Senior Designer — 12-Month Maternity Cover (Hybrid)

Critical Playground LLC; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday per year (bank hols)

Birthday day off

Flexible working hours

AI Budget - £30/month

Company socials and events

Private medical insurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity policies

Job summary

NewGen is seeking a Senior Designer for a 12‑month maternity cover role in our Design Studio. The role combines hands‑on design with strategic creative thinking for social‑first campaigns across multiple formats and markets.

You will lead creative direction, craft standout visuals, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure high quality and on brand output throughout the contract period.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating strong conceptual thinking and social‑first campaigns.
• Ability to lead creative thinking and hands‑on design for high‑impact campaigns.
• Excellent working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign).
• Strong art direction, typography, layout, production accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead the creative thinking and hands‑on design behind social‑first campaigns.
• Deliver visuals across multiple formats and markets with consistency and quality.
• Own design workstreams end‑to‑end, from kick‑off to final delivery.
• Collaborate with Creative, Strategy, Accounts and Production teams and manage deadlines.

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

InDesign

Design systems

Job description

NewGen is seeking a Senior Designer for a 12‑month maternity cover role in our Design Studio. The role combines hands‑on design with strategic creative thinking for social‑first campaigns across multiple formats and markets.

You will lead creative direction, craft standout visuals, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure high quality and on brand output throughout the contract period.