Design Jobs Board

Are you an experienced and talented lead designer who is passionate about innovative design and inspiring creativity in others?

We’re looking for an ambitious Lead designer to join our team.

Perhaps you’re a senior graphic designer looking for your next step up or you’ve run your own studio and would like to apply your multi disciplined experience at an industry leading practice. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has a strong creative drive and a meticulous attention to detail to take on a leadership role. Working alongside senior leadership you’ll manage a small team of designers to develop the visual identity of the business, and be responsible for the quality of creative outputs and visual storytelling.

About Us

We are Canvas8, a strategic insights practice operating out of London, NY, LA, & Singapore. We help our clients understand people so they can make better business decisions.
Our work is about investigating the hidden insights in everyday life – from the psychology of boredom to teenage make-up rituals to why Barbiecore is a Gen Y thing – and making them meaningful for brands. Our team is a blend of different disciplines and skills – from psychology to journalism, and anthropology to behavioural economics. What unites them is a desire to understand people and a passion for delivering outstanding work.

About the role

Great design is at the heart of the Canvas8 offer and is a crucial component of our ability to communicate strategic insights and tell a story. Design enables us to translate rigorous analysis and unlock creative inspiration in a way that cuts through because it is intuitive, coherent and creates a memorable moment.
Reporting to the Head of Innovation, you’ll manage a team of designers to direct and develop the visual identity of the business. You’ll be responsible for the quality of Canvas8’s creative and visual outputs, delivering on ambitious concepts and evolving our design capabilities. On any given day, your tasks could range from overseeing the creation of storyboards for video trailers to designing visual identities for research reports and presentations, or collaborating with others to develop sophisticated user interfaces for our digital platform.
As an inspiring leader, you’ll also have a structured approach to developing a team, and implement design processes to elevate our work and communicate the value of design across the business.

The day-to-day:

• Design creative solutions that respond to our client needs and brand personality
• Develop and oversee the brand guidelines and ensure consistency in our visual tone of voice across all company assets
• Inspire and direct the design team to fulfil briefs and elevate the quality of our work
• Lead by example; producing treatments, showcasing creative values and applying effective design practices
• Creative leadership over our visual identity and across all brand campaigns
• Provide clear, insightful and objective critiques of creative work to develop junior designers
• Project managing design sprints and implementing new design processes
• Collaborating with senior stakeholders identify new creative opportunities that will amplify the brand and drive the business forward – from new brand campaigns, innovative marketing assets or web product redesigns

About you

This is an incredible opportunity for an integrated designer who understands how to create elevated visual experiences – from print to video to digital and web applications.

• Visual storyteller – Inquisitive and inclusive, you’ll understand how to translate briefs and complex ideas into compelling narratives and apply conceptual thinking to develop creative treatments that resonate with the content.
• Creative innovator – With strong communication skills, you’ll exude creative confidence, enthusiasm and integrity. You’ll be driven by delivering design innovation and enjoy being hands on in shaping and evolving our design offering.
• Design Leader – As an organised and detail-oriented problem solver, you’ll be comfortable in a fast-paced environment, managing projects and hitting deadlines. You will understand how to evolve design processes, develop junior designers and drive the creative direction of the team.

Requirements

• 6+ years of design experience, including a senior role in an agency setting
• A track record of work that demonstrates creative leadership, analytical thinking and impact
• Multi-discipline design knowledge and experience at designing across all touchpoints: digital, print, web, data visualisation video/motion, etc.
• Expert across Adobe Creative Cloud and other relevant design software

Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Hybrid working with flexible start times
• 29 days paid holiday (including bank hols)
• Interest-free ‘Life Unlock Loan’ for lump sum payments (rental deposits, sponsorship etc)
• A personalised career development plan
• Access to physical and mental well-being support including two ‘Mental Wealth’ days
• Pension, life insurance, cashback private health plan and cycle scheme
• Summer Fridays, seasonal benefits, and lots of staff socials
• A friendly and welcoming team (pooches included)

If you think this sounds like a good fit, please apply below by outlining why and attaching your CV.

Applications will close on Sunday, April 2, 2023.