Job Description
MIDWEIGHT 2D DESIGNER
Retail Design, Brand Environments & Experiential
Salary: £35,000 – £45,000, dependent on experience
Location: London
Working Pattern: Hybrid (3 days in the studio, 2 days from home)
Software: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Sector: Retail Design, Brand Environments, Experiential
About the Studio
This award-winning creative agency operates at the intersection of retail design, brand communications, and experiential environments. Working with leading consumer brands and retailers, the team creates connected experiences that bridge physical and digital worlds, helping brands show up in ways that feel relevant, memorable, and culturally aware.
The work spans everything from experiential activations and retail environments through to branded communications and campaign rollouts. Strategy, design, and production sit closely together, creating an environment where ideas are developed collaboratively and executed to an exceptionally high standard.
Based in East London, the studio has built a reputation for ambitious thinking, strong creative standards, and a culture where talented people are trusted to do their best work.
About the Role
This is a Midweight 2D Designer opportunity within a highly regarded creative team delivering work across retail, experiential, and brand communications projects.
There is a particular focus on sports and lifestyle brands at the moment, making this an exciting opportunity for someone who is genuinely interested in how brands connect with audiences through physical experiences. You'll create the visual design work that underpins these projects, collaborating closely with 3D designers, project teams, and senior creatives from concept through to delivery.
You'll have genuine ownership of your projects, exposure to high-profile client work, and the opportunity to continue developing your creative voice within a supportive and ambitious environment.
If you're looking for a role that offers more responsibility, stronger creative challenges, and work that people actually see and experience in the real world, this is worth exploring.
Your days will look something like this...
- Develop 2D design concepts across experiential, retail, and brand communications projects
- Produce high-quality artwork, layouts, presentations, and visual assets using Adobe Creative Suite
- Collaborate with 3D designers and project teams to bring concepts through from brief to delivery
- Create compelling presentation materials that communicate ideas clearly and confidently
- Take ownership of deliverables across multiple live projects simultaneously
- Contribute to workshops, brainstorms, and creative development sessions
- Research emerging trends across sport, culture, retail, and visual communications
- Help maintain consistently high creative standards across all project outputs`
You might be our perfect match if...
- You have around 3+ years' experience in brand design, experiential design, retail design, or a related creative discipline
- Your portfolio demonstrates strong visual craft alongside genuine conceptual thinking
- You are highly proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
- You can confidently explain the thinking behind your creative decisions
- You have experience working across multiple projects and managing competing priorities
- You have a strong eye for typography, layout, composition, and visual storytelling
- Exposure to sports, lifestyle, culture, or consumer brands would be advantageous
- You're curious, detail-oriented, and motivated to keep developing your creative skills
Why this one...
- Salary of £35,000 – £45,000, dependent on experience
- Hybrid working with three days in a vibrant London studio and two from home
- Join an award-winning agency with a strong reputation in retail and experiential design
- Work across sports, culture, fashion, technology, and lifestyle brands
- Be part of a collaborative creative team where strong ideas are valued and developed
- Genuine opportunities for progression within a growing and ambitious business