The opportunity:

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Our client, an independent parliamentary body, is seeking a Senior Digital Designer to join their well-established Design and Publishing team. This is an exciting opportunity to drive innovation and best practice in digital design and play a key part in advancing their digital design ambitions.

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The role primarily focuses on the creative design and production of video and animation, while also contributing to a wide range of digital content such as infographics, PowerPoint presentations, social media assets, and publications across both laid and non-laid outputs.

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Main responsibilities:

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• Produce videos and animations to promote the organisation's work and messaging.
• Create medium-to-high complexity infographics and diagrams for publications, ensuring clarity and visual impact.
• Design branded PowerPoint slide templates and presentation decks for internal and external use, enabling colleagues to access high-quality, on-brand digital assets for their use.
• Workshop ideas and concepts with colleagues to create engaging static and animated assets for social media, aligned with the publications communications scoring system.
• Design a range of interactive and non-interactive publications across digital and print outputs for Insights, Corporate, internal and other non-laid work.
• Prepare final, graphical files in formats such as ePub and PDF for publication across digital platforms and print, meeting accessibility and quality standards.
• Support during video shoots, including interviews and talking heads, working closely with external communications colleagues. Advising on visual elements such as lighting, framing, and backgrounds.
• Manage client relationships, maintaining strong communication and determine appropriate format and graphical representation from briefs.
• Provide training, support and constructive feedback to Design and Publishing team colleagues.

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Key skills and experience required:

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• Proficient in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, with experience in audio editing(Audition/Rush), video pre-production, and direction.
• Experienced in creating clear, impactful infographics and data visuals using Adobe Illustrator.
• Intermediate-to-advanced in Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat with experience in interactive and accessible publication design.
• Strong understanding of typographic principles and template creation for consistent, brand-aligned content creation through HTML/XML plus WordPress is a bonus.
• Proficient in PowerPoint to create high-quality presentations, with a solid understanding of Microsoft Word and Excel for document and data handling.
• Knowledgeable in accessibility standards and techniques for creating inclusive, user-friendly digital content.

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Benefits:

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Excellent benefits available

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How to apply:

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To apply, please submit the form below and include a copy of your CV. 

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