Mid-Weight Creative Designer

Theinsideout; Leicester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading commercial design firm in Leicester is seeking a Digital Designer to create impactful digital experiences for well-known brands. The role involves designing single-page applications and collaborating across teams to ensure high-quality output. Candidates should possess strong skills in stakeholder management, design expertise in tools like Figma, and a solid understanding of UI/UX principles. This is a full-time, hybrid role requiring some office presence.

Qualifications

• Experience in stakeholder management and collaboration.
• Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Understanding of UI/UX principles and accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Design and produce co-branded single-page applications.
• Oversee the creation and rollout of campaign SPAs.
• Contribute to the evolving library of layouts and components.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Design Expertise in Figma

Adobe Creative Suite Proficiency

UI/UX Sensitivity

Technical Awareness

Creative Curiosity

Communication & Initiative

Job description

Digital Designer, Commercial Design

Our commercial design partnerships support some of the biggest and most recognisable brands in the UK — all brought to life across Global’s iconic portfolio, including Heart, Capital, Radio X, LBC, Classic FM, Smooth, Gold, as well as our growing Video, Sport, and Podcasting Platforms. We also bring audiences together at huge cultural moments like Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball at The O2 and Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium.

We design bespoke digital experiences that sit at the heart of ambitious multi-platform campaigns — fast‑paced, high‑impact web applications and UI that elevate partner brands while staying true to Global’s creative identity and standards. It’s varied, visible work that lives where culture happens.

Key Responsibilities

As a Digital Designer at Global, your key responsibilities will be:

• Design & Production: Working with your in‑house Studio Manager, Designers and Developers to create premium co‑branded single‑page‑applications (SPA’s) for commercial campaigns. You will bring visual storyboarding, layout design, and bespoke styling to a wide variety of brands and audiences.
• Project Ownership & Collaboration: Oversee the creation and rollout of campaign SPA’s, making sure they align with the broader campaign, which can also include on‑air, outdoor, digital audio and social activity. Manage feedback, timelines and quality control to deliver polished, on‑brand work.
• Innovation & Improvement: Contribute to our evolving library of layouts, components and interactive elements – building reusable foundations that speed us up without ever compromising creativity. Help shape how we design at scale, ensuring our templates enable bold, high‑impact storytelling.

What You’ll Love About This Role

• Think Big: You’ll design for very different audiences and visual identities, which keeps the work varied and pushes your creative range in meaningful ways. You’ll quickly build a portfolio of diverse, high‑impact work — from playful, vibrant pages to sleek, premium experiences.
• Own It: Our tech stack is evolving — you’ll have genuine influence in shaping new visual features, design patterns and ways of working.
• Keep It Simple: Build strong communication practices with stakeholders, ensuring projects are clear, structured and delivered on time.
• Better Together: Join a supportive, social and collaborative design team with open feedback, shared learning, and opportunities for personal development and training.

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Designed and launched several commercial experiences with a high visual polish.
• Demonstrated confident brand guardianship across Global and partner brands.
• Built strong relationships with your Developer counterparts, Line and Studio Managers, and Stakeholders.
• Shown clear creative judgment, awareness of the business and professions best practices – accessibility, readability, and thoughtful UX decisions.
• Contributed ideas to enhance layouts, campaigns, or internal workflows.Communicated effectively, managing feedback loops and project timelines smoothly.

What You’ll Need

• Stakeholder Management: Comfortable working with internal teams and commercial stakeholders.
• Design Expertise: Proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, with strong layout, typography and visual storytelling skills.
• UI/UX Sensitivity: Understanding of user journey flows, readability and accessibility in digital design.
• Technical Awareness: A working understanding of how modern websites are built, enabling collaboration with developers.
• Creative Curiosity: Web animation, web 3D, illustration skills a bonus.
• Communication & Initiative: Builds positive working relationships, listens thoughtfully and works with others to find practical solutions.

Additional Details

• Full‑time role
• Hybrid: min 3 days/week in office (including 2 Mondays and 2 Fridays per month)
• Fixed office position in Leicester Sq.
• Experience working with commercial agencies or campaign marketing is a strong advantage