Head Of Design

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About us

Helping to deliver transformational growth for our clients

We could say we’re a digital agency but that would be too simplistic and being honest, everyone runs a digital agency nowadays. So how do we differentiate? How do we ensure you that working with us is the right thing to do for your business?.

The world of marketing and brand building has all got a bit unnecessarily complicated and crowded. We want to simplify the relationship between client and agency by focussing on what that partnership needs to achieve together.

We understand the entire customer journey and the challenges that businesses face when trying to keep ahead of the digital curve. We don’t sell commoditized product lines, we use our expertise in all areas of technology and marketing to be your ‘always there’ partner, tasked with growing your business by creating deep and lasting connections with your customers.

Job Description

This is a remote position.

Motionlab is looking for an experienced and inspirational Creative Lead to drive the creative output for all our digital-first marketing to exceed client expectations and drive growth. Challenged to have creative vision and business sense to both inspire fresh ideas, manage deliverables, and captivate the target market to provoke action.

Motionlab Partners LLP is looking for a talented Head of Design to drive the creative output for all our digital marketing to exceed client expectations and drive growth. Challenged to have the creative vision and business sense to both inspire deliver new exciting journeys which delight users and improve conversion.

Key skills and experience required for the Head of Design:

• Extensive industry experience in digital design (5+ years)

• Creative vision with an understanding of business objectives

• A strong understanding of UI/UX across the responsive website and web applications

• An appreciation for, and understanding of Front-End development

• Ability to think critically and laterally about requirements and problems

• A strong portfolio demonstrating an excellent eye for design & strategic thinking

• Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of digital and social media marketing with an interest in new & emerging trends

• Highly-organised with the ability to manage multiple projects at once

• Ability to work to tight deadlines with a measured approach

• Proven experience in leading end-to-end creative campaigns

• Flair for design theory, composition, and typography

• Significant experience in the use of Adobe Creative Suite

Even better if:

• Experience of working within Zoho CRM

• Understanding of conversion rate optimisation (CRO), improving customer journeys, and multi-variant testing

• Experience in Sketch and Figma

• HTML, CSS, JavaScript experience

• Motion graphics experience

Requirements

You will be a highly creative team player, with a keen eye for design. You will have a minimum of 5 years agency experience working within a busy studio, experience of conceptual design & brand development. You will have strong design skills, be a good communicator & results orientated.

This role will currently be remote however there is a requirement to meet face to face 1 - 2 times a month, this will be in Preston. It is anticipated that in 2022 Motionlab will open a new office and may require the candidate to attend 1 - 2 days a week. UK Applicants only. Although the role is advertised as "Remote" we will require candidates to meet face to face on a monthly basis and therefore are only looking at UK applicants.

Benefits

As a company, Motionlab offers flexibility and support to our team. We work remotely, with the expectation that in 2022, we’ll also be

able to provide office based working alongside home working. We offer a competitive salary, 25+ holidays (with an extra treat day on

your birthday!), a friendly and motivated team to work with and the freedom to help shape the direction of the agency.