Brand Creative Manager

Conde Nast; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global media company seeks a visual identity expert to lead design initiatives across Media Licensing and Education teams. The role focuses on maintaining brand consistency, guiding creative direction, and collaborating with various internal teams. Candidates should have strong expertise in brand development, art direction, and project management. A familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite and excellent communication skills are essential. This position offers opportunities for personal and professional growth with competitive benefits.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Bupa Private Healthcare

Corporate gym membership

Dog-friendly office

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in brand development and visual identity systems.
• Skilled in art direction, creative strategy, and concept development.
• Comfortable giving and receiving creative feedback.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and visual development across Media Licensing and Education programs.
• Create and maintain visual brand guidelines.
• Collaborate with various teams to deliver unified brand expression.

Skills

Brand development

Visual identity systems

Creative strategy

Adobe Creative Suite

Communication skills

Project management

Tools

Google Suite

Figma

Job description

Condé Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print, digital, video and social platforms. The company’s portfolio includes many of the world’s most respected and influential media properties including Vogue, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Self, GQ, The New Yorker, Condé Nast Traveler/Traveller, Allure, AD, Bon Appétit and Wired, among others.# **Job Description**Location:London, GB Condé Nast is a global media company, home to iconic brands including , , , , , , , and , among many others. We are headquartered in New York and London and operate in 32 markets worldwide, with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers across print, digital, video and social platforms.**Condé Nast thrives on collaboration, and our teams come together in the office four days a week (Monday - Thursday).**We value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, skills and contributions, recognising the power our brands have to influence and shape culture. **The Role**This role supports both the Media Licensing and Education teams by partnering closely with international licensees and internal stakeholders to uphold and elevate the visual identity of Condé Nast’s brands across all platforms. This role is highly execution-focused, driving creative consistency across new market launches, education programs, partner deliverables, and revenue-generating initiatives.* Lead, guide, and oversee design and visual development across all Media Licensing and Education programs, ensuring rigorous adherence to global editorial and brand standards — identifying gaps, ensuring brand consistency, and proactively safeguarding visual standards across markets.* Support strategic launches (new markets, new Education programs, new verticals) with clear creative frameworks, onboarding materials, and asset development.* Create and maintain visual brand guidelines in partnership with global design and editorial teams.* Collaborate with Editorial, Partnerships, Education, Business Development, and regional licensee teams to deliver a unified brand expression across all assets, including presentations, education materials and assets, consumer-facing content, and training materials.* Provide thoughtful, actionable creative direction to designers, contractors, agencies, and external creative partners.* Review and approve visual design assets across digital, print, social, education programs, events, and partner deliverables.* Build and evolve brand toolkits, templates, and systems that improve partner performance and internal operational efficiency.* Partner with the Business Development and Partnerships teams to translate brand identity into compelling revenue-driving materials and proposals.**About you:*** Strong expertise in brand development, visual identity systems, and cross-platform storytelling.* Skilled in art direction, creative strategy, and concept development.* Ability to balance high-level brand storytelling with operational efficiency and commercial priorities.* Excellent written and verbal communication, with an ability to influence, align, and collaborate cross-functionally.* Comfortable giving and receiving creative feedback; confident in guiding partners toward on-brand solutions.* Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple concurrent projects. Experience working with global partners.* Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Google Suite, Figma.* Thorough understanding of editorial processes(print and digital) and development across platforms.* Knowledge of the licensing industry.* Undertake any other duties as reasonably required Please submit your CV and cover letter/portfolio, which highlights why you'd love to take on this role and why you're a great match for what we're looking for.We value the time and effort behind every application. All submissions are reviewed by a member of our talent team - we don’t use AI-assisted technology to review applications. * 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) and extra days of annual leave if you move house or want to volunteer.* You’ll have access to a competitive pension scheme, Bupa Private Healthcare, Season ticket loans and eye tests.* We offer a range of tools to support your wellbeing, including core hours, 10 remote days (from home or a country with a Condé Nast office location), access to our Employee Assistance Programme, corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme.* We’re a dog-friendly office, plus you’ll enjoy discounts and magazine subscriptions, keeping you up to date with all things Condé Nast.* We encourage personal and professional growth through the Condé Nast Learning Hub, where you’ll find an extensive portfolio of learning courses and training, available in local languages.* Our Employee Resource Groups provide a platform for employees to identify shared objectives, exchange ideas, and work on community priorities for our global workforce.If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.***Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.***Condé Nast is a global media company home to iconic brands including Vogue, GQ, AD, Condé Nast Traveler, Vanity Fair, Wired, The New Yorker, Glamour, Allure, Bon Appétit, Self and many more. Headquartered in New York and London, the company produces award-winning journalism, content and entertainment for every platform today and operates in 32 markets worldwide including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, the U.K. and U.S., and Taiwan.At Condé Nast we value diversity of background, views and cultures. We celebrate people for their personal qualities, their skills and contributions. And we recognize the power our brands have to influence and shape culture, catalyze action and help make our world a better place for all.For more information, please visit condenast.com and follow @CondeNast and @CondeNastCareer for Twitter and @condenastcareers for Instagram.