Senior Designer

Studio La Plage; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent starting salary

25 days holiday + birthday day

Matched pension contributions

Life Assurance

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Season ticket loans

Cycle to work scheme

Gym & Shopping discounts

Learning Academy

Hybrid (2 days remote per week)

Work from Anywhere (1 week per year)

Job summary

Studio La Plage, an award-winning creative agency in London, seeks an experienced Senior Designer to lead brand identities and motion-driven campaigns. You will craft coherent visual systems, translate strategy into engaging experiences, and collaborate across strategy, creative, digital, and production teams within the MHP Group.

The role is hybrid with three non-set days in the London studio and two remote days, offering the opportunity to influence brands on a global stage.

Qualifications

• 7+ years design experience with strong brand thinking.
• Experience creating brand identities and visual systems.
• Ability to develop concepts across print, digital, motion.
• Proficient in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Develop brand and campaign identities and visual systems.
• Translate strategic ideas into designed experiences across print, digital, motion.
• Create motion assets and systems for brand identities and campaigns.
• Present concepts to clients and internal teams.
• Collaborate with strategy, creative, digital and production teams.
• Maintain high quality and consistency across outputs.

Skills

Brand identities

Visual systems

Motion design

Typography & layout

Presenting & pitching

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

After Effects

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Figma

PowerPoint

Google Slides

Job description

Senior Designer

We are Studio La Plage, an award winning creative agency based in London working with some of the world’s best-known brands. From audience-first campaigns to brand storytelling, design, production, experiential and digital, our work is made by people who believe the details matter. Everything we create is strategically rigorous, creatively ambitious, and rooted in a deep understanding of the role brands play in the conversations that matter. We help brands simplify the complex, explore the biggest and most challenging issues, and forge deep connections with any audience, through human truth and creative mastery.

Craft earns attention. Intent creates connection.

As part of MHP Group, our work is shaped by deep sector expertise. Across consumers, financial services, technology and healthcare, we bring insight earned from years navigating complex, regulated and fast-moving environments. That perspective sharpens our intent and pushes our craft further, every time.

You’ll be given real responsibility from day one, alongside the support you need to develop your skills and the opportunity to help shape work that makes a genuine impact.

This is a hybrid role, with three non-set days each week in our London studio and the flexibility to work from home for the remaining two.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Designer who combines strong brand and visual communication skills with the ability to bring ideas to life through motion.

You’ll be a talented conceptual thinker, confident in developing new brands, evolving existing identities and creating distinctive brand and campaign worlds. Your work will be informed by a clear understanding of brands’ positioning, audience and culture.

Systems thinking is central to the role. You’ll create and develop coherent, flexible brand and campaign identities and visual systems that can be applied confidently across print, digital, social, presentations, campaigns, events and other communications. You’ll translate strategic ideas into beautifully crafted and engaging experiences, ensuring every expression feels consistent and connected.

Motion is a part of the role. You’ll use animation and movement to bring brands, campaigns and digital experiences to life, from simple animated assets and social content to more considered motion systems for brand identities and interactive experiences.

You’ll develop concepts, present creative ideas internally and to clients, interpret briefs and use research and insight to inform your thinking. Working across print, campaigns, digital and motion, you’ll take projects from initial concept and ideation through to final artwork and delivery.

Projects will include developing brand and campaign identities and visual systems, creating campaign and communications assets, designing digital experiences and shaping identities for conferences, events and other branded experiences. You’ll work across a broad range of subjects, audiences and scales, collaborating with colleagues across strategy, creative, digital, production and teams across the wider MHP Group.

We’re looking for someone who is genuinely curious about complex subject matter and excited by the challenge of turning interesting, sometimes abstract ideas into clear and compelling visual communications.

You’ll be confident presenting and pitching your work, clearly articulating your creative thinking and design rationale, verbally, in writing and through the work itself. You’ll bring clients and colleagues along with your thinking, inspiring confidence through a combination of vision, craft and reliable delivery.

Who You Are

• You have 7+ years of design experience, with a portfolio demonstrating conceptual depth, strong brand thinking and work across a range of project types, formats and scales.
• You have strong experience creating and developing brand identities, visual systems and communications.
• You combine conceptual thinking with an exceptional level of design craft.
• You can generate original concepts and creative ideas for print, digital, motion and multimedia projects.
• You have strong motion design skills and experience using animation to bring brands, campaigns and digital experiences to life.
• You understand how to develop motion principles and systems as part of a wider brand identity, rather than treating animation as a standalone output.
• You have excellent visual judgement, with strong foundations in typography, layout, colour and image-making.
• You’re passionate about visual storytelling and can communicate complex ideas in a clear, engaging and accessible way.
• You can use Figma to develop wireframes, page structures and interactive prototypes, with an understanding of user journeys, accessibility and responsive design.
• You’re confident presenting and pitching creative work, explaining your rationale and responding constructively to questions and feedback.
• You can manage multiple projects at different stages, from initial brief and concept development through to final artwork and delivery.
• You have solid production knowledge, including preparing work for print and handing digital designs over effectively to developers.
• You’re highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and After Effects, as well as Figma, PowerPoint and Google Slides.
• You’re proactive, curious and positive, with the confidence to work independently, solve problems and challenge thinking constructively.
• You enjoy collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and contribute thoughtful, constructive creative feedback.
• You’re approachable, inclusive and supportive of the wider team.
• You have strong cultural awareness and remain curious about the world beyond design.
• You maintain exceptional attention to detail and craftsmanship, ensuring every final output meets the highest creative and technical standards.
• You stay informed about emerging technologies, tools and platforms relevant to branding, visual communication, motion and creativity.

Nice To Have

• Knowledge of UI and UX design.
• An interest in AI-assisted creative workflows and emerging design and motion tools.

We offer:

• Excellent starting salary with annual reviews
• 25 days holiday allowance (+ bank holidays), a day off to celebrate your Birthday, ‘Time4U’ every month and office Christmas closure
• Matched pension contributions (up to 5%)
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket loans and Cycle to work scheme
• Gym & Shopping discounts
• Access to our Learning Academy to support your career and personal growth
• Hybrid (up to 2 days remote working per week)
• ‘Work from Anywhere’ one week per year