Digital Designer

Aquila; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A marketing firm in Glasgow is seeking a talented Digital Designer to create visually compelling user-centered digital experiences. This role requires expertise in UI design and motion graphics, with strong collaboration with the Creative team. Candidates must share a portfolio and showcase proficiency in Figma and motion tools like After Effects. The firm offers a competitive salary and encourages staff development in an extensive creative environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Benefits and holiday package

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in designing for responsive web.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating UI design and motion graphics work.
• Ability to balance creativity with usability and accessibility best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design intuitive, visually engaging user interfaces for web and mobile applications.
• Create motion graphics and animations for product experiences and marketing campaigns.
• Collaborate with the Creative team to execute creative concepts.

Skills

UI design

Motion graphics

User experience design

Project management

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

After Effects

Job description

Who Are Aquila?

We are a team of highly skilled and dedicated marketing professionals who are passionate about creating bespoke branding and tailored digital marketing solutions. Aquila specialise in B2B marketing for niche sectors, including water, technology and energy. Experience across these sectors has given us the insights to spot growth opportunities, strengthen a companies market position, and deliver outcomes that move your brand forward.

About the Role

We’re looking for a talented Digital Designer who excels at both UI design and motion graphics. In this role, you’ll create visually compelling, user-centred digital experience. You’ll collaborate closely with the Creative team to design interfaces, animations, and visual assets across multiple digital platforms.

This position will predominantly work from our Glasgow studio, but with the opportunity to visit our other sites across the UK.

What Do You Need?

Please note - to be considered for this role you must provide a link to a portfolio or PDF of relevant work samples. You’ll also need the following:

• Design intuitive, visually engaging user interfaces for web and mobile applications
• Experience with design systems, and interactive prototypes in Figma
• Create motion graphics and animations for product experiences, marketing campaigns, and social content
• Translate brand guidelines into cohesive digital and motion design systems
• Collaborate with the Creative team to execute creative concepts
• Iterate on designs based on feedback, user needs, and performance insights
• Prepare and deliver design assets optimized for development and production
• Prior experience of working in a design, consultancy, media, or advertising environment.
• Project management skills and the ability to prioritise across multiple projects.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience in designing for responsive web
• Strong portfolio demonstrating UI design and motion graphics work
• Proficiency in Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite
• Proficiency in motion tools such as After Effects or similar.
• Solid understanding of layout, typography, colour, and visual hierarchy
• Ability to balance creativity with usability and accessibility best practices
• Experience with Lottie animations

Nice to Have

• Basic knowledge of HTML / CSS or front-end workflows
• Familiarity with usability testing and UX principles

In return, we offer a competitive salary, benefits and holiday package, and the opportunity to gain a wealth of experience across a range of sectors. We are committed to the training and nurturing of talent and staff development, and our studio is an exciting and collaborative space where we promote and encourage creative and innovative thinking.

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