Overview
Creative Designer Jobs in London Area, United Kingdom at Illuminate Recruitment Ltd
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.
Title: Creative Designer
Company: Illuminate Recruitment Ltd
Location: London Area, United Kingdom
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