Senior Creative Designer

Mid-Senior Creative Designer / Conceptual Designer

Location: Kingston upon Thames

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

Job Type: Permanent

The Opportunity

We are working with an established creative design and production business specialising in retail displays, brand experiences, experiential environments and visual installations . They work with leading brands to create engaging physical spaces, activations and customer experiences, taking projects from initial concept through to design development and production.

They are looking for a talented Mid-Senior Creative Designer / Conceptual Designer to join their creative team and help develop innovative concepts across retail, experiential and branded

environments.

This is a great opportunity for a designer who enjoys coming up with big creative ideas , but also understands how those ideas can be developed into realistic, buildable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop creative concepts and design solutions for retail displays, experiential environments, brand activations and installations .
• Generate initial ideas through sketching, moodboards, visualisation and concept development.
• Develop concepts into detailed creative presentations for clients.
• Produce high-quality 3D visualisations and renders to communicate design intent.
• Work closely with account, project, production and technical teams to develop concepts into deliverable designs.
• Consider materials, construction methods, manufacturing and installation when developing concepts.
• Present creative ideas and concepts confidently to clients and internal teams.
• Respond to client briefs and develop creative solutions that meet brand, commercial and practical requirements.
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment.
• Stay current with trends across retail, experiential, interiors, architecture, materials and brand experience .

We are looking for a designer with a strong conceptual and creative portfolio and experience within one or more of the following:

• Retail design / displays
• Experiential design
• Brand activations
• Exhibition design
• Interiors
• Events / environments
• Pop-ups and installations
• Product or furniture design

You should be confident taking a brief and developing it into a strong creative concept , while understanding the practical considerations involved in bringing that idea to life.

Essential Skills

• Strong conceptual design ability.
• Excellent visual communication skills.
• Strong 3D modelling and rendering capability.
• Experience creating client-facing presentations.
• Good understanding of materials and manufacturing.
• Ability to develop ideas from initial concept through to design development.
• Strong Adobe Creative Suite skills.
• Experience with relevant 3D software such as Cinema 4D and Blender
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.