Senior Designer

We’re a values-based business built around a philosophy of DO | FEEL | THINK. For our people, it encourages them to DO IT, to FEEL BELONGING and to THINK INDEPENDENTLY, creating a vibrant environment where our people can do the best work of their careers. We use DO | FEEL | THINK to inspire our clients too. We want clients to show their values to the world through the acts they create digitally and in real life, helping to generate greater emotional connection with their products and brands, and creating audience relationships built on true Belief. How do we do it? By connecting the modern key Belief drivers of PR, Sustainability, Employer Brand, and Digital Influence – all crucial to helping businesses win in our increasingly values-based world. It all adds up to a vision of creating a progressive and connected creative agency that helps clients find new ways to grow.

Our Commitment

Diversity and inclusion is a core part of who we are at MSL. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, celebrates and supports our wonderfully diverse employee group – whatever their age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or ethnicity. Diversity and inclusion doesn’t just fuel our creativity and innovation, it brings us closer to our people and audiences. We will continue to strive to create a culture and environment where everyone feels empowered and more importantly comfortable enough to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

The role in a nutshell:

Our Senior Designers are at the heart of the studio's output. You’ll be called upon to answer briefs with creative design solutions from ideas through to execution. You’ll have the drive, energy and curiosity to deliver progressive thinking and outputs to your work. You must bring with you brilliant design skills, attention to detail but most of all flair. We’re looking for someone that is collaborative. Someone that puts their hand up and is happy to present to their peers and clients.

Responsibilities:

• Championing our creative philosophy - Generating brave creative ideas with strong conceptual insight.
• Designing across all stages of a project - From concept to completion, art direction to brand systems, across any touch-point.
• Being culturally connected and aware of the world around you - Understanding trends, attending events and exhibitions.
• Taking ownership over projects - Hitting deadlines, collaborating with wider project teams, presenting to clients.
• Actively contribute to MSL culture and values - Live our values and take initiative to do.

Qualifications:

• Passion For Design - A cracking portfolio of conceptual and crafted design solutions that demonstrate experience in developing design systems for large scale projects and brands.
• People Person - Comfortable working as a team and taking part in workshops and client meetings. Able to flex and work within any industry, with any type of client.
• A Presenter - Ability to communicate ideas clearly (both visually and verbally) with both internal and external presentations.
• Independent Thinker - Constantly curious and able to challenge a brief with new thinking and progressive ideas.
• Technical Toolkit - Strong core Adobe suite skills (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign). Bonus if you have a flair for motion, illustration, 3D or interaction design.

Benefits:

MSL has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer;

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity. Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• FLEXIBLE WORKING, BANK HOLIDAY SWAP & BIRTHDAY DAY OFF You are entitled to an additional day off for your birthday.
• GREAT LOCAL DISCOUNTS This includes membership discounts with Soho Friends, local restaurants and retailers in Westfield White City and Television Centre.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us!

Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week.

We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process.

Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).

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