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About the Role
This is the senior design seat in our London studio, responsible for high-end brand execution across print and digital for beauty and cosmetics clients. You will set the standard for the studio, provide honest feedback, and help less experienced designers grow, while also contributing to bringing the two studios closer together.
Responsibilities
- Act as the senior hands-on designer in London, working across brand and campaign work, print and retail, digital, social and e-commerce, long-form documents and presentations.
- Analyze briefs, ask pertinent questions, and utilize skills to create simple, beautiful solutions.
- Produce finished artwork to production standards, including specifications, pre-press, formats, color, print methods, and retail specs.
- Work within established brand systems, discerning creative stretch from brand character breaches.
- Brief and art direct specialists (motion, 3D, video) when necessary.
- Build master files and templates for others to use, ensuring they are structured, named, consistent, and documented.
- Design for adaptation from the outset, considering text expansion, alternative formats, market variations, and legal copy.
- Utilize creative automation and AI-assisted production to accelerate or enhance processes.
- Provide feedback on studio tools and processes based on production experience.
- Mentor less experienced designers by reviewing work, explaining reasoning, and providing constructive critique.
- Critique work leaving the London studio, ensuring it meets high standards.
- Set the tone for work presentation and discussion: early, open, and without defensiveness.
- Design through others when appropriate, setting direction and maintaining quality.
- Identify designers ready for more responsibility and flag skill gaps.
- Take briefs directly from clients and ask questions to ensure clarity.
- Present work and explain creative decisions to clients in understandable terms.
- Advocate for the work and brand, knowing when to concede on requests.
- Act as a confident and credible creative voice.
- Collaborate with producers, project managers, and directors, flagging risks early.
- Act as the London representative for a single shared standard, liaising with the Lead Designer and senior designers in Newcastle.
- Share work across sites routinely for review.
- Assist new starters in London in connecting with the Newcastle team.
- Represent the London perspective in the development of studio standards, processes, and tooling.
Requirements
- Solid experience as a mid-weight or senior designer in an agency, studio, or in-house creative team.
- Portfolio demonstrating print and digital execution.
- Proficiency in artwork and print production to a finished standard.
- Experience with digital output including social, e-commerce, and display.
- Experience working within established brand systems and guidelines for large brands.
- Experience building master files and templates for scaling and adaptation by others.
- Current and hands-on experience with creative automation and AI-assisted production, with a clear understanding of its benefits and limitations.
- Experience taking a brief directly from a client and presenting work back to them.
- Experience supporting less experienced designers or a strong desire to do so.
- Expertise across Adobe Creative Cloud, particularly InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop.
Skills
- High level of page layout skill
- Digital design (e-commerce, social, web banners)
- Print design (leaflets, brochures)
- Digital publications (mobile, e-books, flip books)
- Typography
- Layout
- Speed and accuracy in volume production
- Constructive critique
- Confident communication and presentation
- Problem-solving
- File organization
- Collaboration
- Curiosity
- Global or multi-market brand experience
- Scripting or automation inside Adobe applications
- Creative automation platform experience
- Multi-site or international collaboration
- Motion, 3D, or video literacy for briefing specialists
- Retouching and image preparation
- Art direction
- Photography
- Experience with studio growth or structural change
Location
- London
- Hackney studio
- Newcastle (occasional trips)
- Client meetings in and around London
Work Type
- Studio role (most of the week)
- Hybrid options
- Occasional trips
Experience Level
- Senior designer
- Mid-weight designer ready for next step
Education Level
- Design education to degree level (or equivalent portfolio)
Benefits
- Pension: 3% matched contribution
- Holiday: 23 days plus bank holidays, with guaranteed time off between Christmas and New Year
- Sick pay: 5 days at full pay each year
- Flexible working: hybrid options
- Wellbeing: free gym classes in Newcastle
- Wellbeing: rooftop sauna access in London
- Learning and development: monthly lunch-and-learns
- Learning and development: funding and time off for relevant courses
About the Company
- Seen & Heard is a global creative agency with studios in Newcastle and London.
- We create brilliant work for major global brands.
- We value curiosity, partnerships, insight, agility, and integrity.
- We believe in solving problems through beautiful design.