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Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data. We’re 50|50 tech and marketing, partner-led, and first to move. Clients include Google, Lufthansa, Meta, eBay, and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.\nJOB PURPOSE\nThis role is part of our Global Studios team. We create emotive yet conversion-focused ideas, products and campaigns at scale and speed. Our specialty is hyper-personalised, digital communications that change perceptions, shape new behaviours, and shift market share for our clients.\nIn this role, you will have the opportunity to support both the design development and delivery of web experiences for a large-scale eCommerce platform that will set the standards for others to follow. Bringing together creativity, curiosity and meticulous attention to detail, this role is a crucial bridge between idea and execution. You are design focused, tech savvy, detail-oriented, excellent at collaborating and multitasking, and eager to be part of a team that makes things come to life. This includes bringing as much enthusiasm for design as you do for production, repurposing, resizing and leveraging design systems. You are inspired by technology and the role brands play in culture today.\nThis person will regularly exercise discretion and independent judgement and will be involved in designing digital experiences, lifestyle, and technology content to create experiences that deeply connect with people. You possess a strong design intuition and want to continue to learn, grow and challenge yourself. You also have a strong desire to ensure that clients are extremely satisfied with our services and products. In addition, you possess strong problem-solving skills and a track record of success. \nYou will have a hand in both designing web pages within the framework of a large Design System and ensuring that visual assets are perfectly processed for web-readiness and hand off for build\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES;\nSupporting web page design and build. You’ll collaborate with a team of designers to bring our digital designs to life by fine tuning visual assets and preparing them for build primarily using Figma and Photoshop.\nDigital asset delivery: With an exacting eye, ensure that layouts and assets are pixel perfect paying close attention to specs, file weight and compression levels.\nOrganize and communicate designs: Receive asset handoffs, organize them, export and compress, then communicate effectively so they can be easily referenced and integrated by content managers and engineering teams.\nOptimize and compress assets: Balance image quality and file weight for responsive viewports.\nQuality assurance: Perform visual QA, focusing on asset quality as it interacts with code and design systems.\nInnovate and improve: Implement efficient working processes for asset production and enhance communication methods.\nBuild presentations, craft documentation and deliver asset kits to developers and other team members.\nDesign, repurpose and package regional kits for global regions.\nActs as a team player by contributing to the creative execution of the company’s efforts and putting the client and the team before yourself.\nResponsible for bringing a point-of-view with fresh perspectives to the team. \nTake on other duties and responsibilities as assigned.\nWork with minimal processes in place, solving problems by being optimistic and using proactive thought processes and skills.\nWHAT YOU WILL BRING:\nRelevant experience working in design focused on web/digital platforms.\nDesign eye: A keen eye for design, including composition and visual balance; zero tolerance for design inconsistencies.\nDesign tool mastery: \nFigma or similar tools - proven experience using components and design system libraries.\nPhotoshop, from a technical perspective - understanding layer interactions such as blending mode, masking, artboards, smart objects; export settings and computer graphics (not to be confused with graphic design).\nOrganizational skills: Strong organizational skills and attention to detail while managing large volumes of assets.\nGraphics knowledge: Familiarity with static computer graphics (raster and vector), including image scaling, resolution, compression, and file formats.\nInterpersonal skills: Strong desire to collaborate with peers across departments to manage issues.\nProblem solver: Ability to react quickly in a fast-paced environment and apply situational problem-solving.\nSelf-management: Strong self-management skills to balance workload and identify when to seek support.\nDedicates time to understand the requested task, or feedback and decisions being made. Isn’t afraid to ask questions to ensure clarity for informed decision making. \nAdditional Design Tools: Familiarity with After Effects & Illustrator are a big bonus\nWeb development basics: Light familiarity with front-end development, including HTML, CSS, and static vs. dynamic web pages.\nProject management tools: Job ticketing in platforms such as JIRA, Asana, Trello\nDev tools: Ability to navigate the inspector panel on Chrome to check CSS properties for QA purposes.\nTechnical communication: Ability to communicate expectations clearly with technical teams.\nVideo format knowledge: Willingness to develop understanding of motion format conversion and compression.\nEfficiency enthusiast: A mindset for scalability, and interest in leveraging tools to automate work\nWE OFFER\nA flexible hybrid working policy to enjoy the best of both worlds (2 days from the office, depending on location).\nEarly Finish Fridays, kickstart your weekend early with alternating early-finish Fridays.\n26 days paid holiday, plus UK Bank Holidays.\nAccess to dedicated mental health resources including enhanced sick pay scheme, employee assistance programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders. \nCompany Pension Scheme. \nAccess to a Private Medical Insurance or Cash Plan scheme. \nSeason Ticket Loan, interest-free Season Ticket Loans to help spread the cost of travel.\nCycle to Work Scheme, save money on a new bike and equipment.\nEV Car Scheme, access to an electric vehicle via a salary sacrifice arrangement.\nEnhanced family-friendly policies to support parents.\nWorkplace Nursery Scheme, save on childcare by paying for nursery fees through a tax-efficient salary sacrifice scheme. \nDEPT® Allowance, a dedicated company contribution to spend on either your professional development or personal wellbeing.\nSocial and Cultural Events, plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through organised activities and celebrations.\nLearning and Development, continuous growth opportunities through internal training, and \"inspirational talks” guest speakers.\nBuddy Program, you will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you navigate your first weeks’ at DEPT®.\nA Certified BCorp Agency and is multi-award winning “Agency of the Year”. \nAwesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global, at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!\nGlobal DEPT® Cares Month, an annual initiative where our teams donate their professional skills and time to support local charities and pr-bono projects.\n\nWHO ARE WE? \nWe are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating. \nOur culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.\nDEPT® is committed to making a positive impact on the planet and since 2021 has been Climate Neutral and B Corporation certified.\nDIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION \nAt DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.\nNot sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. 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