Creative Designer in Portsmouth

We are looking to add to our small but mighty team here at Braier Group, to help grow and develop our multi award-winning marketing agency arm, KAYBE, into something even greater. This is the role for someone who knows that good design is not decoration. It is strategy in better shoes. It is brand, audience, message, UX, timing, clarity and commercial sense, all working together so the end result does what it is supposed to do. We want someone who can take a brief and run with it. Someone who can move from website design to whitepaper layout to ad creative to event booth artwork without losing the plot, the quality, or the brand.

4 quick-fire questions:

• Does a slightly vague brief quietly excite you rather than make you panic?
• Can you switch from designing a web page to laying out an e-book to sourcing the right image for an ad, and still care about the spacing on the final version?
• When someone says, “it needs to feel premium, on-brand and audience-right”, do you instinctively start figuring out what that actually means in practice?
• Can you follow brand guidelines to the pixel when needed, but also build an entire brand from scratch when there are no guidelines yet?

If you're nodding along, you're probably the person we're looking for!

Your Responsibilities

• Designing websites and web pages, including building and updating pages in Elementor.
• Creating whitepapers, e-books, brochures, presentations and other long-form content assets that are clear, polished and genuinely readable.
• Producing ads, infographics, flyers, business cards, event booth graphics and wider campaign collateral across digital and print.
• Taking client and internal briefs and turning them into strong concepts, thoughtful layouts and polished final outputs.
• Creating full brand identities, including logos, visual systems, brand assets and brand guideline documents.
• Following existing brand guidelines accurately and applying them consistently across every touchpoint.
• Using Adobe Creative Suite confidently and fluently across day-to-day design work.
• Working in Canva where needed to support client requirements and asset creation.
• Sourcing imagery with actual thought behind it, choosing visuals based on audience, message, tone and purpose, not just because they vaguely fit the space.
• Applying UX thinking to digital design, with a solid understanding of user journeys, user experience and how design helps people move from interest to action.
• Designing with different audiences in mind and adapting tone, structure and visual approach accordingly.
• Managing multiple projects at once in a fast-paced agency environment without standards slipping.
• Working closely with the wider team to keep creative moving, delivered on time and done properly.

Talent

• You’ll be fully fluent in Adobe Creative Suite.
• You’ll have strong working knowledge of Elementor.
• You’ll have practical experience using Canva.
• You’ll be comfortable taking a brief and running with it independently, taking guidance from the Creative Director when necessary.
• You’ll be confident working in a fast-paced environment with multiple moving priorities.
• You’ll have a strong eye for layout, branding and visual consistency.
• You’ll be able to follow brand guidelines precisely when working within an established identity.
• You’ll also be able to create full branding from scratch, including logos, visual direction and brand guidelines.
• You’ll understand UX, user journeys and user experience, particularly in website and digital design.
• You’ll understand how different audiences affect design decisions and know how to adjust accordingly.
• You’ll be thoughtful when sourcing imagery and clear on why a visual works, not just whether it looks nice.
• You’ll be organised, proactive and comfortable owning your work.
• You’ll be a strong communicator and collaborative team player.
• Working knowledge of Figma would be beneficial.

Requirements

• A quiet, comfortable workspace free from distractions.
• A fast, reliable internet connection without bandwidth caps.
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a creative design role.
• Self-motivated (This is a work from home role, so is something important to consider).
• Good knowledge of Google Workspace (or Microsoft applications).
• Experience using project management tools (we use ClickUp).
• Ability to relate to a wide range of people and personalities.

What you'll get

• A basic salary of £30,000 - £35,000 per year.
• Possibility of an additional bonus depending on company performance.
• Home broadband and gym membership paid (up to £30 each per month).
• A company MacBook and everything you need to be super successful.
• 25 days paid holiday + bank holidays.
• Your birthday off (Yay!).
• 5% employer pension contribution.

How to apply

Applications for this role are via the KAYBE website. There are a set of short pre-screen questions that you'll be asked.