Senior Designer

80 DAYS Digital; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus scheme

Private healthcare (after 1 year)

Hotel Friends & Family rates

Company Pension scheme

Life Insurance

Birthday & years of service leave (up到

Job summary

80 DAYS Digital is seeking an experienced Senior Designer to join our growing team in Edinburgh. The role spans Brand Identity, Website Design, and Digital Advertising Campaigns, with a strong emphasis on digital design.

The successful candidate will work with our Design Director and UX Designer to craft website concepts, templates and campaigns that align with client brand guidelines and commercial goals. A hybrid working pattern is offered with 2–3 days in-office.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in digital design role.
• Excellent understanding of responsive design principles and modern UI design.
• Strong appreciation of UX best practice and user-centred design methodologies.
• Knowledge of web technologies and the constraints of front-end development (HTML, CSS and CMS platforms).
• Strong typography, layout and visual hierarchy skills with attention to detail.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, Figma and Canva.
• Collaborative, proactive and able to manage multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Design website concepts and page templates in collaboration with Design Director and UX Designer.
• Create website pages with brand guidelines and commercial goals in mind.
• Develop campaigns for online advertising across Google, Meta, YouTube, TikTok and more.
• Help develop Brand visual identities and Brand Guidelines.
• Work with hotel, travel and hospitality brands and industries.

Skills

Brand design

UI/UX

Responsive design

Typography

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Canva

CMS platforms

Job description

80 DAYS is looking for an experienced Senior Designer to join our growing team.

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role across a range of design projects, from Brand Identity to Website Design and Digital Advertising Campaigns. We're particularly interested in candidates with strong digital design skills.

Permanent Role, Edinburgh

Role & Responsibilities

Website Design

Work alongside our Design Director and UX Designer to create website design concepts and page templates

Design beautiful websites in keeping with client brand guidelines and built with commercial goals in mind

Design website pages with a consistent style and keen attention-to-detail

Continue to evolve and upgrade websites' design to meet changing business requirements

Create designs that will work across multiple devices and platforms, adapting to updating technology when needed

Campaign Creatives

Design creative assets for use across online advertising channels such as Google, Meta, YouTube, TikTok, etc.

Design ads that will capture user attention and provide a consistent and seamless user experience in conjunction with the brand, website and booking platforms.

Incorporate motion graphics, animation and video into advertising assets

Brand Identity

Help to develop Brand visual identities, from concept to execution.

Support in the production of Brand Guidelines, that others may then use to ensure Brand identity is carried through every element of design and marketing materials.

Skills & Experience

5+ years in digital design role, ideally within an agency setting.

Excellent understanding of responsive design principles and modern UI design.

Strong appreciation of UX best practice and user-centred design methodologies.

Knowledge of web technologies and the constraints of front-end development (HTML, CSS and CMS platforms), enabling effective collaboration with developers.

Strong typography, layout and visual hierarchy skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Expertise with modern design applications such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma and Canva.

Confident, proactive and collaborative approach to work.

Ability to manage multiple projects, balancing competing priorities and deadlines.

Experience and track record working with high-end luxury brands and businesses.

Experience working with hotel, travel and hospitality industries.

Track record working with both well-established and disruptor brands.

A commercial mindset with the ability to create design that not only looks great but delivers measurable results.

Knowledge of various website content management systems, but particularly Umbraco.

Understanding of multi-variant testing and conversion rate optimisation techniques & tools.

Understanding of website accessibility and data compliance regulations.

Experience working with task management platforms such as Clickup, Slack, Asana, etc.

Experience / openness to adopting AI into creative workflows where appropriate.

Renumeration

Salary DOE

Hybrid/flexible working - In the office 2-3 days/week for team meetings & collaborations.

Generous benefits package including annual bonus scheme, private healthcare (after 1 year), Hotel Friends & Family rates, Company Pension scheme and Life Insurance.

Additional holiday entitlement for your birthday and years of service, up to 38 days leave per year.