Creative Design Manager

Overview

In this Creative Design Manager role, you lead a small design team and directly contribute to the creation of high-quality marketing and business development visuals. You balance people leadership with hands-on design work, ensuring outputs align with brand standards and firm strategy. You work closely with Brand and Creative leadership to shape visuals for a broad range of materials, from invitations to digital campaigns. The opportunity combines creative direction with operational impact in a global legal environment.

Pay / Benefits

• private medical insurance with Bupa
• life assurance (4x salary)
• critical illness insurance (2x salary)
• income protection insurance
• 7% firm pension contribution
• gym membership/wellness allowance

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor two designers, manage workloads, and ensure timely delivery
• Build and manage external creative partners and vendors
• Collaborate with the Creative Media Producer on video visuals and animation
• Contribute to design and production of marketing and BD materials as a working designer
• Translate concepts into visually compelling communications reflecting the firm’s tone
• Design varied collateral (invitations, digital campaigns, websites, newsletters, ads, social graphics, events)
• Develop bespoke typography, campaign graphics, and versatile design styles
• Support brand stewardship with evolving brand and style guidelines
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across marketing, BD and events
• Present concepts clearly to stakeholders
• Oversee production processes and coordinate with vendors to ensure quality and schedule
• Understand production specs, templates, and technical requirements
• Coordinate with legal/compliance offices on risk and regulatory issues
• Maintain familiarity with GDPR, AML, and Paris Bar regulations

Key requirements

• 7-9 years of professional design experience in professional services, financial services, or corporate marketing environments
• 2-5 years of experience managing designers or creative teams
• Strong portfolio across print and digital for high-end or luxury clients
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom)
• Experience with Figma and UX wireframing concepts
• Knowledge of After Effects or motion graphics is a plus
• Strong MS Office skills (PowerPoint master slides, Word templates)
• Excellent organizational and project management abilities
• Thorough understanding of print and digital production processes
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design or related field preferred (education)

• collaboration
• communication and presentation
• attention to detail
• Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom)
• Figma
• UX wireframing

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