Job Description
Web Designer
Are you a Web Designer who’s experienced in designing bespoke, responsive and search engine friendly websites in an agency environment?
Join the team at Unity!
We’re a multi-award winning digital agency that creates innovative, functional and market-leading digital platforms that form a critical part of our clients' marketing strategies and we’re looking for a confident and creative Web Designer to join our team and be part of our continued growth strategy.
In a nutshell, you will be responsible for the innovative design and layout of our client's websites from concept all the way to completion from the bottom up, fashioning everything from the home page to site layout.
We have on offer a creative, person-centred work environment with a team that truly thrives and clients who genuinely value our work and want to engage with you to embrace consultative business development - all in an exciting industry that has a reputation for continued growth.
This is a hybrid role with 3 days office based and 2 working from home so you MUST live within a commutable distance to Leicester city centre
As a Web Designer at Unity, you’ll have the opportunity to:
- Assist in creating awesome marketing strategies through stunning design and front end development.
- Involve yourself in the team strategy development of digital marketing campaigns in line with our SEO, PPC and Social Media team.
- Plan and deliver functional and beautiful websites from the ground up to and work alongside our award-winning in-house marketing teams to execute a powerful web presence that makes a real, measurable difference to our clients.
- Deliver project roadmaps integrating with the clients wider marketing strategy.
- Implement new ideas, techniques, technologies, processes and methodologies.
- Support our agency partners for ‘white label’ projects.
- Work directly with clients and have strategic conversations with decision makers to develop a solution that best feeds their requirements and end goal
We’re looking for a Web Designer that:
- Is experienced in designing bespoke, responsive and search engine friendly websites in an agency environment without relying on themes and templates.
- Is experienced in design and development within WordPress and Woocommerce (Shopify, BigCommerce and Magento 2 preferable but not essential).
- · Has a working knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- · Is able to Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, diagrams, and sitemaps.
- · Has extensive experience with Adobe XD, Photoshop & Illustrator. Figma will be a plus
- Has digital design experience with a strong understanding of branding, user experience, a/b testing, marketing and conversion rate optimisation.
- Is able to work on multiple projects, manage your own time and project deadlines, and demonstrate good critical thinking abilities.
- Is organised, can work on multiple projects at any one time and can work to deadlines
- Has strong client communication skills
- Is experienced with user tracking technologies such as Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics preferable
Our people are our service, so we like to reward our team as much as possible! As a Web Designer you’ll receive:
- Competitive salary
- 20 days holiday + bank holidays + birthday
- Investment in the latest equipment and technologies
- Free city-centre parking, kitchen facilities, beautiful creative office working environment (converted mill in the heart of Leicester)
- A tailored personal development plan within an expanding company
- Very realistic training and management opportunities
- Subsidised gym membership
- Hybrid working environment
- Monthly yoga classes
If you feel you’d like to move onto greater things and want to make a real difference to our clients businesses and our team, and you feel this Web Designer position is the right role for you, then don’t hesitate,apply now!
This is NOT a remote role, so please consider this before applying
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £25,000.00-£30,000.00 per year
Schedule:
Supplemental pay types:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Leicester, LE1 5JN: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Web design: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Leicester, LE1 5JN