Senior Brand Designer

BLOND; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off (paid)

Education days: two paid days off per

Friendly office dog

Annual Christmas ski trip (company绩)

Job summary

BLOND in London is seeking a senior graphic and brand designer to lead the brand discipline across live client projects and BLOND’s own identity. You’ll take strategic vision through to visual systems, packaging and art direction.

This permanent, full-time role is based in our London studio. You’ll collaborate with our creative director and senior designers to build and head up the branding department as BLOND grows.

Qualifications

• BA or MA degree in graphic design, visual communication or related discipline.
• Minimum five years of brand design experience in a top-tier design consultancy, brand agency or independent studio.
• Outstanding portfolio showing conceptually led brand systems across print and digital.
• Deep understanding of typography, grids, editorial design and layout.
• Strong knowledge of packaging design, print processes and finishes.
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Strategic thinker who connects design choices to client objectives.
• Ambition to build and lead a branding department from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Develop complete brand systems from strategic concept to final production.
• Design visual identities, typographic systems, brand guidelines, packaging and art direction.
• Collaborate with industrial designers and engineers to bridge objects and brand communication.
• Act as primary brand custodian for BLOND's identity and communications.
• Evolve internal identity, website, social content and studio publications.
• Present brand narratives and concepts to clients with clarity.
• Oversee packaging artwork and finish specifications.
• Lay foundations for a dedicated branding department; mentor junior staff.

Skills

Brand systems

Leadership

Presentation skills

Typography

Adobe CC

Education

BA or MA in graphic design

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Figma

Job description

So we stay curious about culture. We ask deeper questions. We think long and hard before picking up a pencil. We chase down simple solutions to complex problems. Our big ideas survive contact with reality. We are a London-based studio of designers, strategists and engineers. We create meaningful brands, products, spaces and experiences for the world’s leading companies and most exciting startups. And we deliver them with meticulous attention to detail. Because we care as much as you do.

That’s why Red Dot has ranked us the No.1 design studio in Europe and the Americas five years running 2022–2026.

We are BLOND. We make things better.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a senior graphic and brand designer to join our London studio. This is a brand-new role for BLOND. We have built an international reputation for physical product design and strategic innovation. Now, we are expanding our capabilities to build complete, multidimensional brand systems.

You will lead the brand discipline across live client projects. You will work from strategic vision through to visual identity, packaging, digital touchpoints and art direction. You will report directly to our lead designers and creative director.

When you are not on client briefs, you will act as the custodian of BLOND’s own outward-facing brand. You will collaborate closely with our creative director to evolve our visual identity, exhibition collateral, digital presence and studio publications.

We want someone ambitious. You should be excited to establish the graphic design foundation at BLOND, with a clear trajectory to build and eventually head up our branding department as the studio grows.

This is a permanent, full-time position based in our London studio.

Duties

• Develop complete brand systems from strategic concept to final production.
• Design comprehensive visual identities, typographic systems, brand guidelines, packaging and art direction.
• Collaborate closely with industrial designers and engineers to bridge the gap between physical objects and brand communication.
• Act as the primary brand custodian for BLOND. You will evolve our internal identity, website, social content, print collateral and exhibition materials.
• Present brand narratives and strategic design concepts to clients with clarity and confidence.
• Oversee packaging artwork, print production, materiality and finish specifications.
• Lay the structural and creative foundations for a dedicated branding department.
• Mentor junior and mid-weight designers across visual communication and brand design.

Skills & Attributes (Required)

• Full right to work in the UK.
• BA or MA degree in graphic design, visual communication or a related discipline.
• Minimum five years of brand design experience within a top-tier design consultancy, brand agency or independent studio.
• An outstanding portfolio demonstrating conceptually led brand systems, typography and craft across print and digital.
• Deep understanding of typography, grid systems, editorial design and layout.
• Strong knowledge of structural packaging design, print processes, paper stocks and production finishes.
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Strategic thinker. You can articulate the reasoning behind design choices and connect them to client objectives.
• You can present creative narratives to senior client teams. Low-ego, curious and collaborative mindset aligned with our studio ethos.
• Ambition to step into leadership and help build our brand department from the ground up.

Skills & Attributes (Beneficial)

• Able to start immediately or with a short notice period.
• Motion design skills (After Effects) or experience directing motion graphics.
• Digital and interactive design experience (Figma).
• Creative direction or art direction experience on photoshoots and film sets.
• Understanding of 3D visualisation tools or generative workflows.
• Active interest in industrial design, architecture, fashion and contemporary culture.

There’s more to life than design. We live and breathe our jobs. But we have lives outside the studio too. Because well-rested, curious designers do better work.

• Birthday day off (paid).
• Education days: two paid days off per year for lectures, mentoring and tutoring.
• Friendly office dog.
• Annual Christmas ski trip (company performance-dependent).
• Other team socials and events.

FAQ

• The position is based in our London office. You can work from home one day per week. We do not offer remote working from abroad. You must be in our London studio at least four days a week.
• We welcome overseas applicants.