Description
The Telegraph (Commercial Design & Development team) is in need of a Webflow-focused Visual Developer to create strategic story driven creative experiences for application across The Telegraph’s multi-platform digital channels. including long-reads, AMP stories and other formats, ensuring all work produced is of the highest quality.
Looking for a first or second step in your career, you will need a strong set of development skills, alongside either visual and UX skills, or a keen interest in developing these. Ability to communicate mideas clearly and succinctly is a must, and you will be adept in delivering best-in-class design work in a fast-moving agency environment. You will have strong attention to detail with a passion for innovative design, and an ambition to bring exciting creative ideas to life. You will also need to be resilient and a self-starter, with strong teamwork and collaborative skills.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and produce digital campaign components such as bespoke long-read articles and other innovative, story-driven formats that require custom development work
- Continually review and refine creative output to improve overall campaign performance
- Take ownership of your work and be responsible for the quality and punctuality from initial stage all the way through to final production and delivery
- Attend internal meetings to capture any creative requirements and wider campaign objectives
- Collaborate with fellow team members as well as colleagues from other areas of the business to ensure timely product deployment
- Stay abreast of emerging design/development trends and culture to help form new product ideas and strategies
Required Skills and Experience
- A standout portfolio showcasing a range of Webflow development work
- Some knowledge of the Webflow community and popular libraries/technologies and products that plug into the platform e.g. Relume, Formly
- Knowledge of digital design trends and web technologies, limitations and best practice delivery methods
- Solid and demonstrable understanding of responsive design
- Experience in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop and Illustrator
- Proficiency in core web development languages, specifically HTML, CSS and Javascript. Javascript libraries such as GSAP are a huge bonus
- Experience implementing analytics, custom event tracking and other data metrics
- Good understanding of general design principles including typography, colour theory and layout
- Proactive, enthusiastic, with excellent time management skills
- Ability to take on constructive criticism and use this to enhance deliverables
- Desirable if experienced in UI prototyping tools within Figma
Benefits
The nature of our industry means life at the Telegraph Media Group is fast-paced, demanding, and interesting. We also want it to be rewarding for everyone who works here by creating a suite of benefits that contribute to lifestyle choices and leisure activities. From dynamic working opportunities, medical cover, and parental leave (six months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced paternity/partner leave), to life assurance and season ticket loans, you can choose from a range of flexible benefits, designed to support your lifestyle and help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.
Training and development
With support from your manager and colleagues, you’ll also have access to a variety of training and development opportunities through The Academy. Covering a range of personal and professional skills, our courses enable you to develop an enjoyable and rewarding career.
Our commitment to inclusion
At Telegraph Media Group, we foster a diverse and inclusive workplace and we are committed to building a team that reflects a wide variety of skills, perspectives and backgrounds. We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer as part of the government’s Disability Confident Scheme. If you are disabled or have a long-term health condition and would like support in applying for any of our roles or if you require any reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process with us, please make us aware.
To find out more about Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Telegraph Media Group, and for more information on our purpose, beliefs, and people values, please visit our website.
