Graphic Designer (6-Month Contract)
London
Up to £450 per day
We are seeking a talented and passionate Graphic Designer for a 6-month contract to join our London team. This role will focus on defining, delivering, and maintaining visual design systems and brand development across a variety of channels. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and help drive the visual identity of cutting-edge products in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities:
– Brand Development & Visual Systems: Design, optimize, and guide creative solutions for digital, print, social, retail, and packaging assets, ensuring consistency across consumer touchpoints.
– Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with marketing, product design, retail, producers, and external agencies to understand project requirements, deliver design solutions, and maintain brand guidelines.
– Creative Problem Solving: Use your conceptual craft and creative problem-solving skills to address design challenges and pivot effectively in a dynamic environment.
– Advocate for Brand Integrity: Serve as an advocate for design quality, ensuring that all creative outputs align with brand values. You’ll present and pitch design concepts to senior leaders and partners.
– Project Management: Work with program managers to ensure timely, organized delivery of design solutions across various channels, keeping projects on track and stakeholders informed.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
– 5+ years of experience in brand design, with a multidisciplinary background in creating brand identities and design systems.
– Proven experience working with cross-functional teams to develop customer journey-focused design solutions.
– Proficiency in Figma, the Adobe Creative Suite (including Photoshop), and Graphic Design/Art Direction.
– Strong graphic design skills, including art direction, typography, layout, color theory, and photography/retouching.
– Experience collaborating with external partners, agencies, and stakeholders from concept to execution.
– Demonstrated ability to present creative ideas and solutions to senior leaders and clients.
– An online portfolio showcasing your work.
Preferred Qualifications:
– Experience in the technology or VR industry, especially with emerging technologies (e.g., AR, VR, AI, Web3).
– Experience marketing physical products, especially hardware.
– Familiarity with 3D software and motion design tools such as After Effects.
– A future-first mindset, with a proven ability to adapt to new platforms and creative technologies.