Location: Chiswick, London
Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office
Contract: 5 months initially, with potential to extend
Rate: 400-425 per day (Umbrella, Inside)
We are working with a leading consumer brand to recruit a Creative & Design Lead to shape the creative direction and visual identity across two established brands.
This is a hybrid role combining creative concept development, art direction and digital design . You will take briefs, develop creative ideas and define how they should come to life across social, digital, influencer, PR and wider campaigns.
Key Responsibilities
Develop creative concepts and visual routes from marketing and content briefs.
Provide creative and art direction across social, digital, influencer and campaign activity.
Develop and maintain visual identity guidelines, design principles, templates and toolkits.
Ensure creative output is distinctive, consistent and of a high standard.
Work closely with Content, Social, Influencer, Media and Brand teams, acting as the bridge between strategy and creative execution.
Brief, guide and review work produced by internal teams, creators and external agencies.
Identify emerging creative, social and digital trends and apply them where relevant.
Explore AI-enabled creative and design workflows to improve efficiency and scalability.
Work within brand, legal and regulatory guidelines.
About You
We're looking for someone who combines strong creative thinking with excellent design and visual judgement .
You'll ideally have:
Experience in a creative, art direction or design leadership role , preferably agency-side.
A strong portfolio demonstrating both concept development and visual execution .
Experience creating brand guidelines, visual identities or design systems .
Strong understanding of social-first and digital creative.
Experience working across a wider 360 marketing mix.
The ability to give clear creative direction to agencies, designers and creators.
Experience within a regulated or highly governed consumer environment would be...
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