Creative Design Lead

DescriptionJob Title: Creative Design LeadWe are looking for a designer who thrives at the intersection of creativity strategy and commercial impact. This role is as much about making things look clear compelling and polished from decks one-pagers toolkits and campaign assets to using design as a vehicle to influence behaviours activate best practice and shape a culture of growth.The Creative Lead is an individual contributor role. There are no direct reports but you will have broad influence: hands-on design work sits alongside shaping the creative direction of campaigns and communications that support our commercial priorities. You will move seamlessly between executing high-quality design outputs and generating ideas that help the business adopt new ways of working.Closing Date for Internal applications - Friday 17th October 2025What will I be doingScope of the RoleDesigning and delivering decks toolkits one-pagers playbooks and campaign assets.Storyboarding and advising on creative formats for initiatives.Generating ideas to overcome adoption challenges and influence culture.Acting as custodian of creative quality across the Client First team.Helping shape how the business talks about growth pricing client impact and sales culture through design.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign & Creative ExecutionCreate visually compelling deliverables from PowerPoint decks and one-pagers to campaign toolkits videos and animations. You should be highly skilled in PPT and genuinely enjoy using it as a creative medium turning slides into clear engaging stories.Ensure all communications are polished visually consistent and aligned with the teams strategic objectives.Bring visual clarity consistency and creativity to day-to-day outputs while elevating the overall design standard of the team.Creative Strategy & StorytellingHelp shape campaigns and communication initiatives that support our commercial priorities (growth discipline client impact pricing sales culture).Translate complex commercial frameworks and best practice into engaging stories and visual narratives.Generate creative ideas for how to influence behaviours and shift mindsets across the organisation.Collaboration & InfluencePartner with team members and stakeholders across the business to identify adoption challenges and design creative solutions.Support leaders in coaching best practice by providing materials that are both visually compelling and strategically effective.Act as a thought partner to the Client First team members providing a creative lens on key initiatives.Behaviour Change & Culture BuildingUse design and creative thinking to reinforce a sales culture where everyone plays a role.Help develop interventions that make commercial behaviours stick. o Ensure initiatives are benefit-led client-focused and aligned to business priorities.What do I need to bring with meWere looking for someone who brings:Strong design and creative skills with a portfolio showing both conceptual thinking and high-quality execution.Experience shaping campaigns or initiatives that drive behaviour change ideally in a commercial or organisational context.Ability to simplify complexity and tell stories that resonate visually and conceptually.Comfort moving between hands-on design delivery and big-picture creative strategy.Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills; confident to influence senior colleagues.A commercial and strategic mindset: understanding how growth happens and how design can help bring it to life.Design Skills & ToolsWere looking for someone who combines design craft with the ability to tell clear compelling stories across multiple formats.Essential:PowerPoint expert level and someone who genuinely enjoys using PPT as a creative medium.Adobe Creative Suite Illustrator Photoshop and InDesign for layouts infographics illustrations and campaign collateral.Video & Motion ability to produce short-form videos animations or motion graphics (e.g. After Effects Premiere Pro or similar).Digital platforms ability to design and structure content for intranet or SharePoint sites.Interactive/engagement assets e.g. GIFs clickable PDFs lightweight digital formats. Photography/photo editing ability to source adapt and retouch imagery.Strong eye for typography layout and brand consistency.What Success Looks Like:Design outputs are clear polished and compelling making it easy for stakeholders to understand and act.Campaigns and materials support adoption and behaviour change across the business.The Creative Lead is seen as a go-to person for both design quality and creative strategic thinking.Initiatives make it easier for leaders to coach for teams to act and for clients to see the impact of our work.Benefits:We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you as an individual. Our standard benefits include 25 days annual leave pension contribution income protection and life addition there are a range of health & wellbeing financial benefits and professional development opportunities.We realise you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application. We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week.We are committed to equality treating people fairly promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views. We recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme certified as Level 1 Disability Confident Committed. We are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Key Skills Administrative Skills,Facilities Management,Biotechnology,Creative Production,Design And Estimation,Architecture Employment Type : Full Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1