Senior Digital Designer

Senior Digital Designer

Salary: £48,000 per annum plus company benefits

Location: London City

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Shifts: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, rotating across 8:30am-16:30pm/9:30am-17:30pm/10:30am-18:30pm with 30 mins unpaid lunch break

Work Model: Hybrid

Application Requirement: Please apply with CV and Portfolio/showreel/website to be considered

Williams Lea seeks a Senior Digital Designer to join our team!

Williams Lea is the leading global provider of skilled, technology-enabled, business-critical support services, with long-term trusted relationships with blue-chip clients across investment banks, law firms and professional services firms.

Williams Lea employees, nearly 7000 people worldwide provide efficient business services at client sites in often complex and highly regulated environments, from centralised Williams Lea onshore facilities, and through best cost company offshore locations.

Purpose of role

As a key member of the in-house Creative Team, the Senior Digital Designer will lead the creation of visually compelling and effective digital content that enhances user experience and aligns with strategic business objectives. This role demands a highly skilled designer who can translate conceptual ideas into high-quality deliverables while maintaining brand integrity. As a brand guardian, the Senior Digital Designer alongside the Creative Director will set standards for design excellence, lead and mentor junior designers, and drive innovation across digital channels. A collaborative mindset and leadership qualities are essential.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and oversee digital design projects from concept to completion, ensuring alignment with business and marketing strategies.
• Define and maintain brand standards across all digital touchpoints, ensuring consistency and high-quality outputs.
• Provide strategic input into design approaches, leveraging industry best practices and emerging trends.
• Own and refine digital design templates, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and adherence to best practices.
• Review and interpret briefs from stakeholders, offering expert guidance on the best creative approach within brand guidelines.
• Manage and execute design and motion projects, from initial creative concepts through to final production.
• Managing a small team, mentor and support junior designers, providing constructive feedback and fostering professional growth.
• Advocate for user-centred design, ensuring all creative outputs enhance engagement and usability.
• Ensure all projects meet quality standards, conducting thorough pre-flight checks and reviews.
• Stay ahead of industry developments, bringing fresh ideas and innovative techniques to the team.
• Liaise with stakeholders and clients, presenting and justifying design decisions with confidence.

Personal attributes

• Substantial and relevant experience in a creative agency or in-house creative team, with a strong portfolio demonstrating impactful digital design.
• Relevant experience in a corporate, service-oriented environment
• Experience leading and managing a team of designers
• Expert knowledge of branding, with the ability to craft compelling visual narratives across digital and offline channels.
• Advanced skills in motion design, animation, and Adobe After Effects.
• Extensive experience with social media campaigns, designing for various platforms and formats.
• Proficiency in HTML and CSS, with a solid understanding of front-end capabilities and limitations.
• Experience with Adobe Premiere Pro and interactive PDF creation is highly desirable.
• Deep understanding of CMS platforms and digital content delivery best practices.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with experience guiding junior designers.
• Excellent time management and multitasking abilities, capable of handling multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat), Microsoft Office, and a willingness to adapt to new tools.
• Strategic thinker, able to anticipate and respond to client needs with innovative solutions.
• Confident communicator, comfortable presenting ideas and justifying design decisions to stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, ensuring a high standard of quality across all outputs.

Rewards and Benefits:

We believe in supporting our employees in both their professional and personal lives. As part of our commitment to your well-being, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to:

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time or fixed term roles)
• Salary sacrifice schemes, retail vouchers – including our TechScheme which can be used on a range of gadgets such as Smart TV’s, laptops and computers or household appliances.
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Health Assessments
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Discounted gym memberships
• Referral Scheme

You will also have the opportunity to work for a global employer who is dedicated to offering each and every employee an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding career with future career development prospects!

Equality and Diversity

The Company values the differences that a diverse workforce brings to the organisation and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (each of these being a “protected characteristic” in discrimination law). It will not discriminate because of any other irrelevant factor and will build a culture that values openness, fairness and transparency.

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