Senior Graphic Designer & Creative Lead

Potter Global Technologies; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in life safety solutions is seeking a Senior Graphic Designer & Creative Lead based in Portsmouth, UK. In this hands-on senior role, you will lead creative execution across marketing projects, ensuring brand consistency and translating complex products into engaging visuals for B2B audiences. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in graphic design, showcasing a strong portfolio and proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite. This position offers a hybrid work arrangement and opportunities for ownership and growth.

Benefits

Employee Ownership Program

Private medical plan options

Pension program

Generous paid time off

Continuous learning opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a graphic design or creative role.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating brand consistency.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.

Responsibilities

• Lead creative execution across global marketing assets.
• Ensure consistent application of brand guidelines.
• Translate technical content into clear visuals.

Skills

Graphic design

Adobe Creative Suite

PowerPoint

Canva Pro

Visual storytelling

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

After Effects

Premiere Pro

Job description

Join Us as a Senior Graphic Designer & Creative Lead at Potter Global Technologies

At Potter Global Technologies, we’ve been protecting lives around the world for over 125 years—and we’re just getting started. We’re a global leader in life safety solutions, committed to saving lives through innovative technology and trusted partnerships.

Our vision is for our customers to know us globally as their innovative, easy‑to‑do‑business‑with, best‑in‑class life‑safety product partner. And our mission? With a passion for creating safer environments worldwide, our mission is to provide our customers with a team of real people that connect them with reliable expertise in life safety applications.

If you're inspired by purpose, energized by collaboration, and thrive in an environment of feedback, ownership, and experimentation—you’ll feel at home here.

As a Senior Graphic Designer & Creative Lead, you will lead creative execution across our global marketing activity, supporting projects from concept through delivery. We’re looking for a Senior Graphic Designer & Creative Lead who thrives in a collaborative environment and takes pride in producing high‑quality, on‑brand visual work.

In this hands‑on senior role, you’ll be the primary creative authority within the marketing team—setting visual standards, ensuring brand consistency, and translating complex, technical products into clear, engaging visuals for international B2B audiences. Working closely with the International Marketing Director and global stakeholders, you’ll play a key role in elevating our brand and accelerating campaign delivery.

If you bring strong design expertise, sound creative judgement, and enjoy owning creative direction with confidence and autonomy, this role could be an excellent fit.

What You’ll Do

• Own creative execution across global marketing assets, including brochures, datasheets, presentations, digital campaigns, event graphics, and internal communications
• Act as guardian of the global brand, ensuring consistent application of brand guidelines across all regions, channels, and touchpoints
• Translate technical, product‑led content into clear, visually compelling materials suitable for international B2B audiences
• Partner with marketing, product, and regional teams to shape creative approaches for campaigns, launches, and events
• Design, maintain, and evolve core templates (e.g. PowerPoint, datasheets, internal documents) to enable scalable, consistent global use
• Adapt and localize creative assets for different markets, languages, and cultural contexts
• Review, refine, and elevate creative quality across all outputs, providing constructive guidance to stakeholders where required
• Manage and maintain asset libraries, ensuring strong version control, accessibility, and reuse
• Brief, review, and collaborate with external agencies or freelancers when additional creative support is required
• Occasionally support light motion graphics or video editing where appropriate
• Take on additional responsibilities as needed to support team goals and project milestone

Qualifications

What You Bring

Experience That Drives Success

• 5+ years’ experience in a graphic design or creative role (in‑house or agency), ideally within B2B, technical, or regulated industries
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high‑quality digital and print design, with clear evidence of brand consistency across multiple asset types
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop essential; After Effects or Premiere Pro a bonus)
• High confidence working in PowerPoint to create polished, professional, senior‑level presentations
• Experience using Canva Pro to create scalable templates and support agile content production
• Strong understanding of layout, typography, visual hierarchy, and visual storytelling
• Experience working within brand systems and maintaining consistency across global or multi‑region environments
• Comfortable managing multiple projects, priorities, and stakeholders simultaneously

Key Strengths & Skills

• Confident, self‑sufficient, and comfortable operating as the sole senior creative resource within a growing international team
• High attention to detail with strong personal standards for quality and consistency
• Collaborative and pragmatic, with the confidence to advise and challenge stakeholders constructively when needed
• Organized, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast‑paced, evolving environment
• Motivated by the opportunity to help shape, elevate, and grow a global B2B brand over the long term

Our Culture

• We build strong relationships—with teammates, partners, and customers
• We take pride in knowing every product we build serves the purpose of protecting lives
• We listen actively, coach frequently, and own our results
• We foster innovation, value curiosity, and believe that experimentation is part of growth
• We create a welcoming and inclusive space where everyone belongs
• We take ownership of our work—quality and safety are at the core of what we do

Benefits That Matter

• Employee Ownership Program – You’re not just an employee—you’re an owner. We share success together.
• Private medical plan options
• Pension program
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• Continuous learning and development opportunities
• Financial Wellness programs including complimentary Certified Financial Planner sessions
• Recognition programs that celebrate individual and team wins
• A mission‑driven team that supports life‑saving outcomes, every day

Location

This is a full‑time, hybrid opportunity based out of our Portsmouth, UK location. The expected schedule is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, but an occasional shift in hours may be necessary to accommodate project schedules.

Ready to Apply?

Ready to make a real impact? If you’re driven, curious, and excited to grow with a team that’s changing the world—and where you’re not just an employee but an owner—we want you on board! Join us, and let’s create safer environments together—making a global difference you’ll be proud to own.