Senior Lead Designer

Overview: I am working closely with one of our favourite clients in the Beauty space. This brand has a holistic approach to wellness - from its London roots to its U.S. expansions, they continue to blur the line between beauty service and luxury lifestyle, without compromising on quality or integrity;

Responsibilities:

•    Lead and evolve the creative studio, setting the vision for disruptive, social-first creative output.

•    Own the creative direction across digital, social, product drops, packaging, campaigns etc.

•    Deliver high-quality design work across organic and paid social, motion graphics, UX/UI, and video (Final Cut Pro a plus).

•    Partner with the founders and wider team to translate brand vision into engaging creative across all touchpoints.

•    Balance hands-on creative execution (60–70%) with strategic direction and management (30–40%).

•    Build, inspire, and manage a growing creative team (currently one direct report).

•    Collaborate closely with marketing, brand, and operations to deliver bold, innovative creative that drives growth.

•    Adapt to a fast-paced, founder-led environment with shifting priorities and feedback.


You Are: 

•    Deep expertise in creative design within a fast-growth, product-led, social-first brand (beauty, lifestyle, or fashion ideal).

•    Proven track record in building or significantly contributing to a creative studio function.

•    Full proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite; Final Cut Pro a strong advantage.

•    Strong understanding of what works creatively in paid media, with commercial acumen.

•    Experience with packaging design and website/UX/UI projects desirable.

•    Skilled in motion graphics and delivering impactful social-first content.

•    Line management experience with the ability to grow and nurture a creative team.

•    Comfortable working in a founder-led, fast-paced, scaling business environment.

•    Collaborative, low-ego, adaptable, and resilient under pressure.

•    Passionate about design, innovation, and redefining creative standards in beauty