a high standard of work with less than two rounds of amends  Demonstrate the ability of creative thinking and original idea generation  Builds good working relationships with, and receives positive feedback from, key stakeholders  Brings fresh id