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Graphic Designer

at Digital by Default

Salary: 18–24k

Location: Near Lichfield

Deadline: 30 Mar 2020

About us.
We are a fun, small, and vibrant creative digital agency. Based at Fradley Junction near Lichfield we specialise in bespoke websites running on all manner of platforms, but mainly WordPress and Shopify.

We’re currently looking for a passionate designer to become a part of our team.

We’re looking for a passionate and highly talented Designer to be an important part of our growing team. Your role will include creating engaging ideas for both print, digital and social. You need to be a motivated, constantly striving to better your skills and showcasing a strong, versatile portfolio of work.

About you.
You will be driven and enthusiastic and always willing to jump in and get to work. You will have a good understanding of design theory for both digital and print. Be able to think logically and strategically in your approach to solving design problems. You’ll need to be organised and efficient in the way you manage your workflow and take initiative when needed. We’ll need you to be a team player, who will work well within our small but friendly studio, you’ll need to have confidence in your abilities and your designs and demonstrate strong communication skills.

We offer opportunities for remote working but that won’t start until the 4th month of employment, so you’ll need access to a car as we are pretty rural.

Our ideal candidate will have;

  • Some industry/freelance experience.
  • A strong and varied portfolio showcasing a variety of work.
  • A good grasp of industry standard design and prototyping tools such as, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe XD, Invision and InDesign.
  • The ability to wireframe and plan a website.
  • Experience with mobile and responsive design.
  • Able to craft contemporary and engaging brands.
  • Layout multipage artwork ready for print.

Added bonuses;

  • Experience with storyboarding, animation design and creation.
  • HTML/CSS knowledge.

Why join us?

  • Remote working – After your initial 3 month start period you can work remotely all week or create a schedule that works for you. Join in on meetings through video calls and keep open conversations with the team through Slack.
  • Flexi-time – For those who want to work in the studio, you can come in between 8am – 10am. Just work your 7.5 hours and the freedom is yours!
  • Relaxed and fun working environment.
  • Any software you need.
  • Fridays are made even better by finishing early (4.30pm) and breakfast on us!
  • Training opportunities and chances to attend exhibitions.
  • Competitive salary based on experience.
  • Work place pension scheme.
  • No one likes working on their birthday, so have it off!
  • 25 days holiday.
  • Office closes between Christmas and New Year.
  • Spotify or Netflix membership on us!
  • The opportunity to join an expanding company and to make your mark on the team.