Job Title: Freelance Senior Designer Client Location: London (Office based) Starting: 06/01/2025 Salary/Pay Rate: £300 per day (Outside IR35) Hours: Full-time Duration: 6 months with potential to extend Job Description: We’re looking for an exceptional senior integrated designer driven by creativity. This is a full-time office-based role - Please only apply for this role if you can go into the office YOU WILL BE WORKING WITH THE NIGHT TEAM THWE HOURS ARE 4PM - 12PM THERE IS ALSO A TAXI ALLOWANCE INCLUDED Portfolios - Ideally showing experience with Infographics and Powerpoint Presentations You will be supporting our client's strategic objectives, enhancing our team’s reputation for results-driven creativity by working effectively with the Creative Services Manager and in-house team to develop our roadmap of design and digital transformation for the client. Creating and managing original, persuasive, conceptually compelling work and experiences across all creative media. Day-to-day operations will involve working directly with the Creative Lead as well as collaborating with the rest of our creative team either in the office or remotely via Microsoft Teams. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Work closely with our Creative Lead, Workflow Coordinator and team of onshore and offshore designers to produce a variety of pitch materials (e.g. presentations, bespoke covers and templates, illustrations, infographics, diagrams, maps, charting, animation etc.) using Adobe CC and MS Office to an advanced level Develop creative output that is on-brand, innovative, challenging, and attuned to the cultural interests of the audience Produce creative and enhanced PowerPoint slides that add value to client pitches by leading design team to create immersive and engaging, beautifully designed pieces of work Take lead on shaping complex creative projects with the design team from scoping and briefing and initial concepts to development, implementation and delivery Advise clients on communication, messaging, style, design to deliver creative requirements and leverage the skills of the design team to turn the concepts to reality Proactively offer solutions over and above the client ask and encourage and support the team to do the same Manage client expectations on working to tight deadlines and maintain strong client relationships Elicit client feedback to consistently strive to deliver a fully client focused service Work alongside our in-house and offshore team, mentoring our junior designers and design apprentices, delegating responsibilities and overseeing the creative as a whol Responsible for quality control of own work, as well as midweight and junior designers Buddy new joiners post-training - be a role model for, inspire, mentor, guide and supervise other designers, artworkers, team members to raise the overall team skillset Uphold brand guidelines and adhere to consistent industry standard design and production processes, while also identifying opportunities for improvement Adhere to best practices to ensure consistency of processes/housekeeping Complete and keep up to date on all company compliance and department procedures and processes ensuring that they are adhered to REQUIREMENTS A proven track record of creating amazing client deliverables and assets such as printed collateral, digital media, infographics, motion led pitches and presentations Ability to translate data into creative narratives that a wide variety of audiences can understand using the most appropriate form of communication design for each project Experienced in strategic brainstorming, creative brief development, and creative execution A good understanding of colour, layout and typography and how to correctly set up files for print and digital output An innate talent and good eye for aesthetic detail that can elevate the creative above and beyond A creative strategic thinker - know why ideas are strategically on point and understand the visual language of a project An expert, in-depth and up to date knowledge of Microsoft 365 and the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, knowledge of AfterEffects and/or Premiere and UX/UI principles a bonus A deep understanding of the creative process and productions lifecycle, industry standard methods and tools Demonstrate a keen interest in emerging creative and cultural trends and readily adopt new ways of working Comfortable presenting your ideas to your team and clients, confident to interrogate the brief and ask questions to ensure there is a clear brief and all the assets you need to do your job well Strong interpersonal, customer service and communication skills (oral and written) Ability to work independently with little supervision, as well as part of a team Relevant experience in a corporate, service-oriented environment Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, multi-task and cope with pressure under time constraints with a calm and confident manner and ‘can-do’ attitude This role is open for a limited time only, please apply with a copy of your CV and portfolio