Senior Designer (London/Newcastle)

We want you to be passionate about branded content; your confidence in your ideas and broad skill knowledge will allow you to take control, but you will still be keen to grow and keep up with the latest trends. You will be part of the pitching process, using your creativity to help win clients and offer them solutions they could never have imagined. You’ll be efficient at everything you do and make sure you hit all deadlines and stick to budget.

Good time management, clear communication and multitasking capabilities are essential for working on a variety of projects as well as positive attitude to all tasks. You’ll consistently and effectively produce high quality designs and aim to make a lasting impression on our clients and the wider team at Luminous.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing larger clients and design projects end-to-end, on time and to budget
• Creating presentations and mock-ups, offering multiple design pathways and being able to clearly explain your design decisions
• Understanding how budget affects the design possibilities, making sure client gets value for money without exceeding those limitations
• Attending client meetings, being knowledgeable and answering any relevant client questions
• Working closely with Account Management and Production teams to implement amends on time and proactively communicating useful information
• Briefing Junior Designers on collaborative work, encouraging and supporting them and guiding their ideas, mentoring them towards greater self-sufficiency
• Keeping up to date with trends and sharing ideas within the Design team
• Developing, presenting and directing selected pitches and client presentations
• Prioritising workload and able to juggle multiple projects at one time
• Manage time effectively and ensure timesheets, WIP schedules and other admin are filled out correctly
• Drawing on your years of experience to foresee problems and take preventative action
• Representing Luminous at external events e.g. design conferences, awards, client lunches etc