Senior Designer specialising in Digital
We’re looking for a talented and enthusiastic Senior Designer with a focus on digital output as well as print, to join our creative team.
The role
This role suits someone with a graphic design background who has deliberately developed strong digital skills and can demonstrate strong website design experience. The right person will be highly skilled and well-rounded, with experience across multiple channels of graphic design, identity systems and creative output, from digital to physical.
The role is for someone who understands how design work moves through a creative agency environment, and who can bring structure, clarity and momentum to the process. You’ll be comfortable working at pace across multiple projects, scaling ideas across different formats with consistency and craft.
Website design will be a core part of the role, alongside campaign materials, social content, presentations, print collateral and wider creative outputs. You’ll also collaborate on brand identities, helping bring them to life across digital and physical touchpoints.
With a solid grasp of UX/UI design principles and strong experience working in Figma, you’ll collaborate with designers, developers, strategists and marketeers to support the creative direction, design concepts and delivery of digital experiences for clients across a range of sectors. You’ll be confident taking website design projects from concept through to annotated, production-ready Figma files, handing off to developers with precision.
Away from digital design, you’ll also bring strong print experience, both from a creative and technical standpoint. This includes artworking and production across print and digital channels, supporting the reworking of existing campaign materials as they are scaled, as well as designing new campaign materials from scratch.
The opportunity
You’ll work closely with the Creative Director and wider team to provide design support for a broad range of clients for Root Fifty-Two. You’ll help turn strategy, insight and creative direction into clear, distinctive visual systems, developing and executing visual concepts for campaigns, brand projects, websites and social content, from initial ideas through to final output.
You’ll also be a confident communicator, able to articulate your own ideas and the ideas of others clearly, both internally with the team and externally with clients. You’ll bring new ideas to the organisation, challenge existing approaches where needed, and contribute to the success of a wide range of creative projects.
What you’ll be working on
- Designing websites as a core part of the role, from concept through to production-ready Figma files
- Creating campaign concepts, social content, presentations, print materials and wider creative outputs
- Turning strategy, insight and creative direction into clear, distinctive visual systems
- Working closely with designers, developers, strategists and marketeers across a wide range of projects
- Preparing clear, precise developer handoffs for website and digital projects
- Artworking and producing assets across print and digital channels
- Scaling concepts across diverse formats with consistency and craft
- Presenting and communicating design concepts confidently to internal teams and external clients
- Bringing new ideas to the team and challenging existing ideas or approaches where it helps strengthen the work
What we’re looking for
- Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
- Extensive Figma experience, including component libraries, prototyping and clear developer handoffs
- Strong understanding of design principles across digital and print
- Excellent design craft across typography, layout, colour and composition
- Experience with moving image, motion, animation or After Effects would be a very welcome bonus
- An interest in AI tools and evolving digital tools, particularly where they can support creative thinking, improve workflows or open up new possibilities
About you
- A strong creative flair, with the ability to generate concepts that align with brand guidelines and client objectives
- The confidence to contribute ideas as well as execute them, from moodboards and scamps through to finished artwork
- The ability to consistently develop work that hits the sweet spot between stand-out creative and commercially sound thinking
- The ability to choose the right media, style and format for each brief
- At least 5 years’ agency experience, or experience in a similar fast-moving creative environment
- Experience working across multiple projects, balancing priorities and keeping momentum
- Great organisation skills, strong attention to detail and the ability to manage your time effectively
- A clear understanding of when to seek feedback or guidance, and how to incorporate it constructively
- A collaborative mindset, with a willingness to share inspiration, contribute ideas and provide creative input throughout the process
Why join our team?
Root Fifty-Two is a collaborative agency environment where marketing, design, dev, and strategy work closely together. This role offers the chance to be part of a team with strong internal support, while still having the space to influence outcomes and raise the standard of the agency.
- Be part of a forward-thinking agency with a collaborative, values-driven culture.
- Work alongside a passionate, multi-disciplinary team.
- Influence the future direction of the business at a strategic level.
- Hybrid working
- Regular socials
- Learning & development
- Modern studio space
- Early finish Fridays
- Beer fridge
- Birthdays off
What’s in it for you…
Hybrid & flexitime working
Our working week is 35.5 hours, and the core hours are 10:00 – 16:00, so you can start and finish whenever you want, provided you’re working during those hours. Friday’s also have the bonus of being able to finish at 15:30. At least one day a week can be spent working in the comfort of your own home.
Time off
The role comes with 28 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays), plus for every year of your services your holiday allowance increases by a day. You also get an additional day off on your birthday to celebrate (or mourn) being a year older.
Modern studio space
Our canal-side studio smack bang in the middle of Burnley has areas for both collaborative work or some quiet time, and a beer fridge and dart board. There is also on-site car parking available.
Training & development
Our culture of growth and progression comes with your own personal budget for training, allowing you to learn something new, get better at what you’re already good at, or improve your soft skills like public speaking.
Away from your desk
We have regular team lunches, walking meetings, quarterly days away, and random nights out, especially as the weather gets nicer.
If you’re looking for a role where you can design websites, shape brands, build campaigns and bring ideas to life across every touchpoint, we’d love to hear from you. Send your CV and portfolio to hireme@rootfiftytwo.co.uk
