Design Lead - Guildford, Surrey (Hybrid)

£62,000 – £68,000 DOE plus benefits

We are recruiting for a Design Lead to join our client, a branding and digital agency based in Guildford.  They are looking for a senior-level creative to take the reins on brand and campaign work, including a major ongoing partnership with a global sports brand. This is a permanent full time hybrid role.

What’s on Offer

Structured training and development, pension and salary sacrifice EV scheme, 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, birthday day off, volunteer days, team culture days, and a genuinely collaborative, senior studio culture where leadership is earned and there for the taking.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead creative and art direction across brand and campaign work, including brand-first campaign development for a global sport client
• Build and evolve brand identities, guidelines and campaign toolkits for regional and global rollout
• Direct a freelance bench across 2D, 3D, animation, film and photography, holding the line on quality
• Quality-check artwork to the highest creative and technical standard before it leaves the studio
• Present and defend work confidently to clients, and bring creative thinking into new business pitches

What You'll Bring

• Extensive agency or studio experience, including time at senior or lead level, with a strong brand and campaign portfolio
• Strong creative direction, concept development and campaign thinking that works across multiple channels
• An exceptional eye for detail, sharp typographic craft, and confident print production know-how
• Experience directing freelancers, with clear, constructive feedback and the confidence to send work back
• Fluent in Figma and advanced Adobe Creative Suite; After Effects and curiosity about AI tools a bonus
• A genuine feel for sport subcultures, tennis especially, or an equally running, football, climbing, skate or music