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Role:  Lead Designer

Location:  Nottingham, England, United Kingdom(Remote)

ROLE MISSION

Working in partnership with our client, the Lead Designer will take digital, print and social content projects from brief to completion. This role will provide new ideas and creativity whilst working closely with brand guidelines and will manage the day-to-day running of projects, working within specified timeframes and budgets.

THIS ROLE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF...

• You can be the change - you prioritise environmental responsibility, social equity, and economic viability and how that translates into your day-to-day role
• You will be open and willing to attend sustainability training relevant to your role and soak up recommended research and reading about sustainability issues. 
• You will contribute towards Oliver’s drive for sustainability and change. We’d hope anyone joining our team would share our motivation to do better in terms of sustainability. We are always learning, so we look forward to you bringing your own creative approaches to the tackling the industry's sustainability problem

ABOUT THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING

Reporting to the Creative director, the Design Lead works alongside the team of 6-7. 

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN YOUR ROLE

• Producing design / ideas to the client's brief and exacting standards from the outset until completion. 
• Positively influencing clients with creative input in addition to undertaking and pitching new creative concepts. 
• Storyboarding footage, creating guides for motion graphic designer to work from. 
• Create inspiring and exciting content – from repurposing, reformatting of assets to ideation. 
• Be an entrepreneurial lead on the development of creative and output. 
• Keenly evaluate and monitor industry trends and brands, research industry developments in branding and marketing to be at the forefront of creative excellence. 
• Strong project management skills, teamed with an aptitude for managing multiple varying sized projects seamlessly for a high-profile client. 

WHAT SKILLS WILL HELP YOU BE SUCCESSFUL 

• Excellent client engagement skills with the ability to proactively organise and influence clients and build strong and effective working relationships. 
• An innate creative flair, strong art direction and concepting skills – full of ideas across multi-platforms. 
• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign and Illustrator. 
• Strong typography, layout and technical skills with excellent attention to detail.
• An understanding how to work across online banners (static and animated), social media posts (primarily Instagram and Facebook), web design, UI design and storytelling.
• An understanding of responsive design across all digital platforms.
• An understanding of UX and latest Social and Digital technology trends.
• Motion and video skills using After Effects. & Premiere. Storyboarding Animation concepts.
• Working on print-based collateral with great knowledge of branding.
• The ability to talk through your ideas confidently with the team and clients.
• Experience in Energy industry an advantage
• An interest in Sustainability an advantage
• 5 + years of relevant experience in: 
  • Digital
  • Motion Graphics
  • Artwork
  • Production 

Job Id: 9767

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ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Lots of agencies say they're different. OLIVER is.

OLIVER believes that agencies work better inside a brand's organisation; delivering more effective work at the speed required to drive modern businesses forward. Using our unique Inside Intelligence methodology, we build specialist, dedicated in-house agencies that collaborate with clients to form better marketing solutions.

Established in 2004, our model is now driven by over 4000 people, working across more than 200 in-house agencies globally. Clients include The Guardian, Unilever, Barclaycard, PepsiCo, AXA, The AA, Adidas, BMW, Post Office, and 3M. OLIVER is part of the Inside Ideas Group (IIG), which also includes a global content agency to Adjust your Set, design, experience, and engineering company DARE and property marketing specialists Aylesworth Fleming.

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OUR VALUES

We are a company built on our values, we have given you a brief overview below but would love to tell you more.

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learning and listening to understand

Be Results-focused to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations

We've set ambitious, market-leading environmental and social goals around sustainability at OLIVER. We have committed to be net zero by 2030 and take far-reaching action on DE&I in the sector. We expect everyone to contribute to our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle. 

Inside Ideas Group and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All [suitable] applicants shall be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local laws.