designer

Marks is a global brand design and experience agency, uniquely constructed to enable brands to win in an age of constant change. We enable our household name clients to get there first and best - empowering acceleration on a global scale. From vision-building to detailed execution, we enable brands to move faster and shift impact.

We are currently seeking a Senior Designer to join our talented team based in either London or Birmingham. You will play a key role in a team that translates brand needs into distinctive visual outcomes - designing, crafting and implementing the brand experience across all touch points, through intelligently applied insight, compelling concepts, confident creativity and consistent activation.

You will know how to autonomously challenge a brief and produce exceptional work, maintaining the brand experience across concepts and channels, and guide others against the brief, leading Middleweight and Junior team members; ensuring our creative thinking goes deeper, our execution become more powerfully consistent, and presenting with clear rationale to clients.

This role represents an outstanding opportunity to join a talented team in an agency that is growing, and enjoy a first class culture where you will have the opportunity to work with globally recognised clients, whilst also having the opportunity to develop your career within a global, market leading agency.

What you'll do

• Act as a deputy for the Design Directors, guiding others to strengthen their work, deepen their creativity, challenge the brief more thoroughly, approving in their absence
• Consult with Client Service to understand the client need, adding insight and richness to the design brief. Advise on resource and timings when needed
• Be a team player
• Actively help others stay on track, being a support for their creativity, managing expectations and risk when things change
• Produce creative that challenges and moves beyond the brief, is embedded in the insight and is activated with powerful consistency
• Present with confidence and clarity and objectivity, enabling debate, taking on board the views of others and positively giving feedback to drive improvement
• Champion and following our file set up, file naming and server filing procedures.

What you'll have

• 4-8 years experience within a Shopper/Integrated Design agency in Design roles
• Emerging client presentation skills, discussing, defending design
• Stakeholder management and influencing
• A degree in Graphic Design, Product Design, Illustration or related field
• Understanding of strategic, creative and commercial aspect of brands and the world they inhabit
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Deep understanding of print production, materials and finishes
• Adobe CC, Office but also understand the power of a sketch

What we offer

You will enjoy an excellent base salary, along with the other benefits of working for Marks including:

• 25 days annual leave
• Pension
• Healthcare scheme
• Life Assurance

This role can be based in Birmingham or London