Senior Digital Designer

Company Description

Digitas Health London is the People-Powered Health agency: we exist to improve the experience of healthcare through connected engagement. We do this by relentlessly championing the needs of real people, designing for the behaviours we want to change and helping healthcare evolve to meet the needs of the future.

We are a generous, idealistic, straight-talking collection of creatives, UXers, strategists, analysts, social media experts, PMs, and client service leads. We work together to help people-centric health brands deliver new business value through new customer experiences. Whether delivering creative campaigns, connected content programmes, mobile apps, digital services, or social communities, we use digital and emerging technologies to help healthcare brands build loyalty, break habits, connect care ecosystems, and disrupt traditional markets.

As part of Publicis Health, our small-but-mighty team works to bring applied innovation to a range of global, EMEA and UK clients, working in collaboration with other DH offices in Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco and other sister agencies in London, Windsor and around the world. Learn more about DH at www.digitashealth.com.

Job Description

At Digitas Health, London, we are looking for a senior designer to help us create impactful and effective communications across Advertising Campaigns and UI Design. You challenge how things are done and are always looking for a unique way to bring brands to life in a digital environment.

By joining our team, you will have a chance to make a difference – delivering content and experiences with real meaning. You will work across a global client base with a diverse set of objectives and audiences, and help them to deliver content and digital experiences, which influence the health of people around the globe. Under the charge of some top industry talent, this is a role where you will learn, train and evolve on a daily basis.
As a Senior Designer, with a true passion for design, you bring unexpected ideas to the table and a master of digital design craft. Collaborating with project consultants and the creative team, you'll conceptualize and execute campaigns across various platforms such as film, animation, print, and digital media. Your understanding of brand standards will ensure top-notch deliverables for both corporate and consumer clients. Expect to excel in creating brand identity and campaigns, crafting UI Design for various platforms to create intuitive digital experiences, including comprehensive UI Design systems. 

Specific Job Criteria:

• On a day-to-day basis you will be very hands on, perfecting the details, with opportunity to stretch into more conceptual thinking. You’ll inspire others by your passion.
• Bring design ideas and concepts to life across digital channels and systems – taking on the detailed design work to express the concepts into interfaces, assets and design elements.
• Work on multiple projects, from creative concepts to delivery for digital campaigns, products and experiences.
• Deliver design assets that are artwork ready for implementation.
• Stay up-to-date with digital trends and share new ideas with the wider creative team.
• Pair up with team members with different areas of expertise and work with them supporting them with design knowledge and visual communication.
• Have the ability to articulate your ideas and choices clearly and concisely and explain why you made these.
• Demonstrate insights into a solution, for example how you’ve approached a problem because of a particular user need, through research or your response to a brief.
• Be open minded and flexible, offering your point of view with a healthy respect for collaborating on ideas and solutions.

Qualifications

• You will be a skilled designer with a keen interest in experience-led digital design and have a conceptual and visual eye
• A strong portfolio in visual design that demonstrates your digital design capabilities and core craft skills, showcasing multi-disciplinary experience; designing for print, digital, and advertising campaigns.
• Demonstrated experience working within a marketing/advertising/creative agency setting
• Expert in Apple Mac systems and Adobe Creative Suite (XD, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop and After Effects)
• Good knowledge of Figma and creating prototypes
• Experience and an interest in video editing and animation an asset
• An understanding of HTML, CSS, and its limitations
• Someone who solves problems with creativity and technical awareness whilst being able to take initiative when it comes to getting a job done
• You’re willing to do design work in PPT when required
• You will be interested to know more about healthcare – experience in this sector is not necessary but curiosity certainly is
• You have a good understanding of brand guidelines and how to apply them
• You will have a relevant design related bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
• You will have strong presentation and communication skills
• Be a good collaborator and team player, full of ideas and passion
• Have a keen eye for detail and pride in craft
• You will be able to simplify complex technical challenges and explain them in plain English
• Be actively creative with your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the world of design

Additional Information

Digitas Health has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• “YOU” DAYS – flexibility to take a day off for your well-being and self-care without prior notice and additional paid leave for volunteering and charity work of your choice.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING & BANK HOLIDAY SWAP You can switch a religious Bank Holiday (either Good Friday or Easter Monday) for another day to celebrate a religious, spiritual, faith or belief-based day of your choosing.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with employees being office-based on Mondays and two other days during the working week.

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

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