Midweight Designer

Critical Playground LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Profit share

25 days holiday

Work from abroad

Pension scheme

Wellness sessions

WFH equipment budget

Learning and development

Job summary

OLS in London is seeking a conceptually strong Midweight Designer to join our creative studio, delivering stand-out work for global CPG brands. You’ll have razor-sharp taste and a Gen Z-aware sensibility, creating content that resonates with how people scroll, save and share.

Hybrid work: 3 days at home, 2 days in our Central London studio, with onboarding, peer support and room to grow. Proficiency in Photoshop and After Effects is essential; experience with Figma, GenAI tools, and 3D/C4D is a

Qualifications

• Portfolio with real cultural fluency for a Gen Z audience.
• Strong CPG/brand advertising experience; collage or moodboard work.
• Proficient in Photoshop and After Effects.
• Figma Weave or GenAI experience a plus; 3D/C4D a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Develop standout, strategically-aligned creative from brief to completion - static, interactive, quiz units and layered editorial-style collage.
• Create video, from simple cutdowns to technical rotoscoping and breakthrough effects.
• Generate on-brand lifestyle assets using GenAI tools with IP accuracy.
• Take on feedback fast and manage multiple brands against tight deadlines.
• Collaborate closely with Creative Leads and client stakeholders and share skills.

Skills

Gen Z audience understanding

Brand advertising experience

Independent / self-starter

Moodboard / collage style

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe After Effects

Figma

GenAI tools (Figma Weave)

Cinema 4D

Job description

About Us

OLS is a creative studio for brands that refuse to blend in. Since 2007 we have worked as an embedded creative partner to in-house teams at brands including Pinterest, Workday, Calm and Whoop, delivering campaigns, social content, digital advertising and creative rollout. We are employee owned, so everyone here holds a stake in the work and a say in how the studio runs. Our people bring the judgement and the craft. We invest in the tools and the training that take the grind out of production, so the work stays distinctive and the pace stays high.

The Role

We're looking for a conceptually strong, culturally switched-on Midweight Designer to join our creative studio, making stand-out work for a roster of global CPG brands. You'll have razor-sharp taste and a genuine feel for what resonates with a modern, Gen Z-aware audience - someone who makes content that feels native to how people actually scroll, save and share, not repurposed from a bigger campaign.

The Work

• Develop stand-out, strategically-aligned creative from brief to completion - static, interactive, quiz units and layered editorial-style collage


• Create video, from simple cutdowns to technical executions like rotoscoping and \"breakthrough\" effects


• Generate on-brand lifestyle assets using GenAI tools (e.g. Figma Weave), with real care for brand IP accuracy


• Take on feedback fast and manage multiple brands against tight deadlines


• Collaborate closely with Creative Leads and client stakeholders, and act as a genuinely good studio citizen - sharing skills and helping others as you go

You Have:

• A portfolio with real cultural fluency - work made for a Gen Z audience, not adapted for them


• Strong CPG / brand advertising experience, plus collage, editorial or moodboard-style work


• Confident Adobe Suite skills (Photoshop and After Effects essential)


• A self-starter mindset, comfortable working independently and taking feedback well


• Figma / Figma Weave or GenAI experience a plus; 3D/C4D a bonus

How We Work:

Hybrid - 3 days from home, 2 days in our Central London studio. You'll get thorough onboarding and strong peer support from your Creative Lead, in a studio that moves fast, holds high standards, and backs that up with real support and room to grow.

Benefits

• Annual bonus and profit share: Everyone shares in how well the studio does.


• Time off: 25 days a year, including our Christmas closure. Rises by a day a year after three years.


• Work from abroad: Work from anywhere for two weeks a year.


• Health and family: Pension scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity packages, Bupa employee assistance programme, and free wellness sessions and West End Club discounts for the London team.


• Learning and development: An annual training budget for every person, a WFH equipment budget, and real time set aside for team learning and innovation.