Creative Design Senior Specialist

Posting date:	19 April 2024
Salary:	£40,000 per year
Additional salary information:	Competitive
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	18 May 2024
Location:	Skipton, BD23 1DN
Company:	Skipton Building Society
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	JR1973

Summary

Hours:

This is a full time, permanent position working 35 hours per week. Skipton Building Society values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. The role of Senior Creative Designer can accommodate hybrid working with the expectation that someone will work from our Head Office in Skipton a minimum of 1 day per week.

Salary:

£40,000 Per Annum

Closing Date:

Sun, 5 May 2024

Introduction

Can you bring big ideas to life? Can you develop the visual identity of a brand? Are you as comfortable in digital spaces as you are in print? If so, you’re just what we’re looking for.

As our Senior Creative Designer, you'll create compelling and memorable campaigns that help us stand out in a busy financial services industry. We’re going up against banks and other building societies, so our creative has to really get people talking. With a strong digital background and a firm understanding of brand strategy, campaigns and content creative, you’ll keep up with trends and make sure we’re effective in every channel.

SBS Creative is at the start of an exciting journey. We want to show that in-house is the place to be. We’re on the lookout fora team of hungry, ambitious creatives who can help us become a digital-first, agile, conscientious internal advertising agency who want to create outstanding work that changes the way building societies do creative. Enough of the same-old-same-old. It’s time to be bold.

And the best part about it? This isn’t an agency where clients are changing, and then taking credit for your work. You’re playing your unique role in shaping the look and feel of Skipton’s marketing and advertising.

Who Are We?

Not just another building society. Not just another job.

We're the fourth biggest building society in the UK and what makes us a bit different is that we're a mutual organisation. We don't have shareholders; we're owned by our members.

Our colleagues say Skipton's a great place to work, and you could be one of them, bringing with you new ideas on how we can keep customers at the heart of what we do.

Whatever your background, and whatever your goals, we'll help you take the next step towards a better future.

You’ll be joining SBS Creative, Skipton Building Society’s in-house creative department. There’s currently 8 of us – from copywriters to email devs to designers and art directors – and we sit as part of the wider Marketing Communications team.We’re not your typical in-house creative department. We want the best of both worlds – the excitement and social buzz of an agency with the control and freedom of in house. Think creative bravery mixed with 4 o’clock finishes.

Skipton Building Society is based in Skipton, North Yorkshire. It’s only a train ride from Leeds, but we’re conscious that as creatives, we want to be close to the Leeds advertising industry scene and so we are exploring ways to make that happen.

What’s In It For You?

Skipton values work/life balance and we are proud to support hybrid and flexible working, where possible. The role of Senior Creative Designer can accommodate hybrid working with the expectation that someone will work from our Head Office in Skipton a minimum of 1 day per week. We have a newly refurbished head office which offers a vibrant and collaborative working space.

We have a range of other benefits available to you including

• Annual discretionary bonus scheme.
• 25 days standard annual leave + bank holidays + rising 1 day per year of service to a maximum of 30 days.
• Holiday trading scheme allowing the ability to buy and sell additional annual leave days.
• Matching employer pension contribution (up to 10% per annum).
• A commitment to training and development.
• Private medical insurance for all our colleagues.
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme for Hybrid/Electric Car.
• Colleague Mortgage (conditions apply).
• 3 paid volunteering days per annum.
• Diverse and inclusive colleague networks available for you to join including our Carers and Pride Alliance groups.
• We care about your health and wellbeing – we provide a range of benefits that support this including cycle to work initiative and discounted gym membership.

What will you be doing?

• Creating and implementing a brand new visual identity for the brand
• Creating high quality creative ideas, design and concepts from briefs
• Acting as a ‘best practice’ mentor for other designers in the team
• Giving us real impact in the digital space.
• Ensuring our design and ideas have stretch and work across multiple channels leveraging the channel opportunity
• Working to increase our Digital creative capability
• Working with Digital Marketing team to create multi-channel creative product
• Supporting on promoting design guidelines, best practices and standards
• Supporting on setting up design processes, procedures and best practice

What Do We Need From You?

• Strong and varied experience as Designer (agency experience preferable but not required)
• A strong portfolio of existing creative work demonstrating your understanding and application of cutting edge digital trends – we really need someone who lives and breathes digital design
• An in-depth knowledge of recognised design industry tools and platforms (e.g., InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Animate, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Figma, Notion, Milanote)
• An obsession with design fundamentals and visual design skills
• Flexibility and the ability to adapt to evolving deadlines without compromising the quality of your output
• Strong idea generation skills with ability to create original ideas and concepts
• To be in tune with new creative formats to utilise and keep Skipton Building Society at the forefront of digital creativity
• Excellent presentation and communication skills to deliver ideas to key stakeholders in the business
• HTML / CSS

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