Senior Designer

We are looking for an ambitious Senior Designer to join our London Design & Production team. This will be a 6‑month fixed‑term contract with the possibility of an extension or permanent role. You will be focusing on several of our clients across tech and retail.

We are a tight‑knit team of illustrators & animators, photographers & videographers, coders & brand builders who create thumb‑smashing content for some of the biggest brands in the world. You will work closely with a whole host of departmental specialists—from Insights to Community to Strategy—to deliver transformational social‑first work for our clients.

• Own and lead the creative output on up to 3 accounts, producing campaigns, overseeing retainer content and developing our team with your design knowledge.
• Conceptualise, scope in and implement complex integrated campaigns.
• Lead innovative ideations and foster confidence within the design team.
• Deliver campaign and brand development, overseeing retainer workflow.
• Art direction of social content that uses motion graphics, photography and video.
• Hands‑on creation of content through motion graphics and photography.
• Ownership and quality oversight of content outputted by junior members of the team.
• Stay up‑to‑date with social platforms and industry trends.
• Lead team members, collaborate with client service and community teams.
• Confidently present work and build client relationships.
• Work with community managers, strategists and account teams to create future‑thinking, bold and social‑first ideas.
• Manage and mentor designers.
• Contribute and shape business development pitches.
• Lead presentations and encourage other team members to present.
• Help drive creativity, process and organisation across the agency and build the design team to fit your needs.

• Experienced creative with graphic design education and 5+ years from an agency background.
• 5+ years of experience in Motion Design.
• Strong social knowledge.
• Experience leading teams and overseeing multiple, diverse projects simultaneously.
• Branding / strategic design.
• Attention to detail – lead on quality control.
• Management experience.
• Passion.
• Design thinking.
• Excellent communicator.
• You will slot into our creative family with your own brand of vim, spark and joy.

1000heads is a Social Transformation company. We combine expertise in data & analytics, strategy, technology and creativity to help the world's best businesses build Social Age brands. 1000heads delivers social‑first insight, consultancy, and creative services to clients around the world including The North Face, Google, Diageo, Wella, Snap, Meta, Amazon and the United Nations.

We have offices around the world in London, Berlin, Paris, New York, LA, Miami, Sydney and Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur.

1000heads is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are passionately committed to working together to promote an inclusive environment which celebrates and promotes diversity. We welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual's ability to perform their job.

• Additional holiday day for each year of service, up to 25 days.
• Additional festive shutdown period between Christmas and New Year’s period.
• Subsidised gym membership.
• Private medical cover.
• Company pension scheme.
• Personal development fund.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Regular company socials/away days, free Thursday breakfasts and drinks.
• Flexible working, hybrid 2-3 days per week.
• Plus other cool perks.

Seniority level:
Director.

Employment type:

Contract. Job function:
Design. Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting.