Are you an experienced Designer with big ambitions? Do you want to secure a senior creative position within an award winning agency? Then you could be our next Design Lead.

Who are we?

Storm is a forward-thinking, fast-paced and growing full-service agency. We are ranked by the Drum as the No. 1 agency (Essex and East Anglia).

What will you be doing?

As Design Lead your role will be to bring creativity, insight, and design development to the department, taking hands-on ownership of projects; from sketching and concepting, to prototyping through to final deliverables.  You will be working with, and reporting to the Design Manager, who is responsible for overall through-the-line delivery of all projects, internal processes and inter-departmental communication and cohesion.

Please note, this job is based at our office in Leigh-on-Sea

What do you need?

• 7+ years of senior design experience
• Experience supervising multiple projects, team members and clients; you’ll be used to meeting client objectives, KPIs, budgets and tight deadlines
• An understanding of different industry/market/audience needs and be able to deliver relevant/fit-for-purpose output
• A consultative and collaborative approach with the ability to interpret briefs and understand clients' requirements/needs
• Demonstrable experience in managing and delivering on a variety of projects at any one time
• A versatile nature with the ability to deliver anything from website layouts and storyboarding through to infographics and branding, working across departments to ensure the creative strategy is executed correctly
• Up to date with latest trends and technologies
• Unmovable passion for design and comfortable in turning the most of out of the box ideas into tangible and deliverable solutions
• A confident, self-starting, relentless attitude in wanting to help your team be the best and create the next generation of products and services.

What will you get?

• Allocated budget for training, conferences, workshops, mentoring
• Transparent and accelerated career progression to those with hunger and ambition
• Closed at Christmas/extra gift holiday day off
• Regular social events throughout the year. Leigh-on-Sea is a great place to work and socialise; a seaside town with a buzzing broadway full of bars, shops, restaurants etc.

Please note: We will be unable to consider you for this role if you do not provide a covering letter, CV and Portfolio. No calls from recruitment agencies please.