Creative Artworker - 6 month FTC

HomeServe UK; Walsall; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the financial services sector is seeking a Creative Artworker for their marketing team in Walsall. This role focuses on developing innovative creatives for various digital and offline channels, requiring a strong background in design, attention to detail, and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. The successful candidate will manage creative projects and ensure all output meets high-quality standards while adhering to brand guidelines.

Qualifications

• Strong design experience in digital media and print.
• Knowledge of HTML5/CSS and responsive design.
• Experience in marketing within Financial Services.

Responsibilities

• Develop creatives for multiple digital and offline channels.
• Ensure designs amplify brand representation and align with strategy.
• Lead creative projects involving external/internal parties.

Skills

Attention to detail

Creative flair

Web design and front-end development

Animation of illustrated assets

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe XD

Adobe Illustrator

After Effects

Job description

HomeServe are currently recruiting for a Creative Artworker to join our Marketing Team in Walsall on a 6 month fixed term basis. The ideal candidate will have an artworker background and the technical ability to adapt and redesign existing content. Experience with After Effects and animation is preferable, but a high attention to detail and expert knowledge of Adobe InDesign are a must have. Previous financial services experience would also be highly beneficial.

We work in a hybrid way, mostly remote with a requirement to travel into our Walsall office at least twice a week to work with the team. With that in mind you will be located within a convenient commute to Walsall.

The focus of the Customer Communications team brings together all ‘centres of excellence’ that support the wider running of the Marketing function – including delivering brilliant communications, leadership of brand strategy and creative execution, project/ campaign management leadership, research and importantly governance and oversight to support the safe, effective and resilient running of the department – focussing on the best outcomes for both the customer and HomeServe.

The Customer Communications Department is made up of three areas:

• Brand & Content - Brand, Creative, Content, Research and Consumer PR
• Campaign - Campaign Management & Production
• Governance - Overall oversight of the Product & Marketing Process, controls, governance and risk management

Principle Accountabilities:

• Develop creatives for multiple digital and offline channels (Direct mail, email, paid media, .com, apps etc - for acquisition, in-life and retention)
• Ensure all creatives amplify and represent our brand(s), to support driving integration across channels and communications - ensuring each design aligns with the overarching brand strategy and guidelines
• Ensure all designs are intuitive and user-led, to drive improvements in engagement, conversion and brand advocacy
• Develop exciting and innovative response to briefs - pitching back new solutions that drive the required outcome
• Continually review performance across channels to ensure campaigns work as hard as possible
• Produce technically accurate creative artwork ready for repro, print and online, and deliver to the relevant printers, suppliers and Scrum
• Lead creative projects where external and/or other internal parties are involved
• Ensure quality and SLA KPIs are met for all work produced
• Stay up-to-date with current creative industry, marketing and digital trends and developments, along with Customer data and insight to help inform and develop exciting and innovative solutions to briefs.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following knowledge, skills andattributes:

• Strong design experience - including a proven track record in designing for digitalmedia and print
• A strong creative flair - with the drive to introduce new, exciting, innovatecampaigns from conception through to development
• Strong attention to detail
• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, XD, Illustrator, After Effects)
• Skilled in web design and front end development skills
• Creation and animation of illustrated assets
• Knowledge of HTML5/CSS and responsive design
• Experience of marketing in a Financial Services company

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