Senior Designer

Marks; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Marks is a global brand design and experience agency seeking a Senior Designer to join our London team. The role is hybrid, with the opportunity to translate brand needs into distinctive visual outcomes across touchpoints, guided by insight, creativity and activation.

You will act as a deputy for Design Directors, mentor colleagues, collaborate with Client Services, manage risk, and deliver work that challenges the brief while staying true to brand strategy.

Qualifications

• A degree in Graphic Design, Product Design, Illustration or related field.
• 4–8 years experience in Brand/Packaging Design agency.
• Stakeholder management and influencing.
• Understanding of strategic, creative and commercial aspects of brands.
• Coaching and mentoring skills.
• Deep understanding of print production, materials and finishes.
• Proficiency in Adobe CC and Microsoft Office; sketch as a useful tool.

Responsibilities

• Act as a deputy for the Design Directors, guiding others to strengthen their work.
• Consult with Client Service to understand client needs and timing.
• Be a team player and support others' creativity.
• Help manage expectations and risk when things change.
• Produce creative that challenges the brief and is activated with consistency.
• Present with confidence and enable constructive feedback to drive improvement.
• Champion file setup, naming conventions and server filing procedures.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Coaching and mentoring

Print production knowledge

Adobe CC

Office

Sketch

Education

Graphic Design degree or equivalent

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Office

Sketch

Job description

Marks is a global brand design and experience agency, uniquely constructed to enable brands to win in an age of constant change. We enable our household name clients to get there first and best - empowering acceleration on a global scale. From vision-building to detailed execution, we enable brands to move faster and shift impact.

We are currently seeking a Senior Designer to join our talented team based in London - however please be advised that we employ a hybrid working model. You will play a key role in a team that translates brand needs into distinctive visual outcomes - designing, crafting and implementing the brand experience across all touch points, through intelligently applied insight, compelling concepts, confident creativity and consistent activation.

In this role you will:

• Act as a deputy for the Design Directors, guiding others to strengthen their work, deepen their creativity, challenge the brief more thoroughly, approving in their absence
• Consult with Client Service to understand the client need, adding insight and richness to the design brief. Advise on resource and timings when needed
• Be a team player
• Actively help others stay on track, being a support for their creativity, managing expectations and risk when things change
• Produce creative that challenges and moves beyond the brief, is embedded in the insight and is activated with powerful consistency
• Present with confidence and clarity and objectivity, enabling debate, taking on board the views of others and positively giving feedback to drive improvement
• Champion and follow our file set up, file naming and server filing procedures

What you\'ll bring:

• A degree in Graphic Design, Product Design, Illustration or related field
• 4-8 years experience within a Brand/Packaging Design agency in Design roles
• Stakeholder management and influencing
• Understanding of strategic, creative and commercial aspect of brands and the world they inhabit
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Deep understanding of print production, materials and finishes
• Adobe CC, Office but also understand the power of a sketch

What we offer:

You will enjoy an excellent base salary, along with the other benefits of working for Marks including: