Job Description
Job Title: Creative Designer
Location: Runcorn, Cheshire (WA7)
Salary: £35,000- £40,000 (DOE)
Hours: Monday- Friday 09:00- 17:00
Contract: Permanent
Our client is a small, dynamic, high-impact agency in Cheshire, working with household brands that people know and trust. They deliver a full-service offering that spans brand strategy, TV, POS, and every touchpoint in between.
The Role
We are recruiting for an ideas-driven designer with solid experience and a portfolio that demonstrates compelling, high-quality, detail-focused work. This is a role for someone who can spark creativity across major campaigns while guiding and mentoring emerging design talent in others.
As the Creative Designer your duties will be;
- Lead creative direction on key projects, shaping concepts and guiding visual solutions.
- Deliver high-quality design execution across all outputs, from research and prototyping to final delivery across print and digital.
- Maintain and elevate design standards across the team, ensuring consistency and quality throughout projects.
- Mentor and guide junior designers, fostering growth and development without formal line-management responsibility.
- Communicate effectively with clients and internal teams to ensure clarity and alignment.
- Maintain strong relationships with external partners, ensuring expectations, feedback, and delivery are aligned.
- Brief and oversee additional resources, including freelancers and wider team members, to support project delivery.
The successful Creative Designer will have the following skills;
- 5+ years studio experience, ideally with FMCG branding and packaging
- Comprehensive understanding of design principles – typography, layout, grids, and pixel-perfect execution
- Expert-level proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop; After Effects a plus)
- Proven ability to take initiative, solve problems methodically, and work independently.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating creative flair and technical excellence.
- Keen eye for detail, with work rooted in strategic intent and aligned to the brief.
- Consistent application of brand guidelines, including typography, layout, colour, and brand assets.
- Ability to incorporate client feedback thoughtfully, balancing creative ambition with client needs.
- Proactive approach to AI tools and new technologies, experimenting with innovative ways to produce and improve content.
- Self-motivated and proactive, taking ownership of projects.
- Confident, approachable, and able to build strong working relationships.
What They Offer You
- A friendly, creative team who love what they do.
- Opportunity to work across a wide range of projects and design styles.
- Team parties and outings, plus regular studio treats
- Competitive holiday allowance, including extra days off over Christmas.
- 5 days per week in the office, with the option to work from home every other Friday.
- Private healthcare with WPA
- Pension plan