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Dentsu
UI Designer
Edinburgh
Full Time

LOCATION

Edinburgh

SALARY

Competitive

JOB ADDED

2 years ago

ABOUT DENTSU CREATIVE

Dentsu Creative operates in over 21 markets worldwide with more than 2,200 dedicated specialists. Bringing together our Japanese heritage in craft, data and technology, and our deep understanding of media and contemporary culture,
Dentsu Creative is a new global creative agency. Born in Japan, raised in a digital world. We help transform brands and business through the power of Modern Creativity: which creates culture, changes society and invents the future and is accelerated by our deep specialist expertise in digital experience, earned attention and entertainment.

ROLE PURPOSE

We’re looking for a Midweight UI Designer (with some UX Experience advantageous) with proven experience in producing world-class designs and visualisations that can blend the digital and physical.

As a Midweight UI Designer within Dentsu Creative you will help design and develop digital brands, products, platforms and next-generation creative brand and commerce experiences. Propelling brands and businesses into a virtual and connected future.

You will also play a bit of a hybrid role from time to time, having some experience and interest in UX, design explorations, proof of concepts and prototypes, user flows and scenarios, looking to provide simple design solutions to design problems.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

UI

  • Champion strategic and creative excellence via extraordinary game-changing ideas breaking moulds, and inspiring clients/teams to win and deliver iconic work.
  • Un-think and rethink to help reimagine what interaction is or could be.
  • An exceptional digital creative visualiser.
  • Great understanding of responsive UI design for multiple devices, surfaces, screens and spaces.
  • An expert practitioner of Figma as well as photoshop. A solid practitioner of the adobe suite and other visual creation platforms
  • A curiosity toward the evolution of interfaces and what the future of UI is. (VR, AR, Metaverse, content)
  • Well-versed in how the world of interaction is developing.

UX

  • Create great interactive experiences that delight users and promote our client’s businesses
  • Identify key ideas to drive projects and how to implement them in multiple channels
  • Provide deliverables including prototypes, proof of concept, wire frames, user flows, use cases, and user scenarios
  • Develop simple and elegant design solutions to complex design problems
  • Work with team members to develop better UX and UI processes
  • Continually innovate and improves on the agency processes and deliverables to set new standards
  • Proactively pursues opportunities to improve the strategy to better address client and user objectives

PERSON SPECIFICATION

  • Be kind, fun to work with, inclusive, open-minded and respectful.
  • An inclusive, self-motivated team player who looks to push boundaries.
  • A contemporary approach to Digital and UI Design with a hunger to learn.
  • A can-do attitude and a great role model for juniors.
  • Instil confidence in the wider team through competence and reliability.
  • Some understanding and demonstration of user-centred design principles and best practices.

WORKING WITH US

Joining Dentsu Creative, you will become part of a powerhouse, delivering ideas  that are brought alive in new ways that are unparalleled in the market. Along the  way, you will team up with inspiring colleagues from award winning agencies and become part of a truly inclusive culture where everyone is given the opportunity to thrive and create the best work of their careers; always learning and always listening to shape ideas, create culture and change behaviour. There will be no compromise on the opportunities you can experience at Dentsu Creative.

WE ARE UNITED BY FOUR SIGNATURE STREGHTHS: 

BOUNDLESS CREATIVITY 

Kitsune Fox: In Japanese culture the Kitsune Fox sees the future. We run towards
the future, forever asking: what’s next? Our imagination has no limit. Our clients seek us out because we believe there is no problem we cannot solve with the power of modern creativity.

INTELLIGENT SCALE 

Ryujin Dragon: The Ryujin Dragon controls the ocean and the tides. We flow the
right talent around the right brief in the right moment, wherever it sits in the world.
We scale our unique ideas with precision, using intelligent technology to make personal connections with millions around the world.

OBSESSIVE CRAFT

Orizuru Crane: The Orizuru Crane carries the soul up to paradise. It inspires the     most classic and iconic Japanese origami. We elevate the soul of our work with
an obsessive focus on craft, nurturing the next-gen craft skills needed to soar in
a modern world.

RADICAL COLLABORATION

Kohaku Koi: The Koi swim upstream against the tide, united as one. We chart
new territory through the power of radical collaboration. We seamlessly connect Creativity, Media and CXM to imagine new solutions at the intersection of craft,
data, culture, and innovation.

OUR VALUES

We believe our work can only resonate in the modern world if the people
behind it reflect the modern work. We can only be truly relevant when we create
a truly inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. That means we are tough on
the work but gentle with each other. We lead with empathy and are always listening and always learning. We support each other, we cheer for each other, we win together. We celebrate difference as the only way to make the work that makes         a difference.