Midweight to Senior Designer / Art Director

JR United Kingdom; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative studio is seeking a Midweight to Senior Designer / Art Director in Stoke-on-Trent to lead creative projects. The ideal candidate will have strong design skills, leadership qualities, and experience delivering projects creatively and strategically. This role involves working on diverse projects, primarily in social media and digital design. If you are proactive and detail-oriented with 5+ years of experience, we would love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in a commercial communications capacity.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Arabic.
• Knowledge of design-related AI developments.

Responsibilities

• Produce attractive and effective designs across various projects.
• Be a design lead, managing design output.
• Work independently and with the Creative Director.

Skills

Design

Creativity

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Undergraduate Degree or Masters Qualification in Graphic Design

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

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Midweight to Senior Designer / Art Director, Stoke-on-Trent

Client: Graphic Shift

Location:

Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

Job Description:

We’re on the lookout for a Midweight to Senior Designer / Art Director to join our growing creative studio — someone with a sharp eye, strong conceptual thinking, and the experience to lead projects from brief to final delivery with both creativity and strategic clarity. We’re in search of someone who’s not just creative, but proactive, collaborative, and excited to push boundaries.

Responsibilities:

• Produce attractive and effective designs
• Work on a wide variety of creative projects, predominantly social media/digital assets
• Be a design lead on particular projects/brands - taking responsibility for the entire design output on those projects
• Be able to art direct design projects as well as be the 'hands-on' designer
• Work independently as well as under the guidance of the Creative Director

Experience and Qualifications:

• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Fluent in written and spoken Arabic
• Undergraduate Degree or Masters Qualification in Graphic Design (or similar)
• Fluent in Adobe software programmes including InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and ideally across motion graphics too.
• Knowledge of the latest developments in design-related AI
• 5+ years’ experience in a commercial communications capacity or in a similar working environment.

Key Qualities:

• Meticulous attention to detail
• Time management and multitasking abilities
• Ability to meet deadlines in a high-pressure environment and work across several projects at once
• Willingness to listen to feedback and use it to improve
• Being a digital native/expert in design for social media (advantageous)

If this sounds like your kind of role and you think you’d be a great fit, drop us an email at [emailprotected] — we’d love to hear from you