Website Designer Birmingham, England
Advanced
Full Time
Birmingham, England
31390 - 39613 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Role Introduction
This role will require you to be adept at creating beautiful and engaging website, webpages and web components that also meet the UX and User testing requirements.
You will be responsible for leading the transformation and continued development for the company website, playing an integral part the web design projects by creating beautiful interfaces that enhance our prospect/users' digital experiences. You will help drive the performance of our web and advertising user journeys while supporting the evolution of our web brand style guides and design principles. Acting as the key interface between Creative and digital UI you will have accountability for the consistent application of the Advanced Brand, for example, the use of brand imagery within our Software products, or the use of the brand across the support portals.
As a web designer you will work very closely with the UX team to develop the interface in response to user feedback. Along with ensuring the site design is visually stunning you will ensure it meets the criteria of accessibility.
What You Will Do
- Optimising, creating and managing web assets
- Create Inspirational digital experiences for Advanced’s core digital platforms, website and email
- Drive and encourage big ideas and innovative design approaches and processes
- Leverage UX, creative, technology, user experience trends to drive innovation through the website.
- In collaboration with UX Designer drive the entire end to end creative process through ideation, concepts, Prototyping, Final Design Visuals, Design /Graphical Toolkits.
- Develop ‘always on’ digital guidelines, templates and best practice and ensure these are adhered to.
- Ensure that user journeys across mobile and desktop products are responsive and adaptive and meet the needs of the business through UX project work (In conjunction with the UX team)
- Serve as the go-between product development and creative – ensuring product imaging, branding and look and feel are consistent and up to date for Advanced offerings.
- To be an enthusiastic brand advocate/ambassador working with all departments to ensure a consistent application of the brand
What You Will Have
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, UX/UI or equivalent practical experience.
- A minimum of 3 years of digital design experience.
- An amazing, digitally focussed portfolio, showcasing exceptional design work from start to finish.
- Good working knowledge of industry-standard software (Figma, Sketch, Invision, Adobe Creative Suite). A great eye and in-depth understanding of the User Experience Design (UED) process.
- Excellent command of typography.
- Ability to rationalize your thought processes and clearly articulate your creative ideas
- To influence and guide our Advanced digital creative strategy & direction.
- Has experience of working as part of agile teams - with Digital, creative, UX, developers and copy writers.
- Web Design skills - UI design, mobile layouts, web patterns, validation
- Working knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Knowledge and understanding of modern website design and development techniques as it relates to web development and customer journey optimisation
- Ability to self-review artwork and impeccable attention to detail
- Have an eye for detail and can demonstrate a high level of creative execution of design, typography and layout
- Comfortable with the Mac and PC platforms
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills that encourage team cooperation, promote enthusiasm, and motivate strategic thinking.
- Confident and enthusiastic showing a strong ability to learn and expand the role
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise
- Proactive and organised
- Ability to identify issues and their resolutions
- Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Can adapt to different types of design brief
- Be a strong contributor of new ideas to improve complex customer journeys
- The ability to effectively take direction and work both collaboratively and autonomously
What We Do For You
Wellbeing focussed – Our people are our greatest assets, and ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work is integral
- Generous Annual Leave – 25 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and the ability to buy additional days
- Employee Assistance Programme – Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7 through Care First
Personal Growth - Regardless of where you are at in your career, we’re committed to enabling your growth personally and professionally
- Development Programmes – From Future Managers to Leadership Training, our development programmes help you get where you need to go
- Profit Share – Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success
Financial wellbeing - We understand as well as your mental wellbeing, your financial wellbeing is really important
- Pension Scheme – Our plan with Scottish Widows offers 5% matched contribution by the company
- Income protection insurance – Providing you with support and assistance when you need it most
Recognition – Highlighting and rewarding the great work our people do
- Values Awards – Our quarterly employee-driven initative to highlight and reward the people in the organisation who embody our values the most
- Clear Review – Our own technology platform that allows you to get real-time feedback, conversations and goals to help you become your best self
Making a Difference – we provide opportunities to help our people make a difference to the causes they care about
- MatchIt! – Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and Advanced will match part of the funding
- Volunteering Time – Our volunteering leave scheme allows you to use your time to help those who need it
- Pennies from Heaven – donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger
Who We Are
We are one the UK’s largest tech companies, and our products sit at the heart of some of the country's best-known businesses. We’ve grown phenomenally quickly with a £275m turnover and 2,800 employees supporting over 25,000 customers. We hire for potential. We want to make sure we have the best people for the job and provide genuinely equal opportunities for our people to thrive. Our recruitment process is designed with inclusion and equity at its core.
Find out more about the next steps once you’ve applied here - careers.oneadvanced.com/how-we-hire
Advanced
https://www.oneadvanced.com/
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Gordon Wilson
$100 to $500 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Company - Private
Enterprise Software & Network Solutions
2010
