Graphic Designer (Senior)

Full-time 41 hours per week On-site / Hybrid (at least 3 days per week on-site) Permanent contract £43,317 per annum Application deadline: 12pm (midday) on 9 April 2026. Please provide a portfolio that includes a well-curated selection of relevant work, clearly showing how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role. To apply, please include a URL within your personal statement. The link must be hosted on a widely used file-sharing platform and remain accessible up to the potential start date stated below. Kindly note that links to personal websites cannot be considered, as they may be blocked by our IT security settings. Please note, applications without a portfolio, or with an incorrectly submitted portfolio, cannot be considered. Potential interviews: w/c 20th April 2026.

About the role: As Senior Graphic Designer, you will lead the creative output of the design team from concept to execution, ensuring high aesthetic standards across image, type, motion and illustration. This hands-on role involves providing creative direction, mentoring designers and fostering a positive studio culture. Working within the Design & Interpretation Studio, you’ll collaborate with 3D design and interpretation teams to deliver innovative, contemporary design that reflects the richness of the museum’s displays and collection. You’ll play a key part in rolling out the museum’s new brand identity and act as a brand guardian, supporting strategic goals that amplify our work and values. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a major process of renewal and transformation and shaping memorable visitor experiences.

About you: You’ll bring solid experience in graphic design, with the ability to guide and mentor others. Your portfolio will demonstrate high-quality, detail-driven work across major projects, and you’ll be confident using Adobe Creative Cloud to develop and present compelling design concepts. Highly organised and adaptable, you’ll manage multiple deadlines, collaborate effectively across teams, and support junior designers. With strong communication skills and a proactive, creative mindset, you’ll help shape the Museum’s evolving visual identity.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Work on high-profile, large-scale projects to deliver creative design solutions across brand, editorial, marketing, campaigns, and content for print, digital, and spatial channels.
• Research, develop, and prototype ideas, creating adaptable visual approaches that align with the Museum’s identity and audience needs.
• Produce assets for multiple formats, manage timelines and budgets, and ensure quality and consistency throughout projects.
• Collaborate with colleagues across design, interpretation, marketing, and exhibitions, while guiding and delegating tasks to other designers.
• Maintain strong relationships with external partners, apply motion design skills, and produce brand guidelines and documentation.
• Lead projects with accessibility and sustainability in mind, and commit to continuous professional development.

At the British Museum, we believe our people are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we’ve designed a benefits package that goes beyond the ordinary. Our full list of benefits can be found here.

Our Values: Our values drive everything we do, from how we handle our objects to how we work in our team to fostering a culture where everyone feels heard and empowered:

• Care Deeply
• Embrace the Unknown
• Value Many Voices

These are a core part of how we recruit. Throughout the application, interview and selection process, we look for examples of how candidates demonstrate these behaviours in their own work and experiences. We encourage you to familiarise yourself with our values and reflect them in your application.

At the British Museum, we are committed to a fair and inclusive recruitment process where every applicant has the opportunity to present their genuine strengths and experience in their own voice. While we recognise that AI tools can be helpful when preparing applications, we expect all submissions to accurately reflect everyone’s skills and background, and we may withdraw applications that appear to be generated entirely by AI. During interviews, we want to hear directly from candidates and therefore do not permit the use of AI to generate or support answers, though assistive technologies used as reasonable adjustments are fully welcomed. If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of to support you with your application, please provide details to bmrecruit@britishmuseum.org.

*We may be able to provide visa sponsorship for this role, subject to meeting eligibility requirements. You can find out more about these here.* The Museum also adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.