This vacancy is now closed. However we may recruit in the future for this position, so feel free to speculatively send your details and we may contact you in due course.
You’ll be fresh from college or university, you’ll have studied for a career in graphic design, hopefully with ambition to design cutting edge web sites. You’ll be hungry to bring your creative ideas to bear on some fantastic client brands at our design studio in Witney, near Oxford.
You don’t need to have worked in a web agency before but we are looking for someone who demonstrates the ability to deliver high quality designs for commercial clients. A strong portfolio of your own design work is essential – please don’t forget to send it to us along with your CV.
Essential skills & experience
The ideal candidate will...
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Have completed a relevant degree or comparable higher education course in digital design.
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Have a portfolio of web design work which has been completed as part of your course or in your own time.
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Have good experience of designing in Adobe Photoshop and experience with Adobe Illustrator would also be an advantage.
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Have an awareness of HTML/CSS and web standards.
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Be organised, self-motivated and ambitious with a desire to design creative brand-oriented, yet commercially focussed web sites with a view to beginning a career in web design.
About the role
The role will require you to work on all manner of projects which vary in size from small design changes of a few hours, to large scale design projects of up to a few weeks.
You’ll be working within our small design team and alongside our development and project teams to deliver work for some of our 60+ clients.
It will be a varied role which helps you gain understanding and experience of the full design project lifecycle within a web agency. There will be plenty of opportunities for you to demonstrate your skills, develop as a designer and begin a career in a thriving, ever-changing industry.
Ridgeway is a vibrant, friendly and engaging place to work. We’re growing quickly and this is an excellent opportunity to join us and work on some great projects for fabulous clients.
Salary
A competitive salary of circa £18-24k which is subject to skills and experience. Please state your salary expectations on application.
Closing Date
The final date for applications for this position is close of business on Wednesday 8th February 2012.
More information
Before submitting an application, you can read about working at Ridgeway and the recruitment process.
How to apply
Email your CV and a covering letter, giving specific details of how your skills and experience fit the essential criteria, to recruitment@ridgeway.net marked for the attention of Rachael Green.
In order to consider your application, we must receive the following:
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Your CV
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Portfolio / list of your work (if not contained within your CV)
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Your salary expectations
If you are not a British Citizen or if you are not a citizen of one of the European Economic Area (EEA) countries you will also need to send evidence of your right to work in the UK.
We aim to acknowledge all expressions of interest within one month but we will only reply if you send us all of the above required details.