Lead digital and graphic designer

COS is looking for a lead digital and graphic designer to join its team in London. The lead digital and graphic designer is responsible for delivering elevated, best-in-class graphic and digital design across all key brand and marketing touchpoints. Reporting into the head of creative and art direction, this role brings the brand vision to life through exceptional creative execution, leading a team of graphic and digital designers while acting as the lead designer across key brand projects and campaigns. This is a highly creative position, requiring strong conceptual thinking, refined design skills and a deep understanding of elevated brand aesthetics across channels.

What you will do:

• Lead the creative development and execution of graphic and digital design across key brand moments (campaigns, runway, launches, packaging, brand assets).
• Personally design and deliver high-impact creative work, setting high standards and new ideas for design innovation and typography.
• Translate the head of creative and art direction vision into compelling, on-brand visual outputs.
• Continuously evolve the COS visual language in line with brand direction.
• Uphold and interpret brand guidelines through a creative lens, ensuring consistency while pushing creative boundaries.
• Contribute to the evolution of design systems, templates, visual frameworks.
• Deliver best-in-class design across all touchpoints, including digital (e.g. site, email, social, advertising) and print (e.g. advertising, packaging, labelling, event collateral, store brand materials).
• Ensure all creatives are optimised for channel best practice, performance and customer experience.
• Collaborate with content, media and digital teams to ensure cohesive and effective execution.
• Stakeholder in design of digital enhancements, templates, expansion, platforms and experiences.
• Lead a team of graphic and digital designers, fostering a high-performance, creative culture.
• Provide clear creative direction, feedback and mentorship to elevate team output.
• Work closely with art direction and marketing teams to co-create impactful brand storytelling.
• Partner with graphic and digital design operations manager, on delivery of all creative work.

What you need to succeed:

• Exceptional graphic and digital design expertise and creativity.
• Proven experience delivering elevated creative work within a fashion or luxury environment.
• Highly conceptual thinker with strong creative vision.
• Advanced proficiency in industry-standard design tools and suites for both graphic and digital design e.g. Adobe Creative Suite and Figma.
• Deep understanding of branding, layout and visual storytelling.
• Strong expertise in creative typography.
• Experience designing across multiple channels and templates (digital, print, campaign, brand experiences) with a strong understanding of channel best practice, customer experience and digital testing.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire creative teams.
• Strong collaboration skills across creative and marketing functions.
• High attention to detail and commitment to protecting exceptional brand standards.

Please kindly note that in order for us to consider your application, you will need to include a portfolio or examples of your work most suited to the COS aesthetic.

Additional information:

This is a full-time role based in London. The position requires a presence in the office four days a week.

Benefits:

• Attractive benefits with extensive development opportunities around the globe.
• 25% staff discount usable on all our H&M Group brands in stores and online.
• Included in our H&M Incentive Program (HIP).
• Up to 25 days holiday.
• Annual health checks.
• Pension scheme.
• Discounts on various activities and financial/lifestyle products via our benefits hub.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Employee assistance via retail trust.
• Private health and dental care.

Inclusion and diversity:

At COS we’re determined to create and maintain inclusive, diverse and equitable workplaces throughout our organisation. Our teams should consist of a variety of people that share and combine their knowledge, experience and ideas. Having a diverse workforce leads to a positive impact on how we address challenges, on what we perceive possible and on how we choose to relate to our colleagues and customers all over the world. Hence, all diversity dimensions are taken into consideration in our recruitment process.

Company description:

COS offers a wardrobe of ready-to-wear and accessories rooted in exceptional quality and lasting design. The creative soul of the brand is fuelled by a deep connection to modern culture, dynamic global cities and compelling fashion movements. With an emphasis on expert craftsmanship, innovation and materiality, collections are created with a mindful approach, seamlessly blending contemporary and timeless.