Creative Designer – Senior Role (Hybrid, London)
Permanent | £50K | Brand, Digital & Motion
Are you a multidisciplinary designer who loves shaping brands, elevating visual storytelling and leading creative direction? This is a senior opportunity to take ownership of an organisation’s entire design function — driving a newly refreshed brand and producing high‑impact creative across digital, print, motion and video.
We’re looking for a Creative Designer who can combine hands‑on excellence with strategic oversight. You’ll lead visual identity development, champion brand consistency, manage a varied creative pipeline, and guide one direct report while partnering with teams across the organisation.
What you’ll be doing
Leading the brand and design function, ensuring creativity and consistency across all channels.
Owning and evolving the organisation’s visual identity — colour, typography, design principles and application.
Driving the rollout of a new brand and embedding guidelines across teams.
Creating high‑impact assets for web, social, print, events and presentations.
Translating briefs into strong, concept‑led designs aligned to campaign and organisational goals.
Shaping digital experiences, including website visuals and landing pages.
Directing photography, illustration, animation and motion design.
Overseeing an image library that reflects brand values and audience diversity.
Leading video projects from concept and scripting through to filming, editing and post‑production.
Managing a varied workload with strong project management and organisational skills.
Line‑managing and developing a designer, setting priorities and maintaining quality at pace.
What you’ll bring
A strong, multidisciplinary portfolio spanning branding, digital design and motion.
Experience operating at a senior level, leading a design function or creative resource.
Expert Adobe Creative Suite skills (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects).
Strong understanding of design principles, typography, layout and composition.
Experience in video production, editing, colour grading and motion graphics.
Confidence directing photography and managing image libraries.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and guide colleagues.
Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to juggle competing deadlines.
High attention to detail and a drive for creative excellence.
Understanding of how to balance creativity with professionalism for a busy, expert audience.
Desirable
Experience designing digital experiences.
Ability to train or mentor colleagues in creative tools or brand implementation.
Knowledge of accessibility and inclusive design.
Familiarity with tools such as Figma, Canva or DaVinci Resolve.
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Permanent | £50K | Brand, Digital & Motion
Are you a multidisciplinary designer who loves shaping brands, elevating visual storytelling and leading creative direction? This is a senior opportunity to take ownership of an organisation’s entire design function — driving a newly refreshed brand and producing high‑impact creative across digital, print, motion and video.
We’re looking for a Creative Designer who can combine hands‑on excellence with strategic oversight. You’ll lead visual identity development, champion brand consistency, manage a varied creative pipeline, and guide one direct report while partnering with teams across the organisation.
What you’ll be doing
Leading the brand and design function, ensuring creativity and consistency across all channels.
Owning and evolving the organisation’s visual identity — colour, typography, design principles and application.
Driving the rollout of a new brand and embedding guidelines across teams.
Creating high‑impact assets for web, social, print, events and presentations.
Translating briefs into strong, concept‑led designs aligned to campaign and organisational goals.
Shaping digital experiences, including website visuals and landing pages.
Directing photography, illustration, animation and motion design.
Overseeing an image library that reflects brand values and audience diversity.
Leading video projects from concept and scripting through to filming, editing and post‑production.
Managing a varied workload with strong project management and organisational skills.
Line‑managing and developing a designer, setting priorities and maintaining quality at pace.
What you’ll bring
A strong, multidisciplinary portfolio spanning branding, digital design and motion.
Experience operating at a senior level, leading a design function or creative resource.
Expert Adobe Creative Suite skills (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects).
Strong understanding of design principles, typography, layout and composition.
Experience in video production, editing, colour grading and motion graphics.
Confidence directing photography and managing image libraries.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and guide colleagues.
Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to juggle competing deadlines.
High attention to detail and a drive for creative excellence.
Understanding of how to balance creativity with professionalism for a busy, expert audience.
Desirable
Experience designing digital experiences.
Ability to train or mentor colleagues in creative tools or brand implementation.
Knowledge of accessibility and inclusive design.
Familiarity with tools such as Figma, Canva or DaVinci Resolve.
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Contact Details:
Illuminate Recruitment Ltd Recruitment Team
