Brand Creative Lead
Stockport – Hybrid, 3 office days
Up to £60,000

I’ll go straight into it – if you’re a senior Brand Creative Lead with a strong visual portfolio and a track record of bringing brand identities to life across every channel, I have a genuinely exciting opportunity for you.

With an ever growing product portfolio and further acquisitions under their belt, my client is about to embark on their next phase of growth and that’s where you come in.

My client has been working with an external agency on a new visual identity, a complete companywide re-brand, which includes a distinctive new character/mascot – think Duo the Owl, the Duracell Bunny, Aleksandr Orlov and his Meerkats, Percy Pig etc. We are now hiring for a Brand Creative Lead to take ownership of how that identity is designed out and applied, consistently and brilliantly, across everything the public sees: PPC, email, social, packaging, web, the lot.

The role has four key areas of focus:

• Visual identity & art direction – owning the design roll-out of the new brand identity, setting the visual standards and guidelines, and making sure execution is consistently strong across every touchpoint, from PPC creative to email templates to offline collateral
• Creative direction across brand, UX and customer journey – shaping how the identity translates into digital product, UX and end-to-end customer experience design
• Smarter creative workflows – exploring how AI tools can support (not replace) the creative process, e.g. building prompt libraries for repetitive production tasks so the team can focus on higher-value design work
• Studio leadership – managing a creative team of three, overseeing design output quality, improving processes and collaboration, and supporting each designer’s growth

We’re looking for someone who’s led the design execution of a brand identity roll-out elsewhere, either client-side or agency, and is ready to take the studio reins and own the creative output for this one – prior line management and studio management experience is a must.

As well as this, you need to have:

Expert level knowledge of design systems, design principles, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma and design best practice. We’re also looking for someone experienced across UX, motion and using AI tools to complement design workflows. Runway, Ayoa and Float are currently being used across the team, the client is open to implementing different tools.

Benefits highlights:

• Hybrid working, three office days required each week, Tuesday being an ‘anchor’ day
• Flexible hours, 7.5 hour day with core hours of 10am to 4pm
• Central Stockport location with close proximity to public transport links and free, onsite parking
• 26 days annual leave plus the option to buy or sell a further 5 days
• A clear career path including quarterly objectives and annual reviews plus fully funded training and certifications

If you’ve led a team, led the art direction of a rebrand and managed a creative studio – either client side or agency – please get in touch with your CV and portfolio ASAP, I’d love to talk to you and tell you more.

Becca Dooks – BD Talent.