Senior Designer

Hypemaker is a global, award-winning, full-service creative agency. With its ability to transform perception through visual presentation and carefully curated content, it empowers brands to be relevant in the cultural landscape. The global creative studio provides total creative solutions, from insights, creative to content production and experiences, through access to our global talent network for brands around the world. 

Hypebeast’s EMEA Creative Team is looking for a Senior Designer to lead our brand partnerships and creative agency design work. The ideal candidate is passionate about culturally-relevant design, and has a proven track record primarily in digital design but also in print. This opportunity will enable them to work with some of the world's biggest brands and be part of a hugely influential cultural platform designing across Hypebeast and Hypemaker’s social media, .com editorial, print, and experiential work.

Responsibilities:

• Lead design for Hypebeast branded content and Hypemaker agency projects, collaborating with other designers and creative, sales, account and production teams.
• Develop and execute concepts and designs for projects that meet internal and external expectations.
• Create client pitch decks that showcase campaign concepts through mockups, moodboards, and graphics
• Manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously while working with internal and external stakeholders.
• Mentor, provide feedback to, and delegate tasks to junior designers and/or interns.
• Understand the aesthetic and identity of Hypebeast Media properties and how they translate to client-based design work
• Attend meetings and presentations to present design concepts and gather feedback.
• Participate in brainstorming sessions and provide input on design concepts.
• Manage and track timelines when necessary 
• Present your work with confidence and clearly explain your rationale to clients.
• Brief and manage external freelancers on projects when necessary.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of experience working in a design role at a publisher, media company, agency, or similar.
• A passion for topics in youth culture like fashion, music, art and how they influence trends in design.
• Exceptional portfolio of work that demonstrates excellent craft of design fundamentals including typography, colour, layout and motion.
• Conceptually innovative, detail-oriented and able to execute pixel-perfect digital design.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience working with creative teams and developers.
• Experience tackling multiple projects simultaneously with internal and external stakeholders.

Technical Requirements:

• Expert level experience and technical knowledge across digital design for formats including but not limited to: designing web and digital editorial layouts, designing digital advertisements, designing for social media, designing microsites.
• Experience with print design as it applies to events, books and magazines, and OOH ads.
• Experience designing presentation templates and visualising ideas through presentations via mockups, moodboards and graphics.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, and Keynote.
• Solid experience using ‘no-code’ web design tools (for example: Webflow and/or Ceros.)
• 2D animation skills (After Effects) and 3D skills are a bonus.

If you think you’ve got what it takes, please provide your portfolio, cover letter, resume and expected salary.

This position is based and located in London. Candidate must be eligible to work in UK.

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