Senior Creative Designer - Brand, Storytelling & Motion

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

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.