Visual Designer

Pontoon; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employment consultancy is seeking a Visual Designer to enhance digital experiences through compelling visuals. The role involves creative problem-solving, crafting designs, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences. Candidates should demonstrate their visual design experience through a strong portfolio and be proficient in tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Suite. This contract position offers competitive rates and requires a commitment to a collaborative, agile work environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in visual design with a strong portfolio.
• Team player ready to support a multi-disciplinary team.
• Proven experience in visual design challenges.
• A vibrant personality eager to enhance visual design.
• Understanding of digital design systems and accessibility standards.
• Ambition to collaborate with a full-stack design team.
• Ability to see designs through to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Use creative thinking to simplify problems with visual solutions.
• Craft infographics, logos, and design elements.
• Create interfaces for web and mobile applications.
• Collaborate to refine the digital design system.
• Use storytelling techniques to communicate effectively.
• Develop prototypes primarily using Figma.
• Work within agile teams to define project scope.
• Engage with design teams to align objectives.
• Design and layout pages balancing content and UI elements.
• Collaborate with developers to deliver user-centered designs.

Skills

Visual design experience

Collaboration

Problem solving

Enthusiasm for design

Understanding of digital design systems

Eager learning

Focus on delivery

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Visual Designer (Contract)

Duration: 6 Months (Possibility for extension)

Location: Bristol Harbourside/Manchester/Leeds/Halifax/Edinburgh (2 days per week in any of these sites)

Rate: A highly competitive Umbrella Day Rate or Salary is available for suitable candidates

Role Profile

As a Visual Designer, you will play a vital role in bringing our digital experiences to life. Your creativity will shine as you transform ideas into compelling visuals, ensuring that human needs remain at the forefront of every project. You will work closely with interaction designers, researchers, content writers, and strategists, contributing to a multidisciplinary team that is dedicated to solving real customer problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Creative Problem Solving: Utilize your creative thinking to simplify complex problems and create visually engaging solutions.
• Design Production Assets: Craft infographics, logos, and other design elements that enhance our digital presence.
• User Interface Design: Create captivating interfaces for web and mobile applications, making the mundane exciting.
• Digital Design System: Collaborate to scale and refine our digital design system, ensuring consistency and quality.
• Storytelling Mastery: Leverage storytelling techniques to help communicate effectively with our audience.
• Prototyping: Bring your designs to life using prototyping software, primarily Figma, along with Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft tools like PowerPoint and Excel.
• Agile Collaboration: Work confidently within agile teams to uncover priorities, visualize outcomes, and define project scope.
• Engagement: Engage with design teams and communities of practice to align objectives with customer outcomes.
• UI Layouts: Skillfully design and layout pages using a central design system, balancing content with UI elements.
• Delivery: Ensure designs are executed to specification, collaborating with developers to cater to a diverse range of users.

Skills & Experience

• Experience: Demonstrable experience in visual design, with a strong portfolio showcasing your work.
• Collaborative Mindset: A team player ready to support a busy multi-disciplinary team.
• Problem Solver: Proven experience in addressing visual design challenges and delivering experience-led digital journeys.
• Energy and Enthusiasm: A vibrant personality eager to bring visual design to the forefront.
• Digital Design System Advocate: Understanding of and commitment to existing digital design systems and accessibility standards.
• Eager Learner: Ambition to collaborate with and learn from a full-stack design team, including researchers, content designers, service designers, and interaction designers.
• Delivery Focused: Strong ability to see designs through to delivery, communicating effectively with developers to ensure user-friendly outcomes.

Candidates will need to show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

If you feel you have the skills and experience and want to hear more about this role, apply now to declare your interest in this opportunity with our client. Your application will be observed by our dedicated team.

We will respond to all successful applicants ASAP; however, please be advised that we will always look to contact you further from this time should we need further applicants or if other opportunities arise relevant to your skillset.

Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone's chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.

As part of our standard hiring process to manage risk, please note background screening checks will be conducted on all hires before commencing employment.