Mid-Senior Designer

Storm Creative; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency in Essex is looking for a technically excellent designer to join their team. The role involves designing social campaigns, collaborating on branding projects, and executing clean, modern layouts. Candidates should have over 4 years of experience in a creative role and be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite. Join a supportive team with genuine growth opportunities.

Benefits

Growth opportunities

Profit share scheme

In-house production studio

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in an agency or in-house creative team.
• Portfolio showcasing clean, modern digital design.
• Ability to work independently with loose creative direction.

Responsibilities

• Design social campaigns, ads, and brand assets.
• Create visual assets for various branding projects.
• Collaborate on logo design and product concepting.
• Contribute to art direction and storyboarding for videos.

Skills

Adobe Creative Suite

Adobe XD

Visual problem solving

Organizational skills

Fast execution

Job description

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About Us:
Storm is an award-winning, strategy-first creative agency and production studio based in Essex.We help ambitious brands grow through insight-driven strategy, design, and content – all developed in-house.

Position Overview:

We’re looking for a sharp, reliable, and technically excellent designer to join our creative team. This role isn’t about big-brand conceptual thinking or blue-sky ideas. It’s about someone who knows how to collaborate on direction, solve problems visually, and execute great work quickly and consistently. You’ll be working closely with our Strategy Directors to translate smart thinking into clean, effective design across websites, campaigns, social, and brand.

Our Showreel:
Here's an example of the variety of work we produce: https://vimeo.com/stormcreative/review/942037728/3957919c9d

Responsibilities:

Design social campaigns, ads, decks, brand assets, websites and landing pages

Create visual assets for brands across packaging, identity, and signage

Collaborate on logo design, product concepting and brand naming projects

Translate creative direction and wireframes into clean, modern layouts

Contribute to product art direction and storyboarding short-form video content

Maintain and evolve brand templates, style guides and reusable design systems

Work closely with our SEO/content teams to deliver designs that are both beautiful and high-performing

Bring ideas to life quickly – balancing speed, structure, and visual quality

Requirements:

4+ years’ experience in an agency or in-house creative team

Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite and Adobe XD (we don’t use Figma)

Portfolio that shows clean, modern digital design with structure and clarity

Ability to work from loose creative direction or content plans without hand-holding

Someone who’s organised, accurate, fast and thrives under pressure

A thinker as well as a doer – able to solve design problems, not just follow instructions

Bonus Skills (not essential but useful):

Experience working with performance-led teams (SEO, content, paid media)

Understanding of UX/UI principles

Why Join Storm?:

You’ll be joining an award-winning agency

You’ll be working with a highly collaborative, in-office, supportive team with no egos

Genuine growth opportunities in a growing agency

The opportunity to work with a prestigious client base

‘Years of service’ bonus and profit share scheme

‘Years of service’ gifted holiday scheme

In-house production studio for video, audio and podcasts

How to Apply:

If you are enthusiastic about design, and possess the skills and qualities outlined above, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV, cover letter and portfolio detailing your relevant experience and why you believe you would be suitable for the role, via our website.