Senior Creative Designer

Critical Playground LLC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Critical Playground LLC in London is seeking an experienced Senior Creative Designer to join the Boulder Creative Studios team. Ideally a candidate who considers themselves part brand designer, part art director with the design skills to visualise bold concepts and stunning visuals, and set the standard for delivery – whether it be a new brand, a 3D animation, or an immersive experience.

You’ll be part of a small, ambitious creative team, so versatility, curiosity, and reliability are key.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in a creative or design role, preferably in an agency or studio.
• Portfolio showing strong brand design thinking, craft, and ability to finish visuals to a high standard.
• Experience designing for digital, brand, pitch decks, campaigns and motion.
• Ability to turn complex ideas into a digestible visual vocabulary.
• Strong knowledge of design principles: layout, typography, composition, hierarchy, colour.
• Strong storytelling instincts around storyboarding and visual sequencing.
• Sharp eye for motion design and storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Turn creative ideas into brand identities and systems – shape ideas into visual expressions.
• Design with craft and care, ensuring consistency across touch points.
• Transform complexity into clarity for technical or scientific content.
• Present with clarity and finesse in polished presentations to peers and clients.
• Collaborate cross-discipline with creatives, strategists, motion designers, and developers.
• Storyboard and visualise narrative flows from ideation to storyboards.

Skills

Brand design thinking

Design craft

Motion design

Storyboarding

Adobe CC

Figma

Cinema 4D

AI tools in workflow

Multitasking

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Cinema 4D

Blender

Job description

Collaborate on projects that help shape the future of industries that are transforming the world. Work on campaigns and content that not only elevate brands but also contribute to a better, more connected, and more innovative world.

ABOUT US

We are an award-winning creative studio with a laser focus on science and technology brands. We bring strategic depth, bold creative, and award-winning production, honed in entertainment and B2C advertising, to innovators and scientists who want their stories told with clarity, ambition, and cultural resonance.

Our work spans Creative Strategy, Campaigns, Content, Web, Branding, and more. Born from the explosion of "frontier" brands; businesses that are redefining the boundaries of their categories in science and technology - Boulder is a new type of creative studio. Faster. More agile. More entrepreneurial. Bullsh*t free and able to turn complex offerings into compelling stories and strategies – with one aim, fame for our clients.

From the start, our mission has been to provide smart businesses with a creative partner who cares about their world as much as they do. Our secret sauce is our world class design and motion production studio, meaning we’re always innovating new ways to tell brand stories, and that quality and cost do not have to be a trade-off.

While our 20+ strong team care deeply about the work, we also care about each other. We’re a home for kind, creative people, always encouraging each other's passions and facilitating an environment for personal progress. In 2024 we were recognised as a Sunday Time 'Best Place to Work', and this year voted no.23 of The Drums Top Independent Global Agencies. We offer a competitive benefits package that can be made available upon request.

THE ROLE

We are looking for an experienced Senior Creative Designer to join the Boulder Creative Studios team. Ideally a candidate who considers themselves part brand designer, part art director with the design skills to visualise bold concepts and stunning visuals, and set the standard for delivery – whether it be a new brand, a 3D animation, or an immersive experience. You’ll be expected to jump in early on pitches and briefs, roll out design systems, and help shape the visual direction with precision and care. You’ll storyboard ideas, produce visual treatments, create pitch decks, and design for brand, digital and sometimes motion - whatever it takes to bring the idea to life.

You’ll be part of a small, ambitious creative team, so versatility, curiosity, and reliability are key.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

• Turn creative ideas into brand identities and systems - Work with the creative and strategist team to shape ideas and creative thinking into visual expressions. Building through mood boards, territories, and into purposeful and impactful brand identities.
• Design with craft and care – Build and apply design craft with obsessive attention to detail, ensuring consistency across multiple touch points.
• Transform complexity into clarity - Make technical or scientific content digestible and emotionally resonant.
• Present with clarity and finesse – Pull together final mockups and creative thinking into polished presentations. Delivery work confidentially to your peers and externally to clients, with support from the creative lead.
• Collaborate cross-discipline – Work closely with creatives, strategists, motion designers, and developers to execute ideas.
• Storyboard and visualise – Map out narrative flows and visual sequences, from initial ideation and video treatments to designed storyboards.
• Stay ahead of the curve – Explore new tools, trends, and technologies (including AI and 3D), and bring them into your workflow where they add value.

SKILLS + EXPERIENCE

• 6+ years of experience in a creative or design role, preferably in an agency or studio environment.
• A portfolio that shows strong brand design thinking, design craft, and the ability to finish a visual to a high standard.
• Experience designing for digital, brand, pitch decks, campaigns and motion.
• Demonstrated ability to turn complex ideas into a digestible visual vocabulary.
• Proven understanding of design principles - layout, typography, composition, hierarchy, and colour
• Strong storytelling instincts, particularly around storyboarding and visual sequencing.
• A sharp eye for what makes great motion design and storytelling
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe CC, Figma design tools. Knowledge of Cinema 4D, Blender, or similar 3D software a bonus.
• Comfortable using AI tools as part of your creative workflow.
• Detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable juggling multiple projects in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Passionate and self-motivated, someone who cares deeply about the work, the craft, and the outcome.
• Bonus - a vested interest in life sciences, biotech, or other brands shaping the future and saving lives.

WHY JOIN US

• Meaningful Work: Collaborate on projects that help shape the future of industries that are transforming the world. Work on campaigns and content that not only elevate brands but also contribute to a better, more connected, and more innovative world.
• Dynamic, collaborative team: Be part of a passionate, award-winning team of creatives who are driven by the desire to push the boundaries of what's possible. From our motion studio to our strategy and design teams, we work as one cohesive unit to deliver outstanding results.
• Creative Innovation: Leverage new technologies, tools, and platforms to produce groundbreaking work that sets trends, rather than follows them.
• Growth Opportunities: Work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where you will be given the opportunity to grow, experiment, and lead the development of world-class creative work.

If you're a hybrid creative who loves turning bold ideas into compelling design and has a soft spot for storytelling, science, and motion - we'd love to hear from you.

Join us to create work that not only sets our clients apart but also changes the world for the better.