Senior Designer

EMJ; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

We're Looking for a Senior Designer to Join Our Creative Team.

Are you a design guru who lives and breathes creativity? Do you love pushing the boundaries of design, whether it's creating stunning animations, crafting eye-catching social campaigns or creating incredible interactive articles? If you're nodding along, then EMJ has the perfect role for you.

As our Senior Designer, you’ll be at the heart of it all – working across a range of exciting projects, from infographics to digital marketing and beyond.

You will have the opportunity to work across all digital media where you can expect to show off your design skills on journals (brochures) web and mobile design, social media & e-marketing campaigns. Your vision, flair and creative drive will help to deliver excellent digital designs crafted for our European Medical Journal.

You will work on a variety of digital aspects including our range of EMJ group websites, our journal publications, animated videos, infographics, user journey and also an opportunity to support with other internal projects across the EMJ brand.

You’ll collaborate with our Design Manager, Creative Director, and the wider team to turn bold ideas into jaw-dropping visuals. Ready to make your mark? Let’s break it down:

What's in it for you:

• Enjoy Bupa medical cashback after passing probation and Aviva private medical insurance after one year, keeping you covered when it matters most.
• We offer pension contributions to help you build financial security.
• Start with 25 days of holiday, plus an extra day for each year of service (up to 30 days).
• From our legendary Summer Ball to festive Christmas celebrations, we love bringing everyone together.
• Enjoy free breakfast and fresh fruit to keep you energised.
• Get the chance to attend amazing events in the Wembley box
• Take advantage of a 1.5-hour gym lunch and join company clubs, including running, football, board games, and chess.
• Our buddy program for new starters ensures you feel at home from day one.
• Access confidential support through our medical plans because your well-being matters.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Create innovative design solutions for everything from marketing campaigns to internal presentations.
• Work on flat graphics, digital design, illustrations, and social media.
• Help to pioneer our industry first ‘Interactive Articles.
• Lead creative projects, including animation and video content for the healthcare industry.
• Be a brand guardian, making sure we always stay true to the EMJ & AMJ brands.
• Manage multiple projects at once.
• Drive creative research to stay ahead of design trends and keep our visuals fresh.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure designs align with business goals.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience as a Senior Designer with a killer portfolio to match.
• Mastery of Adobe Suite (especially After Effects and Premier) – animation skills are a must.
• Strong eye for detail and a love for typography, composition, and colour.
• Excellent project management skills, ensuring your work is always on time and on brief.
• A team player who can inspire others with their creativity and vision.
• Experience designing for social and digital media, with a deep understanding of platform requirements.
• Strong communication skills to present and defend your creative ideas internally and externally.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• 100% adherence to deadlines and accuracy against briefs.
• Consistently high-quality output that matches creative goals.
• Innovation – delivering fresh, trendsetting ideas in design and reporting monthly progress.
• Ensuring seamless project management and sign-off processes.
• Active contribution to improving team performance through knowledge sharing and creative leadership.
• Achieving 100% accuracy in design asset storage and project filing.

Tech Skills:

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere).
• Hands-on experience with animation, video editing, and interactive content design.
• Familiarity with both Mac and PC environments, and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office tools.
• Desirable: Experience with podcast editing, interactive content creation, and knowledge of publishing processes.

Key Information

• Salary: Negotiable
• Hours: 8.30am – 5pm, Mon-Fri
• Working pattern: Up to 2 days flexibility to work from home (FT in office during probation)
• Location: Our buzzing London/Moorgate office

We operate a hybrid working environment. We’d expect to see you in the office at least 3 days a week. During your probation, though, you’ll be in with us all five days—it’s the best way to get you up to speed and support your development. So, if you’re after something fully remote, this probably won’t be the right fit - we encourage people in office, where we people are achieving their personal and professional goals.

About EMJ

We publish high-quality, peer-reviewed, open-access digital journals six weeks after each major medical congress across a wide range of therapeutic areas. They encapsulate the latest developments with treatments in the pharmaceutical industry, making our publications an essential must-read for healthcare professionals, medical practitioners, physicians, clinicians and leading industry professionals.

At EMJ, we believe in…

• Taking care of your own: We all need to be proactive and responsible for our own actions. This will lead to an inspiring place to work that we are all proud of.
• Going the extra mile: Always give your best performance, this will create a team that is different to anything else, full of hard working, gold medal winners.
• Entire buy in: Everyone has loyalty to our vision, values, culture, and the long-term goals of EMJ. We are committed to doing so in a positive and passionate way.

Find out more about us and careers at EMJ.

Application process:

Your CV will be reviewed by the Recruitment team. If successful, we will be in touch to arrange a video call. Following this there will be a 2-stage interview process, one focused on competencies and one on the EMJ values.

We have a great team that enables us to do this because we hire team members based on values rather than skills. We can train raw skills, but we can’t change your values.