Junior Web Designer

Description:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Web Designer to join our inspirational team here at Historic England on a 12 month fixed term contract and be part of our new digital strategy. This is an excellent development opportunity to join a team building and maintaining Historic England`s digital offer.

We are seeking someone enthusiastic, talented and passionate about web/digital designer at the start of their development career.

The role is perfect for someone who is comfortable collaborating in a team or working on your own. The role offers you chance to grow and develop your existing creative and innovative web design skills and requires strong attention to detail.

What you will be doing

As part of a team with skills in UX, design and development you will develop the Historic England website - how the site works and how it looks. You will primarily focus on the appearance and design of the Historic England website. Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and Adobe XD and can show creative thinking away from a screen.

What we are looking for

-Evidence of creative and innovative web design skills eg. design portfolio

-Experience of working with PC design tools, eg. Photoshop, Adobe XD, Illustrator, Adobe CC

-Evidence of delivering designs to specification and working to tight deadlines

-Experience of user centric design

-Can demonstrate understanding of accessibility standards

-Demonstrate understanding of wire framing and prototyping for the web

Please make clear reference to the key essential skills in the advert when you are completing your application and highlight examples of any related knowledge, skills and experienced based on these.

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having just won the Gold Award from MIND, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.