Senior Creative/Designer

Do you love Typography, Design, Layout and Concepts? Do you have a passion for all things Design? If you’re a Middleweight Designer looking to take the next step, or have recently been promoted to Senior Designer, then this role could be for you.

We are looking for a full-time, Senior Creative/Designer to join our collaborative, curious, insightful and ambitious team. You should have between 3 — 5 years of experience, the majority of which should have been spent in an agency environment.

As a multi-disciplined creative, you will act as a design lead, owning projects while delivering work with brilliant creative ideas, exceptional design and craft skills and smart strategic thinking.

You must love the intricacies and craft of typographic design, grid and layout alongside a passion for brand design, and have examples of projects showcasing your skills in these areas in your portfolio.

We are currently working in a hybrid pattern in our Hoxton studio on Mon/Wed/Fri (but the office is open 5 days a week for anyone to use it if they wish).

Your role will support the Creative Team in the following areas:

_Creation of designs, layout and artwork/templates

_Concept generation for Brand and Campaigns

_Art direction of typography/illustration/photography

_Client presentations

_Preparation of design for print/web/other media

_Print management.

Skills and experience required:

_Between 3 — 5 years experience, some of which should be spent in an agency environment

_A track record of bringing creativity through typography, layout and brand design into your projects

_Confidence and desire to give presentations and be persuasive and emotive to both internal team members and external clients

_An in-depth knowledge of the latest Adobe CC – in particular InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop

_Some experience and skills in motion design would be beneficial bit not essential

Our clients:

You will be working across an eclectic mixture of all of our clients

(no typecasting here, excuse the pun) in Education, Charity and FinTech, as well as collaborating with our partner film and animation production agency, Studio Hansa to produce films and animations for social channels.

Clients include:

_Jaguar Land Rover

_Nutmeg Investments

_Imperial College

_King’s College London

_UCL

_Pearson

_FinTech brands

...and many more

The job would suit...

_Someone with buckets of confidence and personality

_Someone looking to progress, learn and take the next step up from Midweight to Senior, or a Senior looking to have more autonomy

_Someone who is looking to be part of an ambitious, fast moving and growing agency. An agency that has big clients but is small enough for you to have impact and be involved in all stages of the process, with direct contact to all members of the wider team at psLondon at the most senior levels. Our senior people don’t hide away in smoked glass offices in a penthouse.

The perks:

_Salary of between £43k – £52k per annum depending on experience and talent

_Company pension

_‘Star of the month’ award – a nominated colleague gets rewarded for excellent work or contribution to the agency

_Personal training budget for professional development

_IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) Membership, with access to resources and training sessions

_20 days annual leave per year plus;

_1 additional day for your birthday

_3 extra days between Christmas and new year on top when the agency closes

_Additional 2 days unlocking after 2 years of service

_Regular staff ‘Away days’, a mixture of learning development and social activities. Previous activities have included canoeing in the Regents Canal, Ping Pong, Tennis and even day trips to Paris.