Motion Graphic Social Designer

We are excited to announce we are recruiting for an enthusiastic and engaging Motion Graphic Social Designer, to join our Studio Team in Watford. We are ideally looking for someone with Motion Graphic Designer experience.

This role will focus on working with the Studio manager to assist in the day to day delivery of all Social Media creative for Wickes.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead the creative development of impactful, category leading, on brand content for social platforms that drives clicks, swipe ups and traffic to the website.

• Work with the Marketing Manager - Social Media to understand the results delivered through the creative, what works, what doesn’t and what we should do next time as a result of that

• Excellent understanding of social media and digital assets across all devices and platforms and have knowledge of dynamic creative tools.

• Become a gatekeeper for social media creative, challenging the status quo and striving to drive improvement of social. 

• Work with Studio Coordinator and brief owners to ensure briefs and feedback are delivered on time and drives the Wickes brand forward

• Support in the delivery of other briefs including artworking Point of Sale for campaigns, brochures and website work to maintain workflow across the studio team

• Demonstrate Wickes behaviours and support their own development goals

What are we looking for:

• Degree in design or Motion Design

• 3+ years experience of social media creative development for a retail brand

• Good experience and understanding in moving image, photography, graphics and other techniques to drive engagement

• Must be able to use; Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator

• Knowledge and experience of videography

• Able to storyboard ideas to convey response to brief and flow the storyboards in social assets

• Keen creative eye, able to recognise how to drive engagement and look at ways to push the brand forward in social

• Understand the results delivered through the creative, what works, what doesn’t and what we should do next time as a result of that.

• Understand digital design across different formats – from mobile to app to desktop to app outputs - and deliver the best creative for each format

• Keen attention to detail, continually striving to deliver ‘right first time’ creative

• Organised, able to manage time and project delivery

• Able to get to the root of feedback to quickly understand what needs to subsequently be done

• Work alongside team members to ensure creative campaigns can work from a social/digital aspect

• Knowledge of dynamic creative tools.

• Understanding of creative best practice across Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube

What can we offer you:

Wickes’ culture is second to none; it's a collaborative, down to earth, fun and exclusive environment where people feel part of a winning team. All our colleagues come from different backgrounds, but what we all have in common is a determination to succeed and a passion for being the best we can be. If that sounds like you, we will make you feel right at home.

Please note: All offers of employment are subject to DBS / background checks.