Creative Graphic Design Lead | Luxury Packaging | London

Mercury Search and Selection; Eccleston; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency in the UK is seeking a Creative Graphic Design Lead to oversee the design of luxury packaging for high-end brands. This role involves leading a team, managing client interactions, and ensuring concepts are compelling and sustainable. Ideal candidates will have exceptional design skills and strong communication abilities, thriving in a fast-paced creative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in producing luxury and bespoke packaging concepts for high-end brands.
• Ability to lead in client meetings and pitches.
• Willingness to attend client meetings onsite in London.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the creative lead on key client briefs and pitches.
• Oversee the end-to-end creative process from brief interpretation to final approval.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of designers.
• Implement new processes and tools to enhance team efficiency.
• Manage departmental resources and contribute to budget planning.

Skills

Exceptional design skills

Strong communication ability

Passion for creating sustainable solutions

Job description

Overview

Don’t just push pixels – shape how the world experiences brands on the shelf and in their hands. Work on high profile brands where your ideas will be produced, shipped and seen by millions.

As well as designing stunning packaging concepts, you will be part of sustainability initiatives that balance creativity with circular design principles, so your work does good for you AND the planet.

Creative Graphic Design Lead | Luxury Packaging | London | Up to £60k

A leading London-based, packaging agency specialising in premium and luxury packaging for global brands in beauty, jewellery, fashion, and lifestyle. With end-to-end capabilities - from strategic design and prototyping to production and international logistics – this outstanding organisation blends creativity, sustainability, and technical expertise to create packaging that elevates the brand experience.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• Serving as the creative lead on key client briefs and pitches, ensuring concepts are structurally sound and visually compelling
• Oversee the end-to-end creative process: from interpreting briefs (received directly or from the sales team) to developing presentation decks and iterating on concepts until final client sign-off
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of designers (from Junior to Senior level)
• Implement new processes, tools, and technologies (e.g., the Lab’s design bar) to enhance team efficiency and creative capabilities.
• Manage departmental resources and contribute to budget planning with the senior management team.

Qualifications / Key attributes

Key attributes required:

• Exceptional design skills to produce luxury and bespoke packaging concepts for high end brands
• Strong communication ability to be able to take the lead in client meetings and pitches
• Have a passion for creating beautiful and sustainable solutions and a can-do attitude
• Able to attend client meetings onsite and at client offices 3 or 4 days a week in London

Bring your creative vision to life at the forefront of luxury packaging design — where innovation meets elegance. Contact Mercury Search & Selection today to find out more!