Lead Designer

Saatchiwellness; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency in health and wellness is seeking a Lead Designer to inspire and manage their design team. This senior role focuses on delivering high-quality design projects across various platforms, enhancing both client satisfaction and team development. The position offers a hybrid work model and emphasizes collaboration and creativity.

Benefits

Flexible working

Private Medical

Income Protection Plans

‘YOU’ DAYS for well-being

FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES with full pay for maternity

Work Your World for 6 weeks

GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS

Qualifications

• Significant proven design experience in an agency setting.
• High proficiency with Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Strong conceptual portfolio demonstrating award-worthy design.

Responsibilities

• Lead design projects and manage the design team.
• Develop design concepts and present them to clients.
• Ensure high standards across multiple accounts.

Skills

Leadership

Creativity

Communication

Problem Solving

Tools

Adobe CC

Job description

Company description

Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness is a full-service creative agency operating in the health and wellness space. Our purpose is to unleash the ‘Wellness Effect’ in every person through meaningful personalised experiences, because we achieve greater outcomes when we are fully engaged in our wellness. We believe when our people do well, our work does well, our clients do well, and our patients do well, inspiring even more wellness in the world. We sum it up in two small words… Do Well.

That’s the what, but the how is guided by four defining principles – curious, creative, discerning, brave. These are the values we look for and nurture in others and ourselves, underpinning as they do a culture of collaborative entrepreneurialism that drives high-performance.

Overview

As a Lead Designer in the Saatchi Wellness creative team, you will be a proven self-starter who is energetic, pragmatic and welcoming of challenges. You’ll have the ability to lead design projects and consistently deliver work at the highest levels of craft, always bringing something fresh, Saatchi style. You’ll be confident working across multiple projects and platforms including print, digital, social media and experiential. You'll be leading a growing team of amazingly talented individuals who will be looking to you for inspiration and guidance on a day-to-day basis.

You take a project from start to completion, executing and delegating as needed. You work closely with creative teams, client services, planners, medical copywriters, and clients to develop relevant, meaningful work, consistently of a very high standard. You’re a great communicator, engaging clients and colleagues alike with presentation skills often as powerful and persuasive as your design. Team-mates, especially designers and art directors, look to you for guidance.

In this senior-level role you will work closely with senior members of the advertising team and develop leadership skills by owning projects and assisting in the development of others.

This role offers hybrid working, where you'll be working a minimum of x3 days per week from our west London head office and x2 days from home.

Responsibilities

• Take a leadership role within the design department and on all projects; inspiring, motivating, and providing constructive feedback to push the creative output
• Have direct line management responsibility for members of the design team, and show a genuine interest in supporting their development
• Be available to give advice and support, to provide constructive feedback and to inspire
• Work with other creatives, or independently, to develop design and layout solutions that respond to a variety of client briefs
• Input at a conceptual level and have meticulous organisation and commitment when it comes to Saatchi clients
• Take your knowledge and insight and turn them into designs that engage the audiences for which the communication is targeted Creative Execution
• Develop design concepts, confidently present them both internally and externally, refine after feedback and execute the final idea
• Prepare design layouts for offline and online content
• Ensure that any corporate guidelines have been carefully considered and reflected in any recommendations
• Work closely with Art Directors and Copywriters to devise brand guidelines
• Work with the Production team to identify and engage with the best external suppliers to execute the work in line with the agreed budget and timeline
• Brief external partners to bring your ideas to life, ensuring that the work is flawlessly executed with the highest levels of craft skills, regardless of channel
• Direct the execution of the design, supervising the work of creative partners such as illustrators or model makers to realise your creative vision
• Translate creative briefs into comprehensive multi-channel design layouts
• Manage and work independently under tight deadlines and while juggling multiple projects
• Present your work persuasively to both the agency and client teams
• Contribute and participate fully in the development of creative briefs and strategic and tactical plans
• Be alert to changes in the client’s marketplace, evaluating work in light of the marketing situation
• Understand the creative strategy in order to produce appropriate design solutions
• Contribute to the development of strategy through participation in internal strategic workshops and discussions

Qualifications

You live and breathe design. You add value to every project that passes your desk and understand that clarity of communication is as important as aesthetic perfection. You work seamlessly across mediums and are proficient in all the latest programs. You work well on your own or as part of a larger team. You are generous with your time and happy to pass on your experience to others, as well as learn from the wider team. You’re excited by solving problems with design and never stop pushing for the best work. You are ambitious and you are excited to take on a leadership role within an agency.

Approach

• Creative: Curious, adventurous, determined. Respectfully challenges the status quo; shares inspiration; helps others develop their creative and craft skills
• Strategic: Understands the big picture as well as the fine details
• Proactive: Organises and drives projects; confident, ambitious, and energetic; forthcoming with ideas, creating not waiting for opportunities
• Communicative: Eager to work with others in an integrated team
• Ambitious: able to roll up the sleeves and do what is needed to drive a winning team

Experience

• Significant proven design experience in an agency setting, maintaining high standards across multiple accounts (experience in healthcare not essential)
• A strong, varied conceptual portfolio demonstrating award-worthy design, print and digital work
• High proficiency with Adobe CC (InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop)
• Awareness of common regulations surrounding medical communications (e.g., ABPI) is advantageous
• Previous experience of line management

Additional information

Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• “YOU” DAYS – flexibility to take a day off for your well-being and self-care without prior notice and additional paid leave for volunteering and charity work of your choice.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING & BANK HOLIDAY SWAP You can switch a religious Bank Holiday (either Good Friday or Easter Monday) for another day to celebrate a religious, spiritual, faith or belief-based day of your choosing.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

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