Creative Lead

Williams Lea; Leeds; On-site; GBP 49,500 - 60,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Discounted gym memberships

Job summary

Williams Lea is looking for a Creative Lead based in Leeds, with a focus on delivering high-quality designs for a global law firm. This role involves managing creative projects, leading a team, and ensuring consistency across various branding materials.

The ideal candidate will have strong design skills, experience with Adobe Creative Suite, and a knack for innovative problem-solving. This full-time position offers a hybrid work model with benefits including 25 days holiday and health insurance.

Qualifications

• Experience in storyboarding, animation, and motion graphics preferred.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite for design projects.
• Ability to produce final print files and write specifications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver integrated creative solutions and campaigns for clients.
• Manage and deliver client work accurately and on time.
• Lead and develop the creative team through regular feedback.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite expertise

Editorial design experience

Innovative problem-solving

Strong typography skills

Ability to balance multiple projects

Education

Formal design training in graphic design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe After Effects

Job description

Creative Lead

Salary: £55,000 per annum, plus company benefits. Locations: Leeds, LS10 1AB or London, E14 5JJ. Contract: Full Time, Permanent, 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 9am – 5:30pm (flexibility required, 1-hour unpaid break). Work model: Hybrid.

Role Overview

The Creative Team Lead will be a dynamic, hands‑on integrated designer based in the Leeds Onshore Delivery Centre, supporting a leading global law firm in London. Reporting to the Global Creative Director, the role involves implementing the firm’s recent rebrand, developing templates, and managing the rollout of consistent, high‑quality branded materials across print and digital channels.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide integrated creative solutions and campaigns that bring to life the content and brand design.
• Liaise with the client professionally and proactively manage expectations.
• Support the business to manage and deliver client work on time with accuracy.
• Interpret and challenge brief requirements, offering the best solutions for clients.
• Escalate or resolve client issues and communicate updates to the Global Creative Director.
• Deliver outstanding printed and digital marketing collateral in compliance with brand guidelines.
• Think creatively to produce new ideas and concepts while working with the Global Creative Director.
• Produce templates and ensure design consistency across the brand rollout.
• Apply animation and moving‑image design principles where required.
• Use workflow software and adapt to existing team procedures.
• Provide technical input and advice on print and digital projects; produce final files for print and write print specs.
• Create infographics and ensure quality checking and accuracy.
• Lead and develop the team through 1‑2‑1’s, meetings, development and performance reviews.
• Up‑skill the team to focus on digital solutions.
• Ensure workload and staffing (absences, holidays) are managed correctly.

Essential Core Skills

• Formal design training or relevant qualification in graphic design.
• Ability to develop compelling concepts within corporate design guidelines.
• Strong editorial design experience with long‑form documents and reporting layouts.
• Advanced typography, layout systems, composition and information hierarchy expertise.
• Experience writing brand guidelines for consistency across print and digital.
• Confidence to present and explain ideas to clients and colleagues.
• Ability to balance multiple projects simultaneously.
• Understanding of client needs and expectations.
• Innovative problem‑solving initiative implementation.
• Exceptional accuracy and attention to detail.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Dreamweaver).
• Experience in storyboarding, animation and motion graphics preferred.
• Video editing using Adobe suite preferred.
• Knowledge of SharePoint and MS Office.

Technical Requirements

• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite for print, digital and moving‑image design.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to produce final print files and write print specifications.

Rewards and Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Salary sacrifice schemes.
• Retail vouchers (TechScheme) for gadgets and household appliances.
• Life Assurance, Private Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Health Assessments.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme, discounted gym memberships, referral scheme.

Equality and Diversity

The Company values diversity and will not discriminate because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic. We uphold fairness, openness and transparency in all aspects of employment.