Digital Designer – Express.co.uk/DailyStar.co.uk

Express Newspapers is seeking an energetic, highly skilled designer to join their team on the digital editorial art desk. You will have  editorial experience, preferably in news, a strong work ethic and the technical skill to produce highly polished artwork and info graphics for all departments.

Under the guidance of the Digital Art Director you will work with the editors and design team to create powerful and engaging artwork and graphics for all departments across the Daily Star and Express digital titles.

We are a rapidly expanding department in a very competitive field so we expect compelling, pixel tight design from our team. We are looking for broad-minded ideas about telling stories using the best live images available and an enthusiastic, resourceful attitude to help all our reporters get the most from their content.

You will be able to manage your workload and prioritise jobs in a high pressure news environment and work within brand guidelines effectively.

This is a great opportunity to join an energetic, growing team with diverse and engaging work. The right candidate will bring energy and ideas and a be stretched every day to make our titles look amazing.

Role Responsibilities

Generate  artwork, comps and info graphics for both the Express and Daily Star under the direction of the Art Director and department heads. We run a 7 day rota so your duties will include some morning, evening and weekend work.
Bring creative ideas to improve editorial features of the websites.
Use accomplished technical skill and style appropriate to the editorial areas we are working on.
Work with the site editors and reporters to help display their content to it’s fullest potential across all devices and social media platforms.
Maintain brand guidelines on our established news titles

Desired skill and experience

Must be able to provide a relevant design portfolio
Must have some editorial background, ideally with news experience
Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, specifically Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign
Must be able to work well in a high pressure news environment
Must have a responsible attitude to achieving deadlines and working with some flexibility in a rolling news environment.
Must be an enthusiastic and positive team player ready to get fully involved in an exciting, evolving department

How to apply

If you are interested in this position, please send your CV and covering letter to recruitment@express.co.uk