Senior Designer

Topham Guerin; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days holiday

Work from anywhere allowance

Pension contribution 3%

Private medical insurance

Professional development

UK & international projects

Creative, international environment

Job summary

Topham Guerin in London is seeking an experienced designer with 10+ years in advertising and digital campaigns to lead on social-first creative. You will push visual ideas beyond the predictable and be able to sell your work to clients.

The role blends design with web, motion, and AI-assisted workflows, with three days in the office and two days remote. You’ll work on global brands and public sector projects from London, UK, and beyond.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ design experience in advertising, marketing, branding or a related creative environment.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong craft across formats.
• Ability to develop visual direction, not just follow guidelines.
• Strong understanding of social media and digital design.
• Experience in web design, motion design, or video editing.
• Proficiency in After Effects and Premiere Pro is advantageous.
• Independent work ethic with receptiveness to feedback.
• Willingness to experiment with AI and new tools.
• Team player who takes ownership and communicates clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor Creative team on design aspects.
• Develop and apply design guidelines across campaigns.
• Create and pitch design concepts to win clients.
• Oversee social media-focused creative across platforms.
• Collaborate across web, motion, and video projects.
• Experiment with AI tools to accelerate ideation.

Skills

Design leadership

Branding & advertising

Social media design

Web design

Motion design

Video editing

After Effects

Premiere Pro

AI in creative

Team collaboration

Job description

Location: Central London (3 days in office, 2 WFH)

Salary: 60-70k, dependant on fit/experience.

About Topham Guerin

Topham Guerin are the global influence experts. Our teams work across London, New York, Sydney and Auckland, delivering social media, digital communications, content and campaigns for clients in the UK and internationally.

You’ll work on campaigns for global brands, government and public sector organisations, and high-profile institutions.

The Role

You’re an experienced designer that has spent significant time working on advertising and digital communications, and preferably has strong social media experience.

You have experience applying and also creating design guidelines. At the same time we’re looking for creative flair - evidence you push visual design and campaign ideas beyond the predictable. And you can also sell your work too, building arguments for your work that win clients over.

You’re an authority on best practice, across channels and formats. And when required you manage and lead other members of the Creative team on the more technical aspects of design.

Because digital is our bread and butter, you should also ‘get’ social media. You’ll understand what makes something work in a feed, how design changes across platforms and why social-first creative is different from traditional advertising.

While design will be your domain, we’re looking for someone with range. You should be comfortable flexing into web design. Motion and video skills are also beneficial. And we’re embracing AI across our creative workflow. So you should be experimenting with how new tools can help you explore ideas, move faster and produce better work.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ design experience in advertising, marketing, branding or a related creative environment
• Strong design fundamentals and excellent attention to detail
• A portfolio showing strong craft and creative thinking across a range of formats
• The ability to develop visual direction, not just follow existing guidelines
• A strong understanding of social media and digital design
• Experience across some combination of web design, motion design, video editing
• After Effects and Premiere Pro experience is an advantage
• The ability to work independently and respond constructively to feedback
• An appetite for experimenting with AI and emerging creative tools
• A team player who takes ownership, pitches in and cares about getting the work right

What We Offer

• 20 days’ annual leave, plus UK statutory bank holidays, leave outside of leave allowance may also be provided in December.
• 10 days annual 'work from anywhere' allowance: you can work from a location of your choice
• Employer pension contribution of 3%, increasing to 4% after 12 months.
• Private medical insurance following six months of continuous employment, subject to company policy.
• Professional development and training support.
• The opportunity to work across UK and international projects.
• A creative and internationally connected working environment.

The role is based in our London office, combining office time (3 days a week) with working from home days. Some work outside standard office hours may be required for various client and work activities.