Senior Designer

The Content Emporium; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and collaborative team as a Senior Designer at a forward-thinking agency known for its high-quality content marketing. This full-time role offers the chance to lead creative projects across various formats, from digital to print design, while working closely with clients and contributing innovative ideas. You'll be part of a supportive environment that encourages professional growth and collaboration, ensuring your creative vision is realized. If you're passionate about design and eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Hybrid working

Upskilling opportunities

Collaborative creative team

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in design within an agency or in-house team.
• Strong portfolio showcasing digital and print design work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding graphic design work across digital and print formats.
• Liaise confidently with clients and contribute to briefings.

Skills

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Video Editing

Motion Graphics

Graphic Design

Client Liaison

Creative Thinking

Tools

Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe After Effects

Project Management Tools

Job description

Interviews: Held during the week of 26th May 2025

At The Content Emporium, we provide high-level plug-in content marketing support to major UK brands. Our 50-strong team delivers strategy, design, CRM, photography, social media, editorial, and motion content across digital and print platforms. With clients including FTSE 100 companies and some of the UK’s best-known shopping centres, our creative output is varied, high-quality, and always evolving.

Our in-house team includes creatives, strategists, content creators, editors and many others, all working together to deliver stand-out content that performs across all formats and channels. We’re now looking for a Senior Designer to join this vibrant, collaborative team.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Head of Design and sitting in a team under the Creative Director alongside a team of ten talented creatives, this full-time role offers the opportunity to work across multiple formats, from static digital and print design to motion and video editing. The Senior Designer will take the creative lead on a range of projects and be trusted to liaise directly with clients, helping to shape briefs and present design concepts confidently and clearly.

This is not an artworking role. We are looking for a highly creative thinker who is passionate about design and wants to help us produce the best work in the industry.

You’ll be part of a supportive, ideas-driven team with opportunities to upskill, contribute to concept development, and help push the agency’s creative output to new levels.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Design & Creative Delivery

• Deliver outstanding graphic design work across digital and print, including social media.
• Take ownership of projects from concept to final execution, ensuring high standards throughout.
• Bring strong visual thinking and creative ideas to briefs, not just executional design.
• Design to client brand guidelines while contributing creative thinking that elevates the output.
• Liaise with clients confidently and professionally, contributing to briefings, presentations and feedback sessions.
• Work closely with account leads, strategists and other departments to ensure creative solutions meet client objectives.
• Participate in brainstorms and client pitches with the wider team.
• Champion the creative vision internally and externally, ensuring clarity and consistency.

Tools & Workflow

• Use Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) daily with proficiency and confidence.
• Contribute to improving internal design systems and processes.
• Work collaboratively using project management tools and contribute to efficient workflow tracking.
• Take feedback constructively and contribute to reviews and revisions with positivity and focus.
• Edit short-form video using Adobe Premiere Pro for social and digital platforms.
• Create simple motion graphics using After Effects or other motion tools.
• Support the team on animation projects, including storyboarding and visual ideation. (Experience in motion is highly desirable but not essential.)
• Support junior designers and other creatives with mentoring or feedback when required.
• Contribute to internal initiatives, such as design inspiration sessions and creative reviews.
• Stay up to date with design trends, platform best practices, and evolving tools including AI tools to support our creativity.
• Be an active, enthusiastic member of the Creative Team.

ABOUT YOU

We’re looking for a confident, ideas-driven designer with proven agency or in-house experience. You’ll be a clear communicator, enthusiastic collaborator, and someone who wants to make a mark in a busy and creative environment.

You will ideally have:

• Experience of at least 4 years working as a designer in an agency or in-house team.
• Advanced skills in InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator (Adobe Creative Cloud).
• Experience in video editing and motion graphics (Premiere Pro / After Effects) is highly desirable.
• A compelling portfolio showing a variety of creative design work across digital and print.
• Excellent attention to detail and a real passion for visual storytelling.
• Strong organisational skills, able to manage your own deadlines and workload effectively.
• Collaborative attitude, working with other teams in the agency to output the best work possible
• Confidence liaising with clients and presenting ideas with clarity and purpose.
• A genuine interest in expanding your skills across creative platforms and tools.

WHY JOIN US

• Salary: £40,000 per annum
• 25 days holiday per year plus all UK bank holidays
• Pension scheme with employer contributions
• Hybrid working (minimum one day per week in our Bristol office)
• A talented and collaborative creative team
• The opportunity to work on exciting campaigns for high-profile UK brands
• Regular opportunities for upskilling and professional development

HOW TO APPLY

Please send your CV and a PDF or link to your portfolio to [e-mail] – use the subject line ‘Senior Designer Application’

We’d love to see a short cover letter telling us why this role appeals to you.

Please note we will not look at any applications submitted via easy apply – only email applications will be considered.

Applications close on Tuesday 13th May 2025 (11.59pm)

Interviews will take place during the week of 19th May 2025

We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close the role early if we find the right person.

OUR COMMITMENT

We are committed to creating an inclusive, supportive and diverse working environment. All applicants will be considered based on their suitability for the role alone.

If you need us to make any part of the application process more accessible, just let us know.