The Senior Designer plays a key role in delivering high-quality creative work across Essential Group’s client portfolio. This is a hands‑on role for a designer with agency experience who is confident working across brand, campaign and content, and can take a brief from strategy to final execution with minimal oversight.
Location: Chester, England, United Kingdom
Working closely with the Strategy Director, you will turn client objectives into strong, commercially‑effective design outputs across digital and offline channels. You will support the creative direction of retained and project clients, maintaining standards of quality, consistency and brand integrity.
Key Responsibilities
* Brand & Creative Delivery
* Design brand identities, guidelines and supporting assets for new and existing clients
* Deliver campaign and content creative across digital, social, print and presentation formats
* Translate briefs from strategy and marketing into clear, considered visual solutions
* Present and rationalise design decisions internally and, where required, to clients
* Work across multiple retainers and project timelines confidently
* Work closely with content, digital and strategy colleagues to ensure cohesive output
* Support the Creative Lead in maintaining design quality and consistency
* Provide informal guidance to junior creatives when required
* Prepare artwork files correctly for print, web and developer handover
* Liaise with photographers, printers or freelancers when needed
Quality, Standards & Process
* Maintain file hygiene, version control and technical accuracy
* Uphold brand consistency across all touchpoints and client accounts
* Contribute to improving internal creative processes and documentation
* Ensure all work is aligned with strategic objectives and delivered on time
Who We’re Looking For
* 3+ years’ experience in a design role within a creative, brand or marketing agency
* Advanced Adobe Creative Suite skills (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
* Bonus: Figma and/or motion/animation experience
* Confident interpreter of briefs with strong attention to detail
* Comfortable working across multiple clients and deadlines
* Clear communicator, able to present and rationalise creative decisions
* Organised, proactive, and motivated by producing high-quality design work
Progression
This role is designed with progression into a more senior creative position as the agency grows with increasing opportunity to shape creative direction, lead on key accounts, and support the development of the wider design function.
Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment type
Full‑time
Job function
Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industries
Advertising Services
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