We’re looking for a digital designer to join our Shrewsbury office. The ideal candidate will cover branding, creative, UX/UI design. You have exceptional design skills generally, with the ability to create elegant interfaces for digital products.

You've got

• A creative portfolio
• Preferably 2+ years of commercial experience
• Proficient using sketch and the adobe suite
• A focus on creative web and mobile design
• A passion for UX/UI design and testing
• An understanding of technical constraints and possibilities
• A positive attitude to self-learning
• A team players nature

Our projects

Our projects typically fall into three areas:

Digital products – web applications and mobile apps
Design-led websites – visually beautiful websites
Product development/research – concept development, emerging design trends and user testing

You’ll be working under an experienced senior designer and will learn, develop and support one another in a sociable, open-plan Shrewsbury office when we're not on lockdown.

About the company

We're an established digital product studio, working on an eclectic mix of custom web applications and apps for clients all over the world. From start-ups to international brands like Sony, Volvo, Tesco and Volkswagen Group. In addition to our client work, we also have several in-house projects and are building our own SaaS platform.

We invest in your career development with the tools, kit and learning opportunities you need to be the best developer and team member you can be.

Role

As a mid - senior-level designer, you’ll be working with an experienced, close-knit team of strategists, creatives and developers who learn and grow together.

You’ll be involved in every part of the design process, including strategy sessions with clients, idea development, naming and branding, building wireframes and prototypes, designing interfaces and working with our developers on final delivery.

Beyond the basics – typography, interaction and human-centred design – the thing we’re looking for most is the ability to deliver elegant, innovative, pixel-perfect interface design that will set our clients' products above the rest.

Most of your work will be on greenfield web application projects for clients, designing brands and products from the ground up. The rest of your time will be spent visualising new features for existing applications and mobile apps, including our in-house web platforms, and curating our profile across our communications, social and website.

Salary and benefits: Our remuneration package includes a competitive salary and above-law benefits, including 32 paid days off per year (*plus your birthday!) and a great company pension. And of course, bean-to-cup coffee and a stocked kitchen will keep you fuelled while you work side-by-side with other talented, committed, enthusiastic members of a growing team.

Attitude

The ideal person in this role will match the values of our existing team; smart and quick to use your initiative, with a lot of drive, a natural love of development and good natured when working in a team.

You’ll be happy to share your opinions and experience, suggest solutions to challenges and support others. You’ll be keen to learn new methods and tools; to develop your skills and master your craft in a supportive environment. You’ll be happy to work hard in a team, determined to do the best you can to make sure the project journey is enjoyable for everyone involved.

The job

You’ll get to:

• Be part of a talented, supportive, dynamic Agile Scrum team
• Analyse design briefs, user needs, and business requirements
• Design and maintain design systems
• Create amazing digital designs for digital products and design-led websites
• Build wireframes, screen flows, user journeys
• Use prototyping tools to convey movement and functionality of concepts
• Facilitate and participate in workshops and discussions to promote the communication of ideas
• Work with developers for handover and design review
• Participate in design research, user research and validation testing
• Handle the communication of your work to the client
• Work within and respect a client’s brand but also adapt and evolve it to current digital standards.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Work on a large variety of different projects in a wide range of industries
• Bring systems thinking in order to create robust design systems that can scale effectively

Bonus points if you experience in:

• Branding
• Interaction design
• Designing for print
• User research
• Usability testing
• Working knowledge of HTML / CSS

What you bring to our team:

• A passion for learning
• An openness to share knowledge with others
• A natural curiosity for new trends
• Willingness to pick up the phone to our clients and take part in meetings
• Comfort with lean design processes and iterative prototyping using common design software
• Comfort when conveying ideas and break down concepts clearly to a diverse range of stakeholders (verbally and written).
• An ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams of designers, developers and product managers using Agile and Lean principles
• Original thinking, strong design practice and advocating for the user
• Holistic thinking about the big picture when designing a product, whilst being detail oriented and delivery focused.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• A desire for opportunities to learn, advocating good feedback with those who you work with

Must-haves

• English language fluency
• Full visas required for long term work in the UK
• References for your accomplishments as a designer

Environment

The studio is based in the town centre of Shrewsbury, one of the finest market towns in England. We provide an open, friendly and collaborative working environment in our large open-plan studio, where teammates solve challenges together, share knowledge, present to each other on emerging trends in technology, software engineering and self-development.

Culture

Dress: We dress how we like in the studio - it’s important that we all feel comfortable while we work - and only brush up for meetings and if we have a client visiting.

Flexibility: Outside of lockdowns, we work together as a team in the studio most days. We’ve learnt to be flexible over lockdown, so don’t mind if you want to work from home occasionally.

Location: We’re a 5 minute walk from the centre of Shrewsbury, just across the river, by the Theatre and right next to Frankwell car park, which means you’ll always find it easy to get in to work. A couple of our team members cycle, and there are also bike racks in the studio.

Our values

Our success starts and ends with our team. We aim to inspire our people and provide a connection to how what we do has a larger impact on our clients, their teams, and their communities.

We’re a growing, supportive and collaborative team, working together to build exciting and innovative projects. The great thing about joining a company like us, is that there are lots of opportunities to learn, and directions for your career to grow, which will depend on your interests, where you excel and what you aspire to be.

Our core values guide and influence everything we do:

• Comradery - We are in it together and have the good of the company, our clients and the wider community at heart;
• Mastery - We aim to reach the highest standards, personally and professionally and share knowledge to create an environment of learning and growth;
• Adventure - We push outside of our comfort zone with curiosity, explore what’s possible and enjoy the ride;
• All-in - We are confident in the decisions we make, and committed to seeing through projects to a successful outcome.

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