Senior Designer in London

As Senior Designer at Civica, you will lead the visual direction of our marketing output, shaping how our brand shows up across campaigns, thought leadership, and digital experiences. You’ll play a key role in elevating the quality and consistency of our design work while mentoring a junior staff member and collaborating closely with content, campaign, and marketing teams. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the evolution of our brand while producing impactful creative work that supports public services used by millions of citizens worldwide.

What you will do to be successful in this role:

• Lead the visual design output of the Brand and Creative team, setting and maintaining high standards across all brand and campaign assets.
• Manage and mentor junior staff members, providing creative direction, feedback, and workload prioritisation to ensure high-quality and consistent design output.
• Design and deliver creative assets across digital, print, presentations, social media, campaigns, events, and executive communications.
• Translate campaign and brand briefs into strong visual concepts, collaborating with copywriters, campaign teams, and Marketing Business Partners.
• Own the application of Civica’s brand identity across all marketing materials, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines while supporting the evolution of the visual identity.
• Champion the use of AI design tools within the creative studio to improve workflow efficiency and expand creative output while maintaining quality standards.
• Manage relationships with external design agencies, print vendors, and production partners where required.
• Produce design layouts and visual assets for campaign landing pages and product pages in collaboration with the Web and Performance Marketing Manager.

Qualifications:

• Proven hands‑on design expertise with a strong portfolio demonstrating work across digital, print, campaign, and presentation design in a B2B or marketing environment.
• Experience providing creative direction or mentoring designers, with the ability to maintain high design standards across a fast‑paced team.
• Strong understanding of brand identity systems and experience applying and evolving brand guidelines across multi‑channel marketing activity.
• Ability to translate marketing briefs into compelling visual concepts and clearly communicate design decisions to stakeholders.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple concurrent design projects and deliver high‑quality work against campaign timelines.
• Proficiency in industry‑standard design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, with interest in using AI design tools to enhance creative workflows.

At Civica, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that a variety of perspectives drives innovation and excellence, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristic. Our recruitment process is designed to ensure fairness and transparency, so every candidate has an equal chance to contribute to our mission. If you need any adjustments or accommodations to participate in our recruitment process, please let us know. We are here to support you.