Senior Conceptual Campaign Designer

Description

The role is Senior Conceptual Designer. You take ideas from first concept through to finished work, working with the design and account management teams to keep projects moving smoothly.

You join the creative team to produce concepts for advertising, social content that stops the scroll, storyboards and brand experiences.

The team is the in-house creative agency for the company's global business. It acts as a dedicated creative partner and builds campaigns and content based on close knowledge of the company and its clients. The work covers campaign strategy, design craft and fast content production, including video, social media, podcasts, experiential campaigns and marketing collateral. The team is based across London and New York. This is a full-time role in the Communication & Creative Services job family within Marketing.

Responsibilities

• Under the Creative Director's guidance, develop concepts for brand, marketing, digital, social and internal communications campaigns across channels and touchpoints.
• Turn complicated financial information into visuals that are clear, engaging and consistent with the brand.
• Work with copywriters, designers, marketers and stakeholders to take ideas from concept to delivery.
• Direct art workers and keep creative standards high across the team.
• Make sure all creative output meets brand guidelines, business goals and regulatory requirements.
• Present and explain your ideas clearly and confidently to internal stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Keep up with design trends, new technology and best practice, and use what is relevant to improve your work.
• Handle several projects at once, balancing creative work with deadlines, feedback and approvals.
• Make sure all finished work is thorough, accurate and delivered on time.
• Make day-to-day creative decisions, and escalate design issues to the Creative Director or Studio Head.
• Tell the Traffic Manager promptly about changes to specifications and schedules.

Requirements

• 7+ years in a senior conceptual or design role, at an agency or an in-house creative team.
• Proven experience delivering integrated campaigns across several channels.
• Experience in financial services, professional services or another highly regulated industry (highly desirable).
• A strong body of original ideas and carefully crafted design.
• Comfortable presenting ideas to internal teams and clients.
• Experience in a client-facing role, building strong client relationships.
• Able to work in a fast, busy studio, balancing projects and delivering them on time, on brand and on budget.
• Track record of leading creative thinking from concept through to execution.
• A strong portfolio showing conceptual thinking, creative leadership and high-quality design.
• Bachelor's degree in design, advertising, communications or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Essential: working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat and Photoshop.
• Essential: strong conceptual thinking, with the ability to generate and develop original ideas that hold up strategically.
• Essential: exceptional visual design skills across typography, layout, colour and composition.
• Essential: strong communication and presentation skills, and the ability to influence and engage stakeholders.
• Essential: high attention to detail and a firm commitment to quality.
• Essential: ability to balance creativity with commercial, brand and compliance needs.
• Essential: collaborative, confident leading creatively, and able to work well across cross-functional teams.
• Essential: strong time management and organisation in a fast, deadline-driven setting.
• Preferable: knowledge of Adobe Workfront.
• Preferable: an understanding of how AI can support the creative process.

Conditions

Full-time role.

Equal opportunity applies; see the company's EEO policy statement.