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Senior Designer, Social Media

We are looking for an ambitious Senior Designer to join our London Design & Production team.

This will be an initial 6 month full time contract (FTC) with potential to be extended or become permanent.

We are a tight knit team of illustrators & animators, photographers & videographers, coders & brand builders who create thumb-smashing content for some of the biggest brands in the world.

You will be focussing your creative prowess supporting our Design & Production Director on one of our biggest tech brands. You’ll need to be passionate about pushing creative concepts whilst creating slick 2D & 3D motion across a multitude of assets. The role will need someone who is seeking responsibility, someone who loves the challenge of pushing brand guidelines, especially within the world of social, and someone who can inspire a team of creatives to create high quality social creative.

You will work closely with a whole host of departmental specialists, from Insights, to Community, to Strategy to deliver transformational social-first work for our clients.

Our Conversational Creative relies on innovation, through a deep knowledge of the latest platform features and production techniques, combined with an acute understanding of what people are talking about and why it's important to them and their communities.

To be a part of the Design & Production team, you must be a pixel loving, idea generating, creative collaborator who likes to tell stories that move.

The Role
You will be tasked with owning and leading the creative output on up to 3 accounts, producing campaigns, overseeing retainer content and developing our team with your impressive design knowledge.

Conceptualise, scope in and implement complex integrated campaigns
Support & Lead innovative ideations and foster confidence within the design team.
Delivering campaign and brand development, overseeing retainer workflow
Art direction of social content that uses motion graphics, photography and video
Hands-on creation of content through motion graphics and photography
Ownership and quality oversight of content outputted by junior members of the team
Stay up-to-date with social platforms and industry trends
Leading team members, collaborating with client service and community teams
Confidently present work and build client relationships
Work with community managers, strategists and account teams to create future thinking, bold and social-first ideas.
Managing and mentoring designers
Contribute and shape business development pitches
Lead presentations and encourage other team members to present
You will also help drive creativity, process and organisation across the agency and help build the design team to fit your needs.

Experienced creative with graphic design education and 5+ year’s experience from an agency background
Experience with B2B brands
Strong social knowledge
Experienced in leading teams and overseeing multiple projects simultaneously
Branding /strategic design
2D & 3D Motion Design knowledge
Attention to detail - lead on quality control
Management experience
Passion
Design thinking
Excellent communicator
You'll slot into our creative family with your own brand of vim, spark and joy

About 1000heads

1000heads is a Social Transformation company.

We combine expertise in data & analytics, strategy, technology and creativity to help the world’s best businesses build Social Age brands.

1000heads delivers social-first insight, consultancy, and creative services to clients around the world including The North Face, Google, Diageo, Wella, Snap, Meta, Amazon and the United Nations.

We have offices around the world in London, Berlin, New York, LA, Miami, Sydney and Melbourne.

1000heads is an Equal Opportunities Employer, we are passionately committed to working together to promote an inclusive environment which celebrates and promotes diversity. We are committed to our belief that diversity in our team generates better and bolder ideas, creativity, understanding and respect. We welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.

For more information on 1000heads, visit www.1000heads.com.