Brand Design Lead

Portsmouth Water Ltd; Havant; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water supply company is seeking a Brand & Design Lead to deliver high-quality design support across its marketing and communications team. The successful candidate will create compelling assets for digital and print, support brand strategy, and maintain design standards. Ideal applicants should have strong Adobe Creative Suite skills, a portfolio of design work, and the ability to translate complex information into visual communications. Flexible working arrangements are available.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Performance bonus up to 6%

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay

Life assurance scheme

Comprehensive wellbeing support

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
• Experience designing for both print and digital platforms.
• Portfolio showcasing both print and digital design work.

Responsibilities

• Create visually compelling and on-brand assets across all channels.
• Support the updated brand strategy and visual identity.
• Produce digital and print materials while ensuring quality standards.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop

Adobe After Effects or other motion graphics software

Knowledge of digital formats

Artwork file setup for print

Translate complex information into visuals

Organised and proactive

Collaborative team player

Excellent attention to detail

Multichannel design experience

Experience creating motion graphics

Job description

We re making a difference: Together, we can ensure that there is enough water for everyone, now and in the future. As our Brand & Design Lead, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality graphic and digital design support across the Marketing and Communications team and the wider Portsmouth Water organisation. You ll play a key role in bringing our brand to life, ensuring consistency and creativity across all channelsfrom digital campaigns and social media, to printed materials, presentations, and communications campaigns. Your designs will help communicate Portsmouth Water s story, engage our customers, and strengthen our visual identity across every touchpoint.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for creating visually compelling and on‑brand creative assets across all touchpoints and communications e.g. leaflets, brochures, ads, social media, digital advertising etc.
• Supporting the launch and implementation of our updated brand strategy and visual identity.
• Print Design: Creating and delivering high‑quality print materials, from customer leaflets and regulatory reports to press and out‑of‑home advertising, ensuring print‑ready files are delivered to our media and print partners.
• Digital: Producing digital assets such as social content, display ads, website graphics, email campaigns etc., including motion/animated assets for display ads, social content, reels etc.
• Performing basic video editing tasks such as adding copy overlays, and formatting content for social media.
• Working with our outsourced printers to check proofs and manage print jobs.
• Briefing and managing projects with external vendors such as photographers, video production companies etc.
• Supporting the design and production of key strategic campaigns, such as behaviour change and marketing campaigns, working closely with the Brand & Campaigns Manager and marketing agency partners.
• Maintaining high standards of design, detail, and accuracy, ensuring that all deliverables are production‑ready and meet the technical specifications required for print and digital formats.
• Acting as a brand guardian, the key point of contact for all things brand design, ensuring consistency and quality across the business.
• Maintaining and evolving our Portsmouth Water and Havant Thicket Reservoir brand guidelines and brand templates so they remain relevant and easy to use.
• Maintaining organised files and ensuring version control of all assets.

Qualifications

• Strong skills in Adobe Creative Suite: Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop.
• Competent in Adobe After Effects or other motion graphics software.
• Strong knowledge of digital formats.
• Able to correctly set up artwork files for print.
• Able to translate complex information into easy to understand and highly visual communications.
• Organised and proactive able to balance multiple projects at once.
• Collaborative able to build strong relationships and work effectively with the Marketing & Communications team and other departments across the organisation.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Proven multichannel graphic and digital design experience in an in‑house or agency role.
• Experience designing for both print and digital platforms.
• A portfolio of both print and digital design work.
• Experience creating motion graphics for social media and other digital platforms.

We recognise people want to work in a variety of different ways, and that s why we re happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Please feel free to talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may be looking for.

Please be aware, the Company has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK. Due to the high volume of applications we may receive, we re unable to respond to every applicant individually. If your application is of interest, we ll usually be in touch within 4 weeks of receiving it.

Benefits

At Portsmouth Water, we believe in rewarding our people. Here s just a taste of what s waiting for you when you join the team.

We ll help secure your future with a generous pension scheme, contributing up to 15% because your tomorrow matters as much as your today. Performance Pays Off You could earn a non-contractual bonus of up to 6% of your basic salary, linked to company performance because when we succeed together, you should benefit too. Family Comes First Whether you re welcoming a new arrival through birth or adoption, we ve got your back with enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave and pay. Social Events All expenses covered summer and winter social events Peace of Mind, Always Our life assurance scheme gives your loved ones extra security, with a 4x salary lump sum benefit in case the unexpected happens. Comprehensive Wellbeing Support Whether you need confidential mental health and wellbeing advice 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Programme, or physical health support via our Virtual GP service (available 8am10pm, 7 days a week for you and your immediate family), help is always close at hand with the HealthHero app.

PW Perks Treat Yourself!

Enjoy exclusive discounts at thousands of retailers, plus exciting benefits like:

• Electric Vehicle Scheme (after 1 year)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Health Cash Plan
• and so much more!