Senior Designer

KnoWho; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 27,450 - 33,550; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday + bank holidays

Free gym and leisure membership

Home office kit provided

Job summary

A dynamic recruitment firm is seeking a Lead Designer to join their energetic Content & Marketing team in Chester. The role involves leading design projects, mentoring a junior designer, and collaborating on various marketing strategies. Applicants should be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and possess strong UX/UI design skills. Work is flexible, with an option for remote days, and offers excellent employee benefits, including a salary up to £30,500 and a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite for various designs.
• Ability to lead and mentor a junior designer.
• Skills in UX/UI design with a focus on user experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor another designer in the team.
• Create and enhance marketing campaign designs.
• Oversee digital and print design processes.

Skills

Leadership

Adobe Creative Suite

UX/UI Design

Customer/User Research

Videography and Animation

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Figma

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe After Effects

Job description

This range is provided by KnoWho. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Direct message the job poster from KnoWho

Director at KnoWho (Creative I Digital I Tech Recruitment)

We are looking for a Designer who wants to be a Lead Designer / Creative Lead, who wants to join a high energy, all action Content & Marketing team, who work across health, leisure and fitness.

You'll be the Lead Designer in a team of 2 and while prior experience in a Lead role isn't a must have you must be able to show what you can bring to the role.

Responsibilities

• Leadership, mentorship, guidance, development & progression of another Designer.
• Strategic interpretation of marketing campaigns, critiquing, enhancing, and elevating marketing's ideas and bringing them to life.
• Lead creative and design for the business.
• Digital & print/offline design - full lifecycle from research, strategy and concept design through to inception/production.
• Work with the Marketing Manager to bring ideas to life.
• Customer & user research and segmentation.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to produce eye-catching, clear, fit for purpose designs inline with brand guidelines and company voice.
• Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator).
• UX/UI - with a focus on UX for customer demographic. Wireframes & mock-ups for web and mobile. Figma (ideally) or XD.
• Be involved in content creation for social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter / X, TikTok).
• Aid in videography, editing & animation - Premiere Pro, After Effects, Lightroom (not a dealbreaker).

Qualifications

To be considered for the role you'll need to be confident in the full Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign) over a wide range of online and offline / print designs. Any additional experience with the below would be beneficial, but can be picked up.

Other Details

You'll join a team that trusts in your ability and your ideas, who want to facilitate progression and don't put red tape on creativity.

The role is varied and you'll need to be organised and be adaptable. You'll have the full support of the wider Marketing team and your own training budget for upskilling in any of the above.

The role is based in the Chester HQ, with additional travel to sites in Cheshire needed when applicable. You'll need to be able to drive and have your own transport. The team goes into the office 1-2 days a week, with the other days WFH. They offer flexible hours and have a non-corporate, casual way of working.

Salary is up to £30,500, with regular reviews, cost of living increases. You'll get a Mac and home office kit out, 26 days holiday + BH, free gym & leisure membership, additional employee perks.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Design, Art/Creative, and Marketing

Industries

Design Services, Graphic Design, and Marketing Services

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