Creative Design and Brand Lead

Creative Design and Brand Lead

London and Essex

Fixed term12 monthcontract

Are you a talented graphic designer interested in crafting effective visual communications and preserving a consistent brand identity Can you combine creativity with strategic thinking while delivering high-quality design across a wide range of platforms Are you an experienced hands - on designer who thrives in a changing environment and enjoys collaborating with diverse stakeholders If this sounds like you this could be the next step in your career.

Please note: Applicants should include either a portfolio website or PDF portfolio showcasing a diverse range of graphic design projects demonstrating branding campaigns presentations print digital and conceptual creative work.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

As our new Creative Design and Brand Lead you will play a key role in the development and production of visual communication protecting and developing our brand and ensuring design excellence across the programme. You will work closely with internal teams senior leaders delivery partners and external stakeholders to deliver creative solutions that communicate our purpose and support business objectives.

Furthermoreyou will:

• Act as the brand guardian ensuring consistent application of brand guidelines across all materials and supporting training workshops audits and quality assurance.
• Create bespoke illustrations iconography infographics and visual assets.
• Mentor and support the Junior Creative & Brand Designer through coaching feedback and development.
• Manage the end-to-end graphic design request process and internal stakeholder relationships.
• Create and maintain branded templates for presentations reports technical documents brochures forms event and marketing materials.
• Maintain the design intranet page ensuring staff have access to templates assets merchandise and guidance.
• Oversee the implementation and administration ofTemplafyto support consistent brand standards.
• Produce high-quality presentations and documents for senior leadership and key programme activities.
• Design engaging social media content including motion graphics GIFs and short animations.
• Support internal communications engagement initiatives and events with creative design.
• Stay current with design trends to continuously improve creative output and brand impact.
• Provide ad hoc creative support for External Affairs including ministerial and cross-government events.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you whether they are colleagues partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of thatyoullhave:

• 5- 10 years professional experience in graphic design including experience supporting bids or corporate communications.
• Demonstrable experience working within and enforcing brand guidelines across large or complex organisations.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign Illustrator Photoshop) with working knowledge of Figma and strong capabilities in After Effects and Premiere Pro.
• Strong illustration iconography and visual storytelling skills with the ability to create bespoke creative assets that enhance audience engagement.
• Experience delivering a broad range of creative outputs including campaigns presentations brand assets social content print collateral illustration and motion design.
• Proficiency in Microsoft PowerPoint and Word with experience creating sophisticated presentation and document templates.
• Solid understanding of typography layout branding and visual storytelling.
• Experience implementing branded templates and design processes that improve consistency and efficiency.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously while consistently delivering high-quality work to tight deadlines.
• Experience mentoring or managing junior designers providing constructive feedback and supporting professional growth.
• Solid stakeholder management skills with the confidence to advise coach and support colleagues at all levels.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to explain design rationale and translate complex ideas into compelling visual solutions.

A place to work and so much more

At COWI we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity and sometimes even our courage to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you at work and at home.

With offices primarilylocatedin the Nordic region the UK NorthAmericaand India we are currently more than 7500 people who bring theirexpertisein engineering architectureenergyand environment into play.

What we also offer:

To us a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.

Some of our benefits include:

• 28days holidayplus all UKbank and public holidays
• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
• Private health care for you anda contribution from you foryour immediate dependents
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
• Group personal pension scheme salary exchange
• Life assurance
• Maternity Leave: 1-20weeks full pay 21-26 weeks half pay 27-39Statutory (SMP) 40-52 weeks unpaid (eligibility criteria will apply)
• Paternity Leave: 12 weeks full pay (eligibility criteria will apply)

Optional benefits include:

• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Electric vehicle lease
• Corporate gym membership
• Annual Rail card (available for under 30s)

Got more questions

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer please reach out to Shruti Gupta at

Get to know us even better at our where you can learn more about our projects our strategy what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer.

COWIprovidesequal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity colour religion gender national originageor disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions ofemployment including recruiting hiringplacement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1