Senior Creative Designer, FlightStudio

Team: Design/Production

Location: London or Manchester

Mission

To lead and elevate the visual identity of FlightStory’s shows, brands and products across all platforms and formats. Embedding design excellence, authority, speed of execution and AI innovation into every touchpoint. You will ensure that every show, brand, product and campaign we build is at the leading-edge of design. Scaling FlightStory’s creative output while pushing the boundaries of what design can do in the age of AI. Your work will shape the visual culture of the most ambitious creators, media, products and brands in the world.

Outcomes

• Distinctive, World-Class IP Design Across All Shows and Campaigns
  • Create and own visual identities for all FlightStory original shows and products, ensuring consistency across platforms (YouTube, TikTok, Spotify, Instagram, Web).
  • Lead the art direction of brand partnerships, commercial campaigns, and internal materials from brief to execution.
  • Define and maintain a flexible design system that reflects each IP’s purpose and audience while remaining scalable.
• AI-Integrated, Scalable Design Workflows
  • Embed AI tools into creative workflows to speed up execution and increase output quality.
  • Build repeatable, smart design templates for thumbnails, social content, decks, and animations that leverage AI for customisation at scale.
  • Act as an AI design champion within the creative team training juniors and evolving best practice.
• High-Performance Design Team Culture
  • Manage and mentor a small team of junior designers and freelancers to consistently deliver exceptional, on-brand work.
  • Set and uphold the visual standard across all creative output, reviewing work with clarity, speed, and creative leadership.
  • Collaborate closely with editorial, production, social, experimentation, and commercial squads to align design with business impact.

Competencies

• Creative Leadership
  • Expert in turning briefs into bold, clear, visually arresting assets across digital-first platforms. Brings clarity to ambiguity and knows how to balance craft with commercial outcomes.
• Platform-Native Thinking
  • Understands the specific design principles that drive performance across YouTube, TikTok, Reels, and Spotify. Designs natively for vertical, horizontal, motion, and stills always optimised for the platform, not just the brand.
• AI-Native Designer
  • Fluent in the latest AI tools for design, animation, asset generation, and workflow enhancement. Sees AI as a creative partner, not a threat and actively trains others to use it confidently and responsibly.
• Systems Builder
  • Able to build repeatable design systems that protect quality while allowing for speed and scale. Creates templates, processes, and naming conventions that enable high-quality work, fast.
• Manager & Mentor
  • Brings out the best in designers, gives clear feedback, creates growth opportunities, and sets a consistent bar. Delegates effectively while remaining accountable for final quality.
• Collaborative Executor
  • Thrives in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional squads. Moves quickly from idea to execution, while ensuring design work elevates the final product every time.

What Success Looks Like

• FlightStory’s original shows, brands, products and campaigns are visually iconic and instantly recognisable across platforms.
• The creative team operates with speed, clarity, and confidence driven by smart design systems and empowered by AI.
• Design assets consistently outperform industry benchmarks across YouTube, social media, and commercial campaigns.
• Junior designers grow rapidly in capability and confidence under your leadership.
• Internal and external stakeholders trust you to deliver best-in-class creative — on time, without compromise.
• FlightStory becomes known globally for design leadership.

You’ll Thrive Here If You:

• Think like a founder. You take ownership, move fast, and don’t wait to be told what to do. You care deeply about the details because you know they define the brand.
• Live at the edge of innovation. You actively experiment with new tools, especially AI, and push the boundaries of what’s creatively possible.
• Obsess over execution. You believe excellence is a habit. You never settle for “good enough” and expect the same from those around you.
• Understand the power of storytelling. You know that great design isn’t just pretty, it’s persuasive, emotional, and strategic.
• Balance autonomy with collaboration. You love working independently, but you also thrive in team environments where creative friction builds better ideas.
• Care about the mission. You believe in building something bigger than yourself and you’re energised by our ambition to inspire a happier, healthier humanity.

Location

London, Shoreditch OR Manchester - we are an in-person-first culture and believe in fostering a vibrant and work environment centred around connection and community. Some roles will require global travel so flexibility in this aspect is important and your hiring manager will confirm this with you during the interview process.

Process

• Screening Process - Our screening process is designed to assess candidates in a fair way. This gives you an opportunity to share your skill, experience and passion.
• Phone Call with the Talent Team - You will share a call with our talent team who will answer any questions you have about the role, our business and any next steps.
• 1st Interview - This first stage will involve meeting your potential manager and team members.
• 2nd Stage Interview - Task - Through the task round you get an insight into the day to day responsibilities of the role and we get the opportunity to understand how you work.
• Final Stage Interview - The final interview involves meeting a Senior Stakeholder in the business.