Creative Designer

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Title: Creative Designer

Reports to: Head of Creative

Work Arrangement: Hybrid, in the London office 3-days a week (minimum)

Company Overview

Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects-as-a-service across Aerospace, Electromagnetic & Cyber, Digital & Synthetic domains via its capability groups. Metrea also comprises nine support groups (Operations, People, Finance, Legal, Strategy, Engagement, Platform, Solution Development and Science, Technology & Craft) that act as a global shared service support function for the Capabilities and help guide the development of Metrea\’s files (product, projects, programs etc.) to achieve their targets.

Engagement Group Overview

The Engagement Group provides high-level guidance and support to ensure the Enterprise engages – both internally and externally – in a clear, targeted, and consistent manner. By managing the frameworks, toolkits, templates, systems and processes and supporting delivery and execution, the group enables the Enterprise to effectively map, network, collect, shape, and execute events. It also ensures that Metrea’s messaging remains current, its tone aligned, and its brand represented consistently across all touchpoints. The Group also oversees corporate memberships, manages the Enterprise’s network, and develops branded assets that accurately reflect Metrea’s identity.

Position Summary

The Creative CA integrates creative direction with strategic thinking producing content that aligns with the broader business strategy, as well as the goals and vision of the Enterprise, ensuring the way Metrea is represented – both internally and externally – is consistent, continuously improving, and evolving.

The Creative CA supports and enables teammates across the Enterprise with the generation of compelling visual assets that enhance the clarity, impact, and competitiveness of bid submissions, internal and external events, and communication. It implements and oversees a rigorous approval process to safeguard brand consistency and alignment across the Enterprise.

This reports directly to the Head of Creative and works closely with them to ensure the delivery of consistently high-quality design outputs that strengthen how Metrea is represented. As a custodian of Metrea’s brand DNA, the Creative Designer ensures that all outputs align with The Blue Book brand guidelines, upholding visual identity and consistency across the enterprise.

The role is hands‑on and fast‑paced, with a strong focus on bid submission graphics, event collateral, and branded content. The Creative Designer will collaborate with teammates across the Enterprise to translate complex ideas into clear, compelling, and strategic visuals that embody Metrea’s mission and ethos.

Role And Responsibilities

• Design compelling graphics and layouts for bid and proposal submissions, ensuring clarity, impact, and brand alignment.
• Produce branded collateral for events and conferences, including booth designs, banners, signage, brochures, presentations, and digital assets.
• Support enterprise communications by creating visuals that enhance the clarity of external and internal messaging.
• Apply The Blue Book brand guidelines across all creative outputs, safeguarding consistency and quality and ensure the guidelines are adhered to by implementing the frameworks, process and tools established by the Head of Creative.
• Work closely with developers and UX & UI designers, to co‑create integrated design outputs.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement and evolution of Metrea’s creative identity.
• Participate in reviews, offering and receiving constructive feedback to continuously raise the standard of design.
• Maintain disciplined adherence to The Blue Book while identifying opportunities to evolve and improve its application.

Skills And Experience

• Versatile design foundation with strength in graphic design, typography, and layout.
• Demonstrable mastery of visual hierarchy, legibility, colour, tone, and balance.
• A portfolio that evidences branding excellence and visual communication at a high standard.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign essential; After Effects desirable).
• Experience creating infographics, pitch decks, and event collateral.
• The ability to operate at pace, adapt with precision, and collaborate openly.
• Comfortable multi‑tasking, managing multiple projects simultaneously, prioritising effectively to meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Uncompromising eye for detail, ensuring outputs consistently embody the Metrea brand DNA.
• Experience in design for the defense industry, with an understanding of secure communication, confidentiality, and mission‑focused visual standards.

Our Firmware

Metrea’s single core value, “Rooted in Humility,” is supported by four key attributes: entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over‑deliver. These attributes, combined, form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. We explore these attributes during the hiring process when we grow our teams and continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper‑collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for.

Benefits

• Private Medical Insurance
• Subsidised gym membership / plans through Wellhub
• Electric Car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrificed pension scheme
• Free lunch on office days
• Enhanced Parental Leave

Right to Work

The employee will have the legal right to work in the U.K. and will be able to produce right to work documentation.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Metrea Management Limited (MAM) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full‑time non‑exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on‑call and available, as business needs require. Non‑Exempt employees may be required to work over 40 hours per week with approval from the department manager.

Work Location

London Office

Work Environment

This job operates in an office setting.

Travel

The role will rarely require travel.

Additional Notes

Please note: Submit your portfolio as either a PDF upload in the additional materials section. If your portfolio is a website, please include on your CV. Thank you.

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