Creative Design Manager

Career Legal; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

City of London office proximity

Job summary

Permannet, a high-profile US law firm, seeks a Creative Design Manager for its London office to lead the UK design offering and support US offices. The role is full-time with hybrid work (3 days in office, 2 from home), based in the City, 9:30am–5:30pm, reporting to the Associate Director of Brand and Creative.

You will manage a small design team, balance leadership with hands-on design, and deliver high-quality visuals for marketing and client engagement while upholding brand standards.

Qualifications

• 8 years of professional design experience within professional services.
• 5 years of experience managing designers.
• Strong portfolio with print and digital work for high-end clients.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom.
• Experience with Figma and UX wireframing processes.
• Knowledge of After Effects or motion graphics.
• Strong PowerPoint and Word skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small design team and oversee projects.
• Hands-on design execution as needed.
• Collaborate with the Associate Director of Brand and Creative to align with brand standards.
• Deliver polished, high-quality marketing materials.
• Support marketing, business development and client engagement initiatives.

Skills

Design leadership

Team management

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Lightroom

Figma

UX wireframes

After Effects

PowerPoint master slides

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Creative Design Manager

Permannet

City of London

Hybrid working: 3 days in office, 2 from home

£85,000 +

High profile US law firm are looking for a Creative Design Manager to join their London office on a fulltime permanent basis, this is a new role for the London office of this US firm, and will head up the UK design offering, whilst managing and supporting the US offices designers. This new role will be based in stunning offices in the City, close to Liverpool Street station and Bank tube station.

This new Creative Design Manager position is full time, working 9:30am – 5:30pm, you will be working in house leading a small team of designers responsible for producing high-quality visual communications that support the firm’s marketing, business development, and client engagement initiatives.

This role serves as a hands-on working manager, balancing team leadership and project oversight with hands-on design execution. The Design Manager collaborates closely with the Associate Director of Brand and Creative to ensure that creative work aligns with the firm’s priorities, brand standards and communication objectives while delivering thoughtful, polished design solutions across a wide range of marketing materials.

The role is paying a very generous basic salary of approx. £80,000 – £85,000 per annum plus an exceptional perks and benefits package. The role is working on a hybrid basis with 3 days required working from their London office each week, and 2 days from home.

Key requirements

• 8 years of professional design experience within professional services
• 5 years of experience managing designers
• Strong portfolio demonstrating sophisticated design work for high-end clients across print and digital media
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom
• Experience with Figma and knowledge of UX wireframing processes and design principles
• Knowledge of After Effects or motion graphics tools
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint (master slide development) and Word (template and style development).