Senior Creative

South; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative studio in the UK is seeking a Senior Creative to oversee the visual output and creative direction of the brand. This hands-on role involves actively designing and producing high-quality content, leading campaigns, and ensuring brand consistency across various touchpoints. Applicants should have over 5 years of experience in a creative agency, a strong portfolio, and advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented and collaborative, with the ability to adapt to different audiences. Salary ranges from £45,000 to £60,000, plus bonuses and benefits.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Company pension contributions

28 days holiday plus additional days

Free bowling for you and friends

25% off food and drink

Annual team awards party

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a creative agency or fast-paced design studio.
• Strong portfolio in brand, campaigns, and experiential design.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative direction across multiple channels.
• Design and produce high-quality campaign assets.
• Oversee photoshoots and manage visual direction.

Skills

Creative agency experience

Strategic thinking

Adobe Creative Suite proficiency

Video and motion content creation

Collaboration

Tools

Figma

3D tools (e.g. Blender)

Job description

Senior Creative - Must be willing to travel into London (3 days a week and travel nationally)

About Us

Lane7 is the UK’s fastest growing and biggest independent boutique bowling destination. We have multiple venues across our Lane7, Level X, Gutterball and ML7 brands. Bowling has always been our thing - since launch in 2013, but really, we’re all your best nights in one: Pool, golf, darts, karaoke, arcades and a ton of next-level gaming experiences, combined with great drinks and fabulous food. A night with friends, date night, special celebrations and private functions… we’ve got every occasion covered.

Could you be what we’re looking for?

The Senior Creative owns the creative direction and visual output of the brand across every touchpoint. Digital, physical, internal, and experiential. This role is the final gatekeeper of brand quality, ensuring all content meets defined standards and expresses the brand consistently at a global level.

The Role

This is a hands-on senior role that connects strategy, design, and real-world execution. You will actively create work yourself while leading creative standards, ensuring the brand is not just seen, but experienced, with clarity, consistency, and impact.

Key responsibilities include:

• Actively design and produce
  content, this is a hands-on role.
• Create high-quality assets
  across digital, print, video, and motion, leading by example in craft and
  execution.
• Personally deliver key brand
  moments, campaigns, and flagship assets where the detail and quality
  matter most.
• Own and lead creative direction
  across the business.
• Drive creative innovation within
  brand constraints, pushing originality without compromising brand equity.
• Act as final sign-off for all
  visual, creative, and brand output — internal and external.
• Lead the creation of campaign visuals
  across websites, brochures (e.g. Christmas brochures), pitch decks, internal
  documents, and marketing collateral.
• Lead creative for new site launches,
  including hoardings, landing pages, uniforms, on-site branding, and branded
  merchandise.
• Ensure all brand touchpoints across
  the estate feel cohesive, intentional, and premium.
• Direct photoshoots and oversee
  pre-production, including creative briefs, shot lists, and visual direction.
• Lead video and motion output,
  ensuring consistency with brand tone and campaign objectives.
• Develop a deep understanding of
  different audiences and adapt creative effectively without fragmenting the
  brand.
• Anticipate shifts in consumer
  behavior and habits, staying ahead rather than reacting to trends.

To be a success with Lane7, you’ll have the below:

Essential Experience & Skills

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in a
  creative agency or fast-paced design studio.
• Proven delivery of high-quality
  creative projects.
• A strong, versatile portfolio
  spanning brand, campaigns, and experiential design.
• Clear strategic thinking with the
  ability to articulate strong design rationale.
• Ability to adapt creative across
  multiple audiences while maintaining brand integrity.
• Attention to detail, and a
  collaborative mindset.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe
  Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator).
• Experience using AI tools (e.g.
  Midjourney, DALL·E, GPT) to accelerate ideation and production at scale,
  without compromising creative quality.
• Strong working knowledge of creating
  and editing video and motion content.
• Confidence
  working across multiple formats simultaneously with the ability to flex
  priorities when required.

Bonus Skills

• Figma
• 3D tools (e.g. Blender, Cinema 4D)
• Illustration (digital or hand-drawn)

What We’ll Offer

• Salary range between £45,000 - £60,000 (Depending on experience with Senior creative agency role)
• Plus performance bonus
• 28 days holiday per year (plus 1 day for every year worked, up to 5 years)
• Private Health insurance & benefits through Vitality
• Company pension contribution
• Free bowling and activities for you and up to 3 others when you aren’t working (off-peak time)
• 25% off food and drink
• Get involved with different social activities throughout the year through our team social calendar
• Annual team awards party
• Cycle2Work scheme partnered with Halfords
• Refer a friend scheme

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