Freelance Senior Graphic Designer

StudioXAG | B Corp™; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

StudioXAG is seeking a Freelance Senior Graphic Designer to collaborate with our London-based creative studio. You will bring sharp creative thinking and expert graphic design to retail, spatial and brand experiences, partnering with our team from ideation to design development.

You will shape distinctive 2D concepts for spatial environments, translating brand narratives across touchpoints, while managing your workload in a fast-paced project environment.

Qualifications

• Proven graphic design portfolio across retail and brand experiences.
• Strong typography and layout skills with attention to detail.
• Experience applying 2D graphics within 3D environments and spatial design.

Responsibilities

• Translate concepts into compelling graphic design for retail spaces, windows, events and brand activations.
• Collaborate with 3D designers to ensure cohesive graphics and environments.
• Develop scalable graphic systems and toolkits for global brand rollouts.
• Present and direct design concepts, maintaining timelines and budgets.
• Contribute to visual storytelling in presentations and marketing projects.
• Own assigned workstreams and communicate design decisions clearly.

Skills

Graphic design

Typography

Spatial design

Print production

Brand guidelines

Adobe Creative Suite

Communication

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Job description

StudioXAG creates bold spaces that tell big stories

We create WOW moments for some of the world's best known brands, telling stories that touch every corner of the globe. Immersive experiences that spark emotional connection: surprise, disbelief, delight, joy, awe, wonder.

We have a diverse team of conceptual thinkers, creative dreamers and inquisitive makers that help make this happen.

The Role:

We're looking for a Freelance Senior Graphic Designer to collaborate with our creative studio in London.

You'll bring strong creative thinking and graphic design expertise to a wide range of retail, spatial and brand experience projects, working closely with our wider creative team.

You'll play a key role in developing distinctive 2D graphic concepts and design solutions that elevate spatial experiences, contributing across different stages of a project, from early ideation through to design development.

Who We're Looking For

You're an experienced graphic designer with a strong creative point of view, an exceptional eye for detail and a passion for creating standout brand experiences. You enjoy collaborating with others, challenging ideas and bringing creative stories to life through thoughtful graphic design, while confidently managing your own workload and delivering high-quality work within fast-paced project timelines.

What You'll Do:

• Creative Development: Translate creative concepts and brand narratives into compelling graphic design solutions that strengthen the overall spatial experience
• Spatial Integration: Collaborate closely with 3D Designers to ensure graphics and environments feel cohesive and fully integrated
• Design Across Touchpoints: Develop graphics for retail spaces, windows, events, POS, campaigns and large-scale brand activations
• Toolkits & Guidelines: Create scalable graphic systems, design toolkits and guidelines for global brand rollouts
• Presentations & Art Direction: Contribute to the visual quality and storytelling of creative presentations, with occasional support on internal creative and marketing projects
• Creative Ownership: Take ownership of assigned workstreams, confidently communicate design decisions and deliver to agreed timelines, budgets and creative standards

Skills & Experience

• Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality graphic design, ideally across retail and brand experiences across fashion, beauty, lifestyle brands.
• Excellent understanding of typography, layout, colour, composition and brand identity, with a strong eye for detail
• Experience applying 2D graphics within 3D environments, with an understanding of spatial design and scale
• Strong knowledge of print production and artwork preparation, including large-format graphics, vinyl applications and production specifications
• Experience developing graphic systems, brand guidelines and scalable toolkits across multiple touchpoints
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign)
• Strong communication, presentation and collaboration skills,with the ability to work collaboratively and independently within tight project timelines

Desirable but not essential:

• Motion design skills, including After Effects
• Familiarity with 3D design software and workflows
• Experience supporting broader art direction or campaign development

Location:

We are open to remote or hybrid candidates to work when needed from our studios in East London, E10 7QX. Our normal working hours are 9am - 6pm.