Senior Graphic Designer

Senior Graphic Designer

Location: London

Reports to: Marketing Campaign Director

Temporary Contract – 3 or 6-months with view to extend

Who we are

We’re a dynamic and rapidly expanding Corporate Services Group, led by our passionate founder and CEO. With a thriving customer base of over 500,000 and consistent growth of 20% year-on-year, we're shaking up the business services space. From Company Formation and Legal Support to Virtual Offices, we provide everything businesses need to start, grow, and succeed. Profitable, innovative, and customer-obsessed, we’re on a mission to redefine how modern businesses are supported—and we’re looking for driven individuals to grow with us.

Job Summary

We’re seeking a Senior Graphic Designer to elevate our brand across every touchpoint and deliver compelling creative that accelerates brand awareness and growth. You’ll own the design of our marketing assets end to end, concept to delivery, building a consistent visual identity that shines across channels and campaigns. This is a role for a self-starter who can balance craft, speed, and stakeholder management across multiple projects and timelines.

🎯 What You’ll Own & Lead:

• Own brand execution across marketing: conceive, design, and deliver high-quality assets that drive performance and reinforce brand consistency.
• Design deliverables include: PDFs, guidance notes, landing page layouts (Figma), HTML email layouts/designs, blog/web/email graphics, infographics, reports and guides, still ads, and motion assets (preferred).
• Translate briefs into clear creative concepts, mood boards, and iterations; present work, take feedback, and manage approvals with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain a scalable design system: templates, components, iconography, illustration style, and usage guidelines.
• Collaborate with internal teams to support campaigns and always‑on programmes.
• Prepare production-ready files, manage source assets, and ensure accurate delivery (specs, slicing, export).
• QA for quality and accessibility: responsive layouts, email/client constraints, colour contrast, alt text, file size optimisation.
• Collaborate on creative testing (variants for ads/email/landing pages) and incorporate performance insights to improve outcomes.
• Manage workloads in Asana; estimate timelines, prioritise requests, and communicate status
• Source and manage vendors or freelancers as needed (photography, illustration, motion, printing)
• Translate complex ideas or messages into clear, engaging visual content
• Contribute to brainstorming sessions and creative development for campaigns and brand storytelling
• Stay updated on design trends, tools, and industry best practices
• Organise design assets, templates, and archives for internal use

📚 What You Bring to the Table

• 5–7 years’ experience designing for leading brands or agencies, with a portfolio of high-impact marketing work.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of digital and print design work, with attention to detail and creativity
• Expert in Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign); strong Figma skills for web/landing page layouts.
• Proven ability to design for email (layouts that respect client constraints and dark mode), web, and social; understanding of HTML/CSS basics is a plus.
• Mastery of typography, layout, colour, and visual hierarchy; ability to extend and evolve brand systems.
• Experience producing impactful infographics, long‑form reports and guides, and performance‑oriented ad creative.
• Strong project management and stakeholder skills; comfortable running multiple briefs and deadlines in parallel.
• Meticulous attention to detail, file hygiene, and version control; clear communication and presentation skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, able to interpret briefs and take feedback constructively
• Creative problem-solving mindset, able to turn complex ideas into visually engaging content
• Adaptability and willingness to learn, staying up to date with design trends, tools, and techniques
• Experience working in a fast-paced in-house or agency environment
• Motion graphics and UX/UI design principles are a plus

🌍 Who You’ll Be Working With

You’ll be surrounded by passionate, talented changemakers with big ambitions—not just for our business but for our world. Our teams are based remotely and on-site in London and Glasgow, and you’ll be the critical cultural connector between them all. We're a company striving for best-in-class service through empathy, integrity, and innovation—and we want you to be the voice and leader who helps us get there.

Equal Opportunities

1st Formations is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, criminal history, disability, or gender identity. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.