Design Manager – Events Services – SW London

Creative Design Manager – Events Services

Hybrid – SW London

Up to £42,000 + Up to 20% bonus + Benefits

We are currently on the hunt for a fantastic Lead Designer who is looking for their next exciting role with huge variety. This will be working with one of the fastest growing events businesses in the world, and offers a dynamic and fun working culture with a focus on developing its employees and providing recognition for their achievements.

As the Creative Design Manager you will lead their design team and deliver creative solutions for a broad portfolio of events, from exhibitions and conferences to awards and media products. Reporting to the CMO, and as key role within the central Marketing Intelligence and Technology team, this position is ideal for an organised, experienced, and hands-on designer looking to take a step up in their career or looking for more variety in their role.

The portfolio spans products in multiple and varied industries, and across countries including the UK, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Algeria. You will be responsible for managing a team to deliver multimedia design including print, websites, email, videos, gifs and much more, whilst still remaining very hands-on with key design projects as well.

You will be motivated by working in a fast-paced environment with the opportunity to make a huge impact on the look and feel of all our products and campaigns, and as such feel at home juggling many projects simultaneously.

Your skills:

• 5+ years’ experience in graphic design, with at least some experience of digital design (gifs, videos and design elements for websites)
• Highly proficient at balancing working at speed with accuracy and creative eye for detail
• Highly organised and structured in time management
• Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to work collaboratively with marketing and digital teams to deliver on quality and expectations
• Ideally interested in the events sector
• Management experience is preferable, but not essential

What will you get from the role?

• Delivery and creative ownership of a vast and varied portfolio of events
• No day is the same, you will benefit from huge variety across different industries!
• Be seen as the regional design expert
• Support from and collaboration with design specialists across the companies group, as well as a team of central marketing specialists within the UK & Global region
• A wide network of working relationships, working closely with marketing teams across 5 offices in Europe
• Ability to travel to events and work as part of the wider event team
• Talent development, access to training and a lot of fun!