Visual Designer

Pontoon; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Pontoon is seeking a contracted Visual Designer to bring digital experiences to life across web and mobile. Work will be done in London/Bristol/Manchester/Leeds with 2 days per week on site in hybrid fashion, collaborating with researchers, strategists, and writers to deliver user-centered visuals.

You will contribute to a scalable design system, craft production assets, and prototype using Figma and Creative Suite while aligning with agile teams to ensure delivery to specification.

Qualifications

• Proven visual design experience with a strong portfolio.
• Collaborative team player in multidisciplinary settings.
• Ability to translate ideas into compelling visuals and user journeys.
• Familiarity with design systems and accessibility standards.
• Willingness to learn from a full-stack design team.
• Delivery-focused with ability to partner with developers.

Responsibilities

• Creative problem solving to craft visually engaging solutions.
• Design production assets like infographics and logos.
• Create interfaces for web and mobile applications.
• Contribute to scaling and refining the design system.
• Leverage storytelling to communicate with audiences.
• Prototype designs using Figma and Adobe tools.
• Collaborate in agile teams to define scope and priorities.
• Engage with design communities to align objectives.
• Design page layouts using a central design system.
• Ensure delivery to specification with developer collaboration.

Skills

Visual design

Collaboration

Problem solving

Energy and enthusiasm

Design systems

Learning mindset

Delivery focus

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Visual Designer (Contract)

Duration: 3 Months (Possibility for extension)

Location: London/Bristol/Manchester/Leeds/Hybrid (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.

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.

We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention