Lead Graphic Designer

Nobody's Child; Greater London; In loco; GBP 45.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Nobody’s Child is seeking an experienced Lead Graphic Designer to join our creative team in crafting distinctive brand-led visuals across campaigns, digital marketing, e-commerce, CRM, paid media, social and print.

You will lead the design function, guide the team, and actively contribute to day-to-day design, ensuring our creative is engaging, on-brand and commercially effective. A strong fashion aesthetic and editorial eye are essential.

Competenze

• Significant experience in a senior or lead graphic design role within fashion, lifestyle or retail.
• Proven experience leading, mentoring and developing designers, with a track record of building high-performing teams.
• Experience delivering both BAU creative and end-to-end campaigns across digital, e-commerce, CRM, social, paid media and print.
• Strong understanding of brand identity and design systems, with experience evolving visual identities.

Mansioni

• Lead, mentor and develop the graphic design team, fostering a high-performing and collaborative environment.
• Set clear creative standards and provide direction and feedback to develop capabilities.
• Balance hands-on delivery with team leadership and resource planning.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Mentoring

Hands-on design

Brand identity

Editorial eye

Art direction

Communication

Strumenti

Adobe Creative Suite

InDesign

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

Descrizione del lavoro

Nobody’s Child is for the free thinkers, the dreamers, and the go-getters. Born in 2015, we’ve spent the last decade creating clothes that feel as good as they look for people who embrace individuality, live with purpose, and want to leave the world a little better than they found it. It’s been 10 years of creativity, growth, and bold ideas, and the values that guide us haven’t changed.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced and creatively ambitious Lead Graphic Designer to join our team. Reporting to the Head of Creative, this is a hands-on creative leadership role responsible for driving the quality, consistency and evolution of Nobody’s Child's graphic design across all brand touch points.

Combining strong design expertise with proven people management experience, you will lead and develop the graphic design team while remaining actively involved in the day-to-day design and delivery of creative across campaigns, digital marketing, e-commerce, CRM, paid media, social and print.

You will take ownership of the end-to-end graphic design process, from initial briefing and creative development through to execution and rollout, ensuring our creative is distinctive, engaging and commercially effective.

We're looking for someone with a strong design aesthetic, an instinct for fashion and visual storytelling, and a genuine passion for creating great work. You'll be equally comfortable developing creative concepts, designing day-to-day assets, guiding your team and contributing fresh ideas for brand content.

Day to day, you will be responsible for:

• Lead, mentor and develop the graphic design team, fostering a high-performing, collaborative and creatively ambitious environment.
• Set clear creative standards, provide direction and constructive feedback, and champion the development of individual and team capabilities.
• Take ownership of the design function, balancing hands-on creative delivery with team leadership, resource planning and continuous improvement.

Campaign Creative & End-to-End Delivery

• Lead the graphic design process across seasonal campaigns, product launches and key brand moments, from initial concept through to multichannel execution and rollout.
• Establish and manage robust creative workflows, including briefing, design development, stakeholder alignment, approvals and delivery.
• Collaborate with the Head of Creative, Marketing, E-commerce and Production teams to deliver cohesive, compelling creative that balances brand ambition with commercial objectives.

Hands-on Design & BAU Delivery

• Remain actively hands-on, creating high-quality design across digital marketing, CRM, paid media, social, e-commerce and print.
• Develop and oversee creative across website content, landing pages, ongoing trading activity, POS, direct mail and packaging.
• Manage BAU priorities alongside larger campaign projects, ensuring consistently high standards of creative execution, accuracy and timely delivery.

Brand Identity & Creative Excellence

• Champion and evolve Nobody’s Child's visual identity, ensuring a distinctive, elevated and consistent brand expression across all touchpoints.
• Lead the development and application of our graphic design language, from typography and layout to composition and visual storytelling.
• Bring fresh thinking, creative inspiration and a strong understanding of best-in-class design to continually elevate our creative output.

Content Ideation & Shoot Art Direction

• Contribute fresh ideas for brand content and product storytelling, developing concepts, moodboards and creative treatments in collaboration with the wider creative team.
• Bring a strong editorial eye and understanding of fashion imagery to content development, with the opportunity to support art direction on content shoots.
• Collaborate with photographers, stylists and production teams to ensure engaging, cohesive and brand-aligned creative.

Sustainability & Responsibility

• Actively contribute to our company’s commitment to environmental and social responsibility by integrating sustainable practices into everyday work. This includes minimising waste, promoting responsible sourcing, supporting our circular economy initiatives, and encouraging customers and colleagues to make choices that align with our sustainability values. Every team member at NC plays a role in helping us reduce our environmental impact and create a positive legacy for our communities and the planet.

Skills & Experience Required

• Significant experience in a senior or lead graphic design role within fashion, lifestyle or retail, with a strong portfolio of elevated, brand-led creative.
• Proven experience leading, mentoring and developing designers, with a track record of building high-performing teams and driving creative excellence.
• Experience working within a best-in-class creative environment, with a strong understanding of effective team structures, processes and ways of working.
• Exceptional hands-on design skills, with experience delivering both BAU creative and end-to-end campaigns across digital, e-commerce, CRM, social, paid media and print.
• A strong understanding of brand identity and design systems, with experience evolving visual identities through typography, layout and storytelling.
• A contemporary creative aesthetic, strong editorial eye and genuine passion for fashion, culture and emerging trends.
• Excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to lead projects, manage priorities and influence creative decisions.
• Experience contributing to content ideation, concept development and visual storytelling, with content shoot art direction experience desirable.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator); Figma experience desirable. Alignment with Nobody’s Child values: kindness, agility, bravery and optimism.

Only applications with a link to a portfolio of work will be considered. We look forward to receiving your application!

At Nobody’s Child, we are committed to creating an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace. We aim to ensure that we are always recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of talent and encourage all to apply to join our journey!