Senior Creative Design Lead: Brand Storytelling

Sagacity; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sagacity is seeking an experienced Creative Design Manager to unify content creation, design and storyboarding across the business. You will own Sagacity’s visual identity, lead on pitches and client deliverables, and ensure consistent on-brand outputs across presentations and marketing materials.

The role requires a proven design track record, strong portfolio and advanced Adobe skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and collaborate with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Significant experience (typically 5+ years) in a design, creative or content role with progression
• Experience in consultancy, professional services or agency environment
• Strong portfolio across presentations, brand collateral, storyboarding and digital/print content
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) and PowerPoint
• Proven ability to storyboard and structure content for clear, engaging outputs
• Strong understanding of brand guidelines and applying them consistently
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management with leadership
• Highly organised with planning and prioritisation skills
• Pride in delivering high-quality outputs
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Flexible, self-motivated and calm under pressure
• Commitment to personal development and design trends
• Right to work in the UK
• Degree or professional qualification in Graphic Design or related field
• Experience with video or motion graphics editing
• Experience briefing and managing external agencies
• Familiarity with HubSpot or other marketing/CMS platforms

Responsibilities

• Lead on storyboarding for pitch documents, proposals and client presentations, structuring narratives that are clear, compelling and visually consistent
• Act as the primary point of contact for design and creative requests across the business, translating ideas into polished outputs
• Create high-quality marketing and sales assets using in-house AI tooling, Adobe Creative Suite and PowerPoint, including pitch decks and social content
• Own, maintain and enhance Sagacity’s brand guidelines, templates and assets across channels
• Collaborate with Marketing Manager to plan, design and deliver content for digital channels, campaigns and events
• Support development of client case studies and testimonials with strong visual storytelling
• Review and quality-check work to ensure brand standards before external use
• Provide creative direction and constructive feedback to colleagues
• Manage multiple design requests, prioritising and setting expectations on turnaround

Skills

Design leadership

Brand guidelines

Stakeholder management

Presentation/storyboarding

Adobe Creative Suite

PowerPoint

Content creation

Education

Graphic Design degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

PowerPoint

InDesign

Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

Sagacity is seeking an experienced Creative Design Manager to unify content creation, design and storyboarding across the business. You will own Sagacity’s visual identity, lead on pitches and client deliverables, and ensure consistent on-brand outputs across presentations and marketing materials.

The role requires a proven design track record, strong portfolio and advanced Adobe skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and collaborate with senior stakeholders.