Senior Design Lead - Birmingham
Hybrid
£50-55k
This leading global consultancy have an 85 strong internal creative agency that design highly creative and innovative work on projects across the globe. Working within their creative agency, as a Senior Design Lead, you will be working on cross discipline projects, collaborating alongside a very talented creative team that consists of Brand and Graphic Designers, UX & UI Designers, Motion Designers & Animators, 3D visualisers, Developers and Creative Project Managers, to create work that has a purpose and is very varied. As they are a consultancy, they have multiple clients and a wide variety of projects, and they proudly deliver cutting edge brand and visual communication creative work. This role is based out of their central Birmingham office and they operate a hybrid work policy of 3 days onsite with two fix days on Tuesday and Wednesday and another of your choosing. There is occasional travel to other offices. The salary for this role is £50-55k plus a very good benefits package.
About the company
This global design consultancy offers creative design and innovation services to internal and external clients on a national and global level. They work with high profile organisations in the transport, defence, energy, and engineering sectors and work collaboratively in helping their clients achieve their ambitions.
At the heart of the business sits their thriving in-house creative agency team, a highly talented and multidisciplinary team of 85 people across the UK and globally, providing expertise in graphic design, UX, UI design, digital development, 3D visualisation, motion, and immersive media. They provide a positive and progressive working culture with the opportunity to make a big impact, broaden your skills and build your own client relationships. They celebrate difference and understand how diversity benefits their team and work, and therefore actively encourage acceptance of differences within individuals, and are committed to equal employment opportunities.
About the role
As a Senior Design Lead, you are strategically focused where you will be both hands on creatively as well as helping to grow their national and global accounts and manage other talented designers within the team.
You will have tremendous scope for creativity and adding greater value to the growing number of high-profile national and global accounts within the agency team. You will lead a wide variety of multi-disciplined design projects, putting project teams together or also able to work independently, depending on the size of the project, working with other creatives throughout the design process by offering mentorship and design direction.
When working with clients and taking a brief, you will be able to expand the brief and explain to the client about the various possible creative solutions that could deliver against their brief, challenging the clients’ thinking and working alongside digital teams to deliver innovative multi-discipline solutions.
You may be leading the creative on an event, supporting the definition of a new customer experience, or having design input into a multi-discipline project from a branding perspective.
The role also involves quoting and scoping of the project and brief, working alongside account managers and project managers to aid the successful delivery of the projects.
They are rightly proud of the creative work that they create and as such are looking for a creative that has a portfolio that they are proud of that has stand out creative work.
About you
You enjoy thinking analytically and strategically about how projects can be taken to the next level, turning a good project into something brilliant that you can be proud of.
You consider yourself an innovator and problem solver and enjoy being empowered to challenge the brief and go over and above with your thinking. You communicate clearly and persuasively to clients and can engage with colleagues effectively at all levels.
You are calm under pressure and enjoy working on multiple projects concurrently.
You have led a team of creatives and enjoy inspiring a team and getting the best out of them, leading by example.
You are passionate about creating great creative work and are prepared to push boundaries and take the client on a journey to show them what is possible.
You are interested in new technologies and innovation, including VR/AR and AI – constantly looking at how you can deliver innovative solutions to your clients.
You have strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, specifically InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, as well as strong layout and typography skills
You enjoy pitching for new work and can present confidently to clients, with a real focus on storytelling.
You have a portfolio that demonstrates your passion for multi-discipline design and ability to art direct an idea. This role is both strategic and hands on creatively across concepts and design, so you will need to have good design skills and have a real passion for branding, typography and layout, which is evidenced in your portfolio.
Benefits
25 days paid annual leave + 8 bank holidays + option buy or sell additional leave
Contributory Pension Scheme – very generous company contribution
Life Assurance Scheme
Personal accident cover
Income Protection
Employee Well-Being Programme
Access to personal health, fitness, and nutrition consultants
Gym and Health Club discounts
Range of discounted rates on holidays and UK attractions and experiences
Bike 4 Work Scheme
This company are open to the background and experience of this individual, whether you be from a corporate or agency background, but you must be involved at senior or strategic level to be considered for this position.
Our client is committed to inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all persons, including those with a disability or long-term health condition, who meet the requirements of the job role