Digital Designer

Role Responsibility

Join one of the best public sector digital teams in the UK

Are you an experienced digital designer with exceptional attention to detail?

Do you want to make a difference as part of a forward-thinking team creating high-quality websites for the residents of Kent?

We are MRX, the Marketing and Resident Experience team at Kent County Council, and we’re looking for someone who understands responsive, user-centric UI design and has the creative problem-solving skills needed to help us take the main KCC site and our other sites to the next level.

Working closely within our dedicated team of in-house designers, developers and content creators, you will take on a wide variety of tasks and projects, helping to create outstanding digital experiences.

This is an exciting time to join our team, and this key role offers a great opportunity for you to make your mark.

You will be responsible for:

• creating UI designs that meet accessibility standards and follow best practice for usability

• designing graphics, art working images, and producing web-optimised assets

• building and testing front-end elements for our websites, including kent.gov.uk.

You love:

• being an integral part of a team delivering impactful digital ideas

• presenting your work and the thinking behind it

• researching to get to the best design decisions

• collaborating and being highly organised

• continually learning and improving

You have:

• a strong portfolio that showcases user-centric UI design

• a relevant design qualification or equivalent relevant experience

• excellent UX, UI, and web design skills

• expert Adobe Creative Cloud app skills (especially Photoshop and Illustrator). Experience of wire framing software a bonus

• experience of building and testing front end components to a high standard, using modern technologies

• confident coding skills using modern HTML and CSS. JavaScript experience desirable

• experience of analysing user data to improve user journeys.

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact Julian Scott, Creative Services Manager

julian.scott@kent.gov.uk

03000 416657

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.