JOBS AT STRAIGHTFORWARD
Creative Artworker with Web skills
To join an existing team at Straightforward Solutions a Lichfield based design studio in the West Midlands
Job Role:
This role would suit a talented junior / middleweight Creative Artworker who also has an understanding of online media. The job would have a 80/20 split of print to web with 100% creativity!
The 80% Creative Artworker Role Would Involve:
- Working from scamps and / or generating original ideas
- Delivering artwork of the highest quality across all forms of print activity
- Excellent typography and layout skills with an eye for detail and accuracy
- Experience of producing designs that fit to existing brand guidelines
- Converting print documents in to rich interactive PDFs
- Photoshop retouching
- Excellent knowledge of the print process, finishes and technical requirements
The 20% Web Role Would Involve:
- Design / visuals for websites & HTML emailers
- HTML emailer generation, testing, sending & reporting
- Producing web graphics
- Website maintenance via CMS systems
- Creation and coding of basic websites / HTML emailers
Need To Know:
- 1 years studio experience
- Adobe Creative Suite 4/5 - InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver (Flash would be beneficial but not essential)
- Excellent typography and layout skills
- Interactive PDFs within InDesign
- Understanding of HTML & CSS with the ability to code basic websites & HTML Emailers
- Everything Apple Mac
Need To Be:
- Enthusiastic
- Pro-active
- Team player
- Adaptable
- Use initiative
- Hardworking
- Problem solver
- Technically proficient
Measures Of Performance:
- On-time delivery / time management
- Continuous improvement
- Accuracy, execution and simplicity of solutions
Application:
Application is via email only, please send your CV & examples of work as a single PDF max 10 pages to jobs@str84d.co.uk
Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive only successful applicants will be contacted.
