Senior Visual Designer

£35,000 - £65,000

Summary

Bright North is a new breed of digital agency. Unlike conventional digital or design and build agencies our work spans the crossover between experience design, data visualisation and web & mobile development. The digital products we build represent a new world of product development; lean, relevant, game changing experiences... driven by data. We work with a whole host of different clients – from biggies like Sky, Samsung, J.P. Morgan, The Guardian and WorldPay through to some incredibly exciting VC-backed start-ups.
We’re now a team of nearly 30 people and are looking for a talented Senior Visual Designer to help us visualise and create the data-driven, digital experiences we build for our clients.
You will work alongside Bright North’s experience architects, data scientists and software engineers on a variety of projects with major brands, and your ability to conceptualise and execute arresting, beautiful interface designs for multiple devices will be the cornerstone of project success.
Career progression at Bright North is far wider than other companies; you will be working within not only Bright North project teams but also alongside product teams of Bright North subsidiary companies. This will give you the opportunity to not only move vertically up through Bright North (the agency) but also laterally into the product company teams themselves.
Bright North is only able to deliver at the level it does because our people are the best practitioners in the industry. To ensure we are always delivering on our promise to our clients we offer our people every opportunity to progress their skills. In your case, whether this is Photoshop, Illustrator, a bit of HTML5 and JavaScript, motion graphics or whatever you think you need to stand out as an invaluable member of our team… we will help you learn and grow.

About Bright North
Bright North specialises in building digital products and interfaces driven by experience design and data science. We have two complementary propositions:
1. Data Centric Design and Development:
• Defining user requirements through a combination of qualitative UX methods and data science to analyse quantitative sources such as sales/transaction data, digital logs and quantitative market research data  
• Designing business intelligence and product performance monitoring into each and every product right from the start – providing our clients with an in-built basis for on-going optimisation
 
2. Product optimisation using advanced analytics & bespoke data visualisations:
• Combining different datasets to generate deeper understanding of metrics, KPIs and insights held within our clients’ data 
• Advanced analytics and statistical modelling that go beyond conventional business intelligence or market research to truly understand causality and start to predict behaviours 
• Visualisation of findings that lead to increased engagement and quicker decisions 
• Digital tools that bring data to life for whole organisations, not just the geeks

Our aspirations 
• To continue to be one of London’s fastest growing agencies 
• To build on the work we do for clients to design, build and market our own products 
• To be a fun, exciting and vibrant company that offers almost unlimited opportunities for those who want to do something awesome.

The Role
• Meeting clients to discuss the business objectives and requirements of the job 
• Interpreting clients’ business needs and developing visual concepts to suit their needs 
• Estimating the time required to complete the work and providing quotes for clients 
• Developing design briefs by gathering information and data through research 
• Thinking creatively to produce new ideas and amazing design concepts 
• Redefining design briefs to fit the constraints of cost and time 
• Presenting finalised ideas and concepts to clients 
• Working as part of a team alongside experience architects, data scientists, software engineers and front end developers       
 
Your Skills
• 6+ years related experience in interactive/data/mobile/web design 
• Excellent graphic design, layout and typography skills 
• Expert in Creative Suite 
• Proven understanding of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript 
• Experience with UX/UI, IA, and interface design 
• Illustration and drawing skills 
• A good working knowledge of interactivity and the wider digital domain 
• Able to articulate the thought process behind your design decisions in a clear and concise manner 
• Highly organised and capable of working on simultaneous projects to meet tight deadlines 
• Able to effectively collaborate with a team as well as take initiative and work independently to solve design problems 
• Positive and enthusiastic with a drive for continuous learning and skills development 
• Team mentoring skills with proven history of coaching and developing junior team members 
• Comfortable with short development cycles and flexible with shifting priorities 
• Able to multi-task and work efficiently under pressure with careful attention to detail – this is a must  
• Passion for design and eagerness to collaborate with other creative people  
• Self-motivated, organised and accountable

Package
Remuneration: negotiable & depending on experience (but please remember we’re a start-up and not a humongous multi-national) 
Further information & to apply: Please send your CV and a covering email to Sarah Bradbury, Bright North’s Operations Director, at Sarah.Bradbury@BrightNorth.co.uk