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Digital Designer

Employer
House of Hackney
Location
Shoreditch, London (Greater)
Salary
Based upon experience
Closing date
9 Sep 2022

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Job Details

Role: Digital Designer

Based In: Head Office – Shoreditch, London. (On-site Only)

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri

THE ROLE: The Digital Graphic Designer is responsible for the ideation and execution of visual brand communications across all digital platforms. Bringing a can-do attitude, they will champion content creation and drive our digital and social-first marketing strategy, as set out by the Director & Head of Eccomerce. Taking feedback on-board, they will input design expertise and come up with innovative solutions to drive the vision forwards, with the ability to work responsively in a fast-paced, creative environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Working from concept through to delivery across all digital and social channels, including weekly homepage updates, email newsletter designs, social media output and online content
  • Supporting the Senior Graphic Designer with the design and project management of all visual assets required for seasonal launches in-line with the company calendar.
  • Supporting the design of new website developments, proactively identifying new opportunities in the market and digital design trends to improve the site and executing updates in response to high-level briefs.
  • Producing original, user-focused UX/UI concepts and solutions that are multifaceted and incorporate all the elements of a great user experience to make the customer journey as effortless, seamless and shoppable as possible, while maintaining the house style and brand objectives.
  • Playing an active role in the development of project workflow, from scoping user journeys, through to wireframing and delivering final designs to developers and the Ecommerce team
  • Understanding and applying best practice UI/UX principles to projects; designing responsive wireframes, prototypes and documentation as required
  • Working closely with the Senior Graphic Designer to storyboard, film and edit video content in-house, advising on best practice with regards to technical execution and file formats
  • Support Post-production management of all photography for both campaign and product photoshoots – marking up retouch comments, checking colours are accurate, renaming and filing correctly on the server and resizing for use across all channels of the business.
  • Assisting in managing the User-Generated Content strategy – ensuring our customer images are requested, filed and permissions logged correctly and identifying where they can best be utilised to help drive conversion.
  • Keeping abreast of new trends in design and conducting regular competitor research, presenting learnings and opportunities to the wider team.
  • Ensuring the company filing system is organised, logical and adhered to at all times

THE CANDIDATE - IDEALLY YOU WILL HAVE*:

  • Proven experience in digital design with the ability to execute ideas from concept to delivery
  • Proven ability to work to stringent deadlines
  • Expertise in Magento & Zmags programming and high proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects, XD)
  • Video and animation skills.
  • Knowledge and structural understanding of HTML and CSS processes is beneficial.
  • A deep understanding and demonstrable experience of creating mobile-first and responsive design.
  • A portfolio/showreel that demonstrates both excellence in aesthetics and technical skills with a keen understanding of typography, colour and layout.
  • Detail-orientated with a keen interest in the House of Hackney brand and culture.
  • An understanding of best design practice and how analytics and user-testing play a key part in the design process.
  • Extremely organised with the ability to multitask and effectively time manage with a willingness to go the extra mile to accommodate last-minute requests.
  • Ability to create designs with an emotional resonance for the end-user.
  • A flexible attitude to adapt to a growing team as well as business needs – someone who won’t be demotivated if things don’t always go to plan!
  • Proactive with an ability to show initiative and work independently to plan and meet tight deadlines.
  • A positive and collaborative mindset with the confidence to share and listen to ideas.
  • A passion for learning and an eagerness to stay ahead of the game in terms of software developments and industry trends.
  • A strong understanding of retail and ecommerce and how to effectively drive traffic through the different stages of the customer journey

*The stated experience and background is a guide and does not preclude applications from candidates with more or less experience, provided the requisite skills can be demonstrated

BENEFITS:

As always, there are some perks:

  • 22 Days Holidays + Bank Holidays + half-day for your birthday
  • Seasonal 4 Day Week Scheme
  • Cycle to Work Loan Scheme
  • PayDay Drinks every month and at least two exciting team gatherings a year, we also celebrate birthdays in the office whenever possible.
  • The team is hard-working and upbeat, we often help each other and there's very little we can't conquer together.
  • 30% discount across HOH products and first grabs on sample sale items.

House of Hackney is an equal opportunity employer. The company will not unlawfully discriminate on grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability or age, pregnancy or trade union membership.

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer VISA sponsorship or remote working at this moment.

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