Senior Designer in Bath

Juice Recruitment is delighted to be supporting an established and highly creative independent design agency in their search for an exceptional Senior Designer. This is an exciting opportunity for a designer who genuinely lives and breathes popular culture and wants to work across some of the world's biggest entertainment, gaming, sports and fan-focused brands. The agency specialises in creating graphic assets, style guides and creative solutions that help major entertainment brands extend their IP across retail and licensing opportunities around the world.

As a Senior Designer, you'll play a key role within the Creative Team, taking projects from initial brief and creative strategy through to finished design assets, style guides, promotional materials and wider brand expression. You'll also have the opportunity to lead projects, present directly to clients and mentor junior and midweight designers.

The day to day

• We're looking for an exceptional all-round graphic designer with strong conceptual thinking, broad illustration skills and outstanding design craft.
• You'll be responsible for:
• Developing creative strategy and concepts from initial client briefs.
• Translating ideas into dynamic and engaging creative solutions.
• Creating graphic assets, style guides, promotional materials and other creative outputs.
• Working across entertainment, film, television, gaming, sports and fan-focused brands.
• Adapting your creative approach across different brands, audiences and styles.
• Leading creative projects from initial concept through to final delivery.
• Presenting creative work directly to clients.
• Clearly articulating the thinking and rationale behind your creative decisions.
• Ensuring consistently high creative standards across all projects.
• Managing multiple projects, priorities and deadlines simultaneously.
• Working collaboratively with the wider Creative Team.
• Mentoring and supporting junior and midweight designers.
• Contributing ideas and creative thinking to the wider agency.
• Researching emerging consumer, cultural and design trends.
• Exploring how popular culture and consumer behaviour can influence creative design.
• Using AI tools appropriately and safely within creative workflows, in line with client and agency requirements.

What you'll bring

• We're looking for an experienced and highly creative designer with a portfolio that demonstrates strong conceptual thinking, versatility and exceptional design ability.
• You’ll ideally have:
• 4–5+ years' experience working at Senior Designer level within a creative agency or in-house design team.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating creative thinking and excellent design craft.
• Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.
• Strong conceptual and creative thinking.
• Excellent typography, layout and visual communication skills.
• Broad illustration and graphic design capabilities.
• Experience taking creative projects from brief through to final execution.
• Confidence presenting creative work and ideas directly to clients.
• Experience managing multiple projects and competing deadlines.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• The ability to remain calm and focused under pressure.
• A genuine passion for popular culture, entertainment and design.

It Would Be Great If You Also Have

• Experience working within the brand licensing industry.
• An understanding of how style guides are developed and used across licensing and international markets.
• Experience working with entertainment, gaming, sports, consumer products or other fan-focused brands.
• An understanding of how intellectual property can be extended across retail and licensing opportunities.
• Experience incorporating AI tools safely and appropriately into creative workflows.
• An interest in consumer trends and how they influence graphic design.
• A strong appetite for research and staying ahead of cultural and design trends.

Why Join?

• This is a fantastic opportunity to:
• Work with some of the world's biggest entertainment and consumer brands.
• Work across film, TV, gaming, sport and popular culture.
• Take genuine ownership of creative projects.
• Present directly to clients.
• Develop your creative leadership skills.
• Mentor and support junior members of the team.
• Work within a collaborative and highly creative environment.
• Contribute to the continued growth of an established independent agency.
• Gain potential exposure to client meetings and industry events/trade shows.
• Develop your career within a business with a clear vision and ambitious growth plans.

In return

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• 28 days' holiday including bank holidays.
• Additional 4-day Christmas/New Year closure.
• Holiday entitlement increases with length of service.
• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days remotely.
• Opportunities for client and industry/trade show travel.
• Lovely rural studio location close to the A4 between Bath and Bristol.
• Free on-site parking.
• Supportive and progressive environment with genuine opportunities for career development.

If you're an experienced designer looking to work on globally recognised entertainment brands, lead exciting creative projects and take the next step in your career within an ambitious independent agency, we'd love to hear from you.