Middleweight Designer

Please apply direct and email your CV, Portfolio and cover letter to mwd-0325@diva.agency

Diva has an exciting opportunity for a multi-disciplinary Middleweight Designer to join our award-winning Creative Agency. Working within our busy studio in central Bristol, you will join our team of gaming natives working with exciting clients in the fastest-growing entertainment industry in the world.

You'll be working on AAA quality design projects from initial ideation to final deliverables, collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams including Client Services, 3D, Motion, Development, Artworking and Creative. While strong technical design and HTML capabilities are a valuable asset - especially for online campaigns, display ads, animations and social media placements - the role is a broad and balanced one, requiring excellent design sensibilities, brand guardianship, and an ability to drive high standards across digital and print. This is a pivotal role in the Studio, with responsibility on projects for global clients, ensuring timely delivery and exceptional quality in all outputs.

Key responsibilities

Creative & Technical Contributions

• Execute projects from conception to production including toolkits, branding, artwork, keyart, digital and print assets.
• Create and optimise assets (HTML, Static, Animated) for display advertising, homepage takeovers and social media.
• Storyboard, create and execute concepts for digital animations.
• Prepare files for localisation across multiple territories and formats.
• Maintain awareness of market trends, digital innovation, and developments in advertising and creative industries.
• Become a brand guardian for key clients, ensuring alignment with guidelines and vision.
• Present and justify design decisions with strategic rationale to clients and internal teams.
• Collaborate with agency stakeholders across all disciplines.

Team Contributions

• Drive projects at various scales, ensuring deadlines are met and quality is high.
• Collaborate with the client services team to provide estimates and timelines.
• Support and mentor junior designers to foster skill development and cohesion within the studio.
• Work collaboratively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

Professional skills and experience

• Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience with front-end development and HTML animation (CSS, JS, SVG, GSAP, Google Web Designer preferred).
• Experience with social media design and multi-territory localisation.
• Strong collaboration with senior creatives, copywriters, and project teams.
• Good command of G-Suite, Microsoft 365.
• Experience liaising with clients, media agencies, publishers, and site owners.
• Strong time management skills and ability to multitask under pressure.
• Confidence proofreading multilingual assets (understanding languages not required).
• Code Academy certification or similar experience is beneficial.

Person specification

• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Self-motivated, driven and collaborative team player.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable in a dynamic, fast-paced creative environment.
• Curious, proactive, and solutions-focused.
• Interest in gaming or digital entertainment is advantageous but not essential.
• Passion for learning, development, and staying current with industry trends.

Serious about play

Diva is a gaming native integrated agency for the world's biggest games publishers, developers, platforms, and entertainment brands. Through powerful creative fused with next-level thinking we help brands engage with a diverse range of audiences, winning the hearts and minds of online communities, and converting players into fans. Our team are passionate gamers, committed to producing high-performance, award-winning work for brands they love. No surprise then that both our team and our clients stay with us for the long term.

We live and breathe entertainment, video games, gamers and the business of gaming. Our culture combines a unique mix of passion, know-how, industry insight, and fun. We have a deep understanding of the importance of play to the human experience and take fun and games seriously.

We set out to make being part of Diva a rewarding experience. We are proud to be an agency where 'passion for the work' comes from supporting one another, being there for each other, and collectively raising our game to push the bar higher. Our Good Company ethos means everything. For our culture. Our craft. Our thinking. Together, we make super-charged creative and we try to make the world a better place.

What are we looking for?

• An uncompromising and enthusiastic curiosity
• A desire to problem solve, and to challenge and be challenged
• A hunger to develop new skills and progress
• The ability, perseverance and skills to solve problems effectively
• Willingness to work hard in a fast paced, collaborative environment
• The ability to multitask, and work quickly and accurately under pressure, to meet tight deadlines
• Self-motivated, driven and passionate about the tiny details

What we offer

• Join our team of gaming natives and geek-out with us over all the latest gaming news and events
• Progressive agency culture that puts people at the heart of everything we do
• The chance to work with exciting clients within one of the largest and fastest-growing entertainment industries in the world.
• Training budget. As a Diva you'll also receive access to continued career development whatever your level
• A stylish, modern workspace with the latest video game consoles, pool table, cinema and arcade machine
• Company pension scheme
• Holiday: 25 days plus Bank Holidays (33 days total). After 4 years service an additional day is added up to 28 days
• Standard hours: 9-5.30pm plus flexible working policy with core office hours policy between (10am-4.30pm)
• Flexible / Hybrid working available.
• Regular company socials, team-building days, birthday 100 club
• Cyclescheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Closing date for applications is Friday 18th April 2025.

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