Digital Artist

Digital Artist

Digital Artist
Type: Temporary contractor, ongoing through Hays (inside IR35)Location: ChichesterWorking Environment: Hybrid, part office based on site at client offices/ part home basedPay type:
Competitive hourly pay rateStart date: ASAP
The OpportunityThe world's pre-eminent super-luxury automotive brand. Our base is in Goodwood, near Chichester, West Sussex, and comprises of our global headquarters and Global Centre of Luxury Manufacturing Excellence.
For our client everything they do starts with passion. It turns a profession into a vocation. It drives us to keep reinventing mobility and to bring innovative ideas onto the roads. Enthusiasm for joint projects turns our departments into a strong team where every opinion is valued. It is only when expertise, highly professional processes and enjoyment of work are united that we can shape the future together.
To support this passion for innovation and crafting the future, our client is wishing to appoint an experienced Digital Artist who'll play a central role in developing Bespoke Digital Art content. This is an exciting opportunity to join a project at an early stage and be a crucial team member in shaping the next generation of our Bespoke features blending physical and digital crafts.
Working from within the Design team, you'll be part of a creative situation collaborating with geometry designers, colour and trim specialists and engineering experts. You will create and steer the design of desirable and engaging Digital Art content as part of our existing and new model development plans, all in line with project and brand requirements. You'll be tasked with creating immersive and dynamic Digital Art content that focuses on curated storytelling, and work with multiple different technologies and crafted materials to deliver a truly bespoke offering. To achieve this vision, you'll operate as part of a small and dynamic project team with internal & external partners to support Digital Art project requirements. Primarily focused on the initial design concepting phase, you'll also contribute throughout the development cycle, reviewing and supporting through to final production.
The role is based around a Hybrid working model, however the collaborative and innovative nature of the role means on-site work at the Home of Rolls-Royce will often be needed.
What you'll do

Take ownership for the creative visual elements of our Digital Art content

Work closely with project stakeholders to inform and react to briefs, setting the tone and style of the Digital Art content giving life to abstract ideas

Deliver high quality design intent for Digital Art content, from initial mood boards & first concepts, to preferred design intent, supporting through to production

Create sketches, story boards, illustrations & animations that visualise Digital Art design intent to internal & external project partners

Create and iterate quickly on prototypes that showcase new designs, testing and responding to findings

Work with physical prototypes to review and refine Digital Art content respecting capabilities of technology platforms

Collaborate with other team members to deliver complex features on time and to high standards, refining visuals and design intent as required

Partner with business, marketing, engineering & purchasing teams to ensure that goals and schedules are compatible with business and project needs

Mentor other team members to support project deliverables

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Digital Design UI Design, Concept Design, or related field

5+ years of experience creating digital art

A diverse portfolio demonstrating outstanding creativity & presentation skills

A love of storytelling through engaging and beautifully crafted Digital Art

Strong visualisation skills - static and animated, 2D/3D (Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Blender, Alias, Rhino, Vred etc etc)

A good understanding of colour theory/composition/layout to inform design development

Strong attention to detail focused on impactful Digital Art content that delivers on brand design values

A proactive attitude with good self-management skills to solve problems, drive projects forwards and meet demanding deadlines

Good co-ordination skills to gain inputs from others and steer them effectively where necessary

Accomplished negotiating skills to deliver the design intent

Confidence and experience in dealing with colleagues at all levels (various stakeholders up to board level)

Excellent interpersonal skills (both verbal and written) in order to pursue design solutions and 'sell' ideas both internally and externally

The ability to juggle multiple demands, often conflicting, whilst delivering attractive and customer focussed design solutions in a timely fashion

Ability to identify errors, troubleshoot and support solutions

Knowledge of UI design would be beneficial

An understanding of UX design process would be beneficial

Experience working with Unity would be beneficial

Experience creating Digital Art in the games or film industry would be beneficial

Experience working in the luxury and/or automotive sectors would be beneficial

Basic coding skills would be beneficial

What we offer

Competitive hourly rate along with annual performance related bonus

Hybrid working model

35 days annual leave (including bank holidays)

Access to training platform which offers a library of over 70,000 courses

Support for wide range of topics such as mental health well-being, financial or legal matters

Access to subsidised restaurant

Local retail and restaurant discounts

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