Senior Digital Designer

Location: Greater London

Senior Digital Designer
London, W11 (with hybrid working)

About Us

We’re Big Group, an award-winning, independent creative marketing agency who apply bigger thinking to everything we do. For over 30 years, we’ve been helping our clients create memorable EXPERIENCES, drive business results to amplify PERFORMANCE, innovate with technology to drive TRANSFORMATION, and nurture and connect brands with consumers to build genuine COMMUNITIES.

At Big Group, we value our employees, so have given them ownership of the company. In November 2022, we became an Employee-Owned Trust (EOT), meaning that on passing probation, every single employee owns a share of the company. This will, in turn, give employees more of a sense of belonging and transparency around the business and future plans. It also allows employees to potentially benefit financially from the success of the business.

We are now looking for a Senior Digital Designer to join us in our London office on a full-time, permanent basis, working Monday – Friday, 9am – 5.30pm.

The Benefits

- Salary of £40,000 – £48,000 per annum, dependent on experience
- 23 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Up to five paid days of charity work per year
- Hybrid working
- Health cashback scheme
- Life cover
- Pension scheme
- Profit share
- Gym discounts
- Social events throughout the year
- A welcoming and friendly office environment
- Home & Tech scheme savings
- Salary sacrifice benefits, including cycle to work, workplace nursery and electric vehicle schemes

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced design professional with superb Adobe and Figma skills and a plethora of ideas to take on an engaging role within our ambitious, employee-owned agency.

You’ll have the chance to work on exciting, ideas-led campaigns that push boundaries and explore new technologies, meaning that your expertise will grow with each project.

What’s more, as part of an EOT, you’ll also benefit from genuine ownership, transparency and the chance to share in the long-term success of the business. Alongside this, you’ll find a huge array of benefits and perks that cover everything from scratching the itch to undertake charity work, to saving money on gym memberships and everyday discounts.

So, if you want to take the next step in your creative career within our collaborative, forward-thinking agency, read on and apply today!

The Role

As a Senior Digital Designer, you will create bold, forward-thinking digital experiences and journeys that excite and surprise consumer audiences.

Specifically, you will be working with our clients, responding to briefs and generating creative concepts, and finished design work. You will operate in collaboration with creative and management colleagues to drive innovative thinking and explore new and original ways to deliver award-winning projects and ideas.

In this senior role, you will also be involved with mentoring junior colleagues and progressing our thought leadership capabilities. You will educate and advise junior team members, supporting their development with positive feedback on their work, ideas and designs.

Additionally, you will ensure we remain at the forefront of digital creativity, attending conferences and seminars and staying abreast of new and emerging creative approaches, technologies and formats.

About You

To be considered as a Senior Digital Designer, you will need:

- A minimum of six years’ experience working as a digital designer or designer
- Fluent in Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, Figma or other digital collaborative design tools
- Sound technical knowledge across all print production and digital channels, including formats for web build, mobile, social platforms, etc.
- The ability to show initiative in making creative decisions
- The ability to produce innovative idea-based concept work that challenges expectations
- The ability to deliver campaign ideas which incorporate evolving technologies and user experiences by staying close to future trends and insights
- An understanding and awareness of the growing role AI technologies play in the digital design and design environment

You will also need an impressive portfolio showing a range of…