Senior Shopify Creative Lead & Design Systems

Visualsoft | Shopify Platinum Partner | Unified Retail Agency; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited paid holidays

Hybrid working

Medicash Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

MacBook + onsite support

Dog-friendly offices

Job summary

Visualsoft, a Shopify Platinum Partner and Unified Retail Agency, seeks a Creative Lead to steer visual design, UX and creative delivery across our Shopify practice. You will balance hands-on craft with leadership, shaping the standards that define the agency's design excellence.

You will guide a multidisciplinary team across discovery, prototyping, production design and ongoing optimisation, ensuring brand consistency and commercial impact for complex enterprise projects.

Qualifications

• Senior creative lead with hands-on design craft and team leadership experience.
• Proven track record in delivering enterprise Shopify experiences.
• Experience guiding design across multiple pods and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own visual design standards and art direction across Shopify themes.
• Lead hands-on design on strategic projects with a senior, collaborative approach.
• Establish and improve design systems, briefs and workshops for the team.
• Partner with PMs, Solutions Consultants and Dev Leads to scope and estimate design work.
• Maintain accessibility, performance and brand accuracy across campaigns.

Skills

Creative direction

Leadership

Shopify knowledge

Design systems

UX research

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Visualsoft, a Shopify Platinum Partner and Unified Retail Agency, seeks a Creative Lead to steer visual design, UX and creative delivery across our Shopify practice. You will balance hands-on craft with leadership, shaping the standards that define the agency's design excellence.

You will guide a multidisciplinary team across discovery, prototyping, production design and ongoing optimisation, ensuring brand consistency and commercial impact for complex enterprise projects.