Midweight Designer

Havas Play UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Havas Play UK is seeking a Midweight Designer in London to join the Creative & Studio team. You will contribute to campaigns that move people and judges, collaborating with top creative talent to elevate briefs beyond the box.

Bring 3-7 years of agency experience, a standout portfolio, and expertise in the Adobe Creative Suite. This role demands proactive collaboration, energy, and craft across multiple formats.

Qualifications

• 3-7 years of experience in a creative agency environment.
• Portfolio demonstrating versatility and standout design.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills.
• Knowledge of gaming or sports culture preferred.
• Collaborative, open to feedback and proactive.
• Self-starter with time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with CDs and senior designers to ensure output is creatively excellent.
• Present concepts to senior team and iterate to final product.
• Create visuals across online and offline formats.
• Mentor peers and contribute to a best-in-class creative department.

Skills

Versatility in portfolio

Communication skills

Storytelling

Collaboration

Self-starter

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Photoshop

InDesign

Illustrator

After Effects

Job description

Job Title: Midweight Designer

Location: London

Team: Creative & Studio

Reports to: Associate Creative/Design Director

Overview

Do you love bold ideas? Do you set design trends? Do you have a portfolio full of culturally resonant, fame-driving work? We're opening applications for a spot on our design team as our newest Midweight Designer.

This isn't just another seat in the design department pushing pixels - it's a key role for designers who value their creative thinking, who thrive on elevating briefs outside of the box to uplift creative work, sell in ideas and create cohesive through-the-line campaigns.

You'll work alongside other top-tier creatives, strategists, and makers to develop campaigns that don’t just sit pretty in decks but move people - and judges. You bring energy, optimism and craft to everything you touch.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Excellence

• Work with the CDs, Senior Designers and other team members to ensure your design output is creatively excellent.
• Ensure your design strategy and concepts are well thought through and inspiring - and your design work is pixel perfect.
• Be confident in presenting your work to senior team members and work with them to iterate your work through to finished product.
• Be well-versed in using photoshop and/or ai to mock up creative concepts and ideas, helping the wider team turn ideas into visuals to sell in work.

Technical Ability

• Attentive focus and ability to consistently deliver across multiple formats - both online and offline.
• Obsessive attention to detail, with a strong understanding of design layout principles, typography and visual/content information architecture.
• Strong knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, with a focus on Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator. An interest in new creative tools and AI to support your design practice.
• Some skills in Motion Graphic Design and After Effects would be a great bonus

Leadership & Collaboration

• Provide guidance to peers, leading by example with passion, clarity, and skill.
• Challenge strategies and briefs constructively to drive better creative outcomes.
• Collaborate with creative and account teams to balance creativity with production feasibility.
• Raise the bar of creativity and bring other on the journey with you
• Contribute to creating a best-in-class creative department through culture and work.

Execution & Delivery

• Understand and contribute to the full agency process, including production workflows and cross-department collaboration.

Skills & Experience

• 3-7 years of experience in a creative agency environment
• A portfolio that shows versatility, originality, and standout design with work that has received industry awards and recognition
• Strong communication and storytelling skills
• A broad range of creative references and cultural insights, in gaming or sports in particular
• A collaborative spirit: open to feedback, respectful of others' ideas, and proactive in improving work
• A self-starter with great time management and a proactive mindset

Why You?

You care about making great work with great people. You're collaborative and visionary. You bring energy, expertise, and originality to every project. And you're looking for a team who feel like a group of mates, not just colleagues.