Senior Graphic Designer / Creative Developer

Applause IT ,
Birmingham, West Midlands
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £40,000 per annum

Overview

Role: Senior Graphic Designer Location: Birmingham UK Salary: Up to £60,000 My client is looking for a versatile graphic designer/video content creator who can conceptualize and execute stand-out print, web and motion design. You must be comfortable taking a design from an initial concept to visual final production and thrive in time-sensitive situations through collaboration with the CMO and marketing team. The candidate is an independent thinker that is solution oriented. As Creative Developer you will be working daily with Adobe Creative Cloud building our creative assets in Print (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), Video (Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premier) and often UX/UI app front-end development ( Adobe XD / Sketch). Daily tasks may include designing signage for sponsored events, designing social media templates for our marketing team to use on social media, editing raw video footage to create trailer, Animating logo stings, develop brand campaigns, design app screen concepts for partner apps, Designing reports for Senior Leadership team, developing presentations for new business opportunities, design digital advertisements, contribute creative ideas to the marketing team, and other mix of media related creatives. We are looking for the Jack-of-all-trades Designer and people who thrive in the "Start-up" grind. Experience: Formal graphic design training (University degree or diploma) and 5 years of creative design work experience Proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premier Pro, After Effects, and AdobeXD) Knowledge in Web design, specifically Wordpress an asset Proven skills and educational training in typography, layout, composition, colour theory and information design Ability to work efficiently and effectively under pressure, developing creative design solutions within tight deadlines Excellent knowledge of Social Media and basic channel fundamentals Excellent oral and written communications, listening and decision-making skills Experience working with senior leadership communications and handling confidential information Overtime may be required on occasion, based on project/client demands Please contact me on or send you CV to james(dot)round(at)applauseit(dot)co(dot)uk