Web Graphic Designer

Our prestigious client based in High Wycombe is currently recruiting for a talented Web Graphic Designer to join their Digital and Group Communications team to create amazing user experiences through beautiful, intuitive, and functional designs.

• Location: High Wycombe, hybrid, 1 day in office
• Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5.30pm
• Benefits: 21 days holiday + bank holidays, life assurance, private health care, flexible working, Christmas shutdown, birthday day off, employee assistance programme!

The successful candidate will also be able to translate high-level requirements into interaction flows and artifacts. There will be an element of problem-solving and working with the Web team to create designs which move visitors through the sales funnel. The Graphic Designer will also help to expand the new e-commerce platform to achieve the companies vision as being the go-to brand to help organisations find the right solutions to help improve their governance, people and processes.

Key responsibilities

• Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to engineering.
• Conceptualise original website design ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex roadblocks.
• Plan, design, and prototype website interfaces, using both technical and non-technical skills to produce website pages that fit their customer's requirements and showcase the products and services in the best light.
• Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and site maps to communicate interaction and design ideas.
• Present and defend designs and key deliverables to peers and executive level stakeholders.
• Create strong visual identities for the company and various brands. Working to the brand guidelines continue the design of their websites. Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards.
• Design responsive landing pages, emails, print, social media and other various creative content
• Engage in meaningful interactions and relationships with users.
• Liaising directly with the Web and Marketing teams to discuss their site structure to create wireframes prior to designs, to organising and prioritising workload.

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

• A-Level (or equivalent) in a relevant qualification such as Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design or a Visual Arts subject
• GCSE (or equivalent) Grade A-C/9-4 in English and Maths
• At least 3 years' experience as a Graphic Designer/Web Graphic Designer, including working in website interface and graphic design, html emails and social media assets.

Skills & knowledge:

• Proven work experience as a Web Graphic Designer, including emails and social media assets
• Demonstrable graphic design skills with a strong portfolio
• Excellent visual design skills with sensitivity to user-system interaction
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage a busy workload
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (including Adobe XD and/or other wireframing tool).
• Excellent eye for typography and layout.
• Understand using space, focal points, and colour to create graphics that are, clean, clear and eye catching.
• Understand colours psychology in UX design as well as the impact of graphic design on accessibility.
• Create and manipulate svg and vector graphics
• Can think out of the box, conceptualise, and bring a creative edge.
• Understand creative branding and its principles
• Good with imagery, can choose or alter images that will give a unique feel to a design that is not a stock image
• Comfortable designing icons and illustrating graphics from scratch
• Awareness of user-system interaction and UX/UI
• Strong knowledge of HTML5 concepts (semantic) rapid prototyping
• Up to date with the latest Web trends, techniques, and technologies
• Solid experience in creating wireframes and mock-ups