We are now looking for a Digital Designer to join the Advertising team and design for high end rich media and native advertising projects and impactful pitch concepts and presentations. This role is a 12 month fixed term contract.
About the role
* Creative Execution & Format Delivery: Generate innovative, engaging, and responsive branded design solutions across native and general display formats, optimised for seamless delivery across all digital platforms.
* Figma Template & Spec Maintenance: Design, build, and maintain Digital Ad Production (DAP) formats and templates (e.g., native ad and shoppable formats) and maintain client-facing build guides and format specification documents within Figma.
* Format Innovation & Optimisation: Analyse and improve the behaviour and functionality of existing advertising formats, playing a key role in innovating new creative formats.
* Multimedia & Motion Graphics Support: Experience with Adobe After Effects to provide flexible support for the Advertising Multimedia team as required is highly preferential (e.g., assisting with bespoke motion graphics, updating templates, and scaling assets across different titles).
About you
* Proven Design Experience: Demonstrated commercial experience in a digital design role, or a qualification in Graphic Design, digital media, or equivalent professional certifications (e.g., UX/UI, Motion Design, etc), backed by an exceptional eye for layout, typography, and visual storytelling.
* Figma Expertise: Advanced proficiency in Figma for digital design, UI layout, prototyping, and component/template maintenance.
* Adobe Creative Suite: Solid working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premier Pro and After Effects (preferred) for artwork and asset production.
We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media.
We operate in a hybrid environment working 3 days a week from our offices in Kings Cross, London and 2 days a week remotely.
Benefits at the Guardian
You’ll have 30 days of annual leave per year (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days. Our pension scheme is generous; if you contribute 5% then we will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age). We believe in giving back, which is why employees are given 2 volunteering days annually and the option of payroll giving. Season ticket loans are also available.
You are entitled to private healthcare, life cover, income protection, and eye tests. You can also opt in to dental insurance.
We have enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave policies in place. We also support our employees by offering an IVF, menopause, baby loss, and trans equality policy.
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