Web Designer

We are recruiting a Web Designer to join our Impact Team at Mercer.

Mercer’s Impact team are a group of strategists, creatives, digital experience masterminds and pension experts who create a boutique experience for all our clients. Whether it’s expert advice on communicating a big change to the business, the right approach to engage pension scheme members, a slick new digital employee experience or a captivating brand and creative campaign – we know how to help our clients make an impact.

https://weareimpact.mercer.com/

What can you expect?

In this newly formed role, you will work on projects with the creative design and digital teams to develop, design, build and deliver innovative, interactive employee communication campaigns. Our campaign channels cover digital channels, like web, email and apps, alongside physical media like print.

The role will appeal to web designers/front-end developers who enjoy and value design. They’ll understand various frameworks and technologies to design and deliver the right solution for the project brief. At the same time, they’ll be on the cutting edge, always exploring new ways to do things.

What will you be rewarded with?

We offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including:

• 25 Days Annual Leave, with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year
• Excellent defined contribution pension scheme with up to 12% employer contribution (based on a 4% employee contribution)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Access to Prosper – our benefits programme designed to help you tailor your benefits to suit your needs.

We will count on you to:

• Work with the creative and digital teams to understand business, technical and user requirements and determine ways to deliver engaging digital employee experiences.
• Produce wireframes and sample page layouts.
• Develop functional prototypes to demonstrate concepts.
• Translate visual mock-ups and storyboards into a useable application with visual precision and attention to detail.
• Ensure the ‘look’ of new websites adheres to company branding and client requirements.
• Use your programming knowledge to build, implement and maintain HTML, CSS and JavaScript components and applications in a team environment.

What you need to have:

• Good front-end web design skills with a solid understanding of creative graphic design, usability and user experience.
• Fundamental and practical knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Proven ability to work with Creative Cloud applications and create visual concepts for online delivery, including email design/templates.
• Experience with web content management systems.

What makes you stand out?

• Solid design instincts and a keen eye for detail.
• Process-driven and focused on good solutions/outcomes.
• Positive and friendly attitude.
• An online portfolio of your work.

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s more than 25,000 employees are based in 44 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with 76,000 colleagues and annual revenue of $17 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit https://www.mercer.com/. Follow Mercer on Twitter @Mercer.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their sex/gender, marital or parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.