Visual Designer

We're looking for an exceptional visual designer to join the Active Matter team.

Full-time · Active Matter Birmingham

Active Matter is an experience design and innovation agency, proudly located in the heart of the UK and working across the world.

We work with ambitious people in forward looking comopanies to imagine a better future and make it happen.

The Visual Designer role will be perfect for an exceptionally rounded and versatile graphic and motion designer.

If you are in your element producing new design concepts, crafting interfaces and bringing brands to life; then this position is for you.

Together, we will instigate new things and create world-class human-centred products, services, experiences, and more 🚀

We actively encourage applications from women and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, as these groups are underrepresented in the design industry.

About the job

As a visual designer at Active Matter, you’ll work with the team to create brand experiences that delight everyone who interacts with them. You’ll be encouraged to contribute from the very first idea through to the final production, bringing creativity and a visual aesthetic to everything we design.

Things you’ll do with us:

Participate in creative concepting workshops – As well as designing solutions you’ll be a key design voice in concept workshops with our clients and partner teams. You’ll be eager to bring a creative eye to ideation sessions, inspiring people with a creative vision
Generate concepts, visual designs, and finished articles across all channels – you'll turn ideas into tangible design experiences. This might mean producing creative concepts, visioning and storytelling, crafting digital interfaces and design systems, and bringing movement and life to designs, showing how they can exist in multi-dimensions.
Communicate - You'll have exceptional verbal and visual presentation skills. You are able to articulate your point of view and create stunning presentations that inspire our clients and partners with well-crafted and compelling design concepts.
Be Optimistic - you'll thrive on positive energy and bring that brutal optimism to our work. You'll make the work we do better and help shape the way we work too. Every project or idea is our next opportunity to create something progressive, inspiring and delightful.

About you

4+ years’ experience in a creative design role within a design/advertising/digital agency.
exceptional design across multiple channels and media.
Experienced in building brands, crafting visual identities, and designing interfaces from concept through to final product.
Skilled in a variety of creative design tools (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Framer, MIRO, Keynote). A keen interest and the ability to animate your work is a plus.
You have a ‘can do’ attitude and a healthy obsession for getting the job done right.
You're naturally curious and have a passion for finding and sharing new design trends.

Benefts

BenefitsFull-time role, salary £38–45k+
Profit share
Hybrid working - you can work from home 2-3 days per week if you wish
£500 learning and development budget
22 days holiday + bank holidays + Christmas close
Comprehensive healthcare cover

Our world needs better design. Ready?

Apply now