Are you a highly creative, commercially aware design leader ready to protect and elevate a market-leading brand?
Collins is looking for a Senior Graphic Designer/Brand Manager to act as our ultimate brand guardian. In this role, you will lead, develop, and protect the Collins brand across all areas of the business—ensuring a consistent, professional, and market-leading visual identity across all internal and external communications, marketing campaigns, tender submissions, and project branding.
Working closely with our Marketing, Pre-Construction, and Senior Leadership Teams, you will oversee creative concepts, visual standards, and brand assets, translating business objectives into high-quality design solutions.
What You’ll Do
Brand Guardianship & Strategy
- Act as the brand guardian, ensuring all visual communications and marketing materials adhere to approved standards and guidelines.
- Lead the ongoing development and management of the Collins brand identity across all company touchpoints.
- Create and maintain brand guidelines covering typography, colour palettes, logos, imagery, templates, tone of voice, language, and corporate publications.
- Conduct regular brand audits across offices, project sites, digital platforms, and publications.
- Partner with the Marketing Team to deliver high-quality brochures, case studies, social media assets, award submissions, and campaigns and more.
- Support the Pre-Construction Team by overseeing the visual quality and brand compliance of tender submissions, PQQs, EOIs, and interview presentations.
- Lead on the production of project site branding, including hoardings, site signage, wayfinding, environmental graphics, and marketing suites.
- Oversee and manage multimedia creation, producing photography, videography, animation, and digital content for web, recruitment, and corporate comms.
Team Leadership & Operations
- Provide leadership and mentoring to various members of the team and creative contributors, promoting continuous improvement.
- Manage external creative partners, including printers, signage contractors, photographers, and merchandise suppliers.
- Champion brand awareness across the business, providing guidance and training to colleagues on correct brand usage.
- Drive innovation by assisting in the implementation of AI tools, design technologies, and efficient digital workflows.
About You
- Experience: Minimum 10 years’ experience in a graphic design, creative management, brand management, or similar role.
- Technical Skills: Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).
- Expertise: Deep understanding of branding, typography, print production, digital communications, language, and visual storytelling.
- Execution: Proven track record of developing corporate brand standards, managing external suppliers, and juggling multiple stakeholders under tight deadlines.
- Mindset: Commercially aware, detail-oriented, and highly articulate.
- Experience within the construction, property, or built environment sectors.
- Video production, editing, and motion graphics skills.
- Experience managing creative teams or mentoring junior designers.
- Familiarity AI-assisted creative workflows.
Working Hours
8:00am - 5:30pm (Mon - Fri)
Location
Office Based (East Croydon)
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Statutory Workplace Pension Scheme
- Discount platform access (available after successful 6 month probation period)
- Birthday day off
Collins is an equal opportunities employer
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Senior Graphic Designer (Brand & Graphic Design Manager) employer: Collins Construction Ltd
Collins Construction Ltd is an excellent employer located in Croydon, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. Employees benefit from a comprehensive package that includes professional development opportunities, ensuring growth in their careers while contributing to impactful projects. The supportive environment encourages creativity and teamwork, making it a rewarding place for Bid Professionals to thrive.
