Senior Designer

M3 Agency; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading creative agency in Birmingham seeks a highly skilled Senior Designer with significant experience. This hands-on role involves delivering outstanding design work across various media, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and mentoring junior designers. The ideal candidate will have a strong portfolio and a passion for creating standout work. Benefits include a competitive salary, generous holiday, and opportunities for personal growth.

Benefits

25 days' holiday a year

Competitive salary

5% Pension contribution

Bonus Scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a creative or integrated agency environment.
• A portfolio demonstrating excellent design craft across branding, campaigns, digital, social and print.
• Comfortable working closely with clients and presenting ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding design work across a wide range of digital and print channels.
• Translate briefs into visually compelling solutions that meet client objectives.
• Support and mentor junior designers.

Skills

Creative flair

Strong typographic knowledge

Attention to detail

Experience with Adobe Creative Suite

Ability to take feedback constructively

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe XD

Figma

Job description

About the Role

We’re looking for a highly skilled Senior Designer with genuine creative flair to join our growing team. You’ll be responsible for delivering exceptional design work across brand, digital and campaign projects, taking ideas from concept to execution with craft, confidence and consistency. This is a hands-on role for someone who brings fresh thinking, sharp attention to detail, and a passion for creating standout work that gets noticed. You will be able to blend creativity, flair, strong typographic knowledge and impeccable mac skills with intelligence that enables you to interpret client and internal briefs into compelling and original creative work. Our ongoing goal is to raise the bar of our output and add real value to our creative offering. We want you to make a true and meaningful impact to the work we do. You will report directly into our Group Creative Director.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding design work across a wide range of digital and print channels, from concept through to final execution.
• Translate strategic and creative briefs into visually compelling solutions that meet client objectives.
• Collaborate with Art Directors, Copywriters and Developers to bring integrated campaigns to life.
• Take ownership of design projects and manage multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Apply strong typographic, layout and brand application skills across varied formats.
• Contribute to the development of creative ideas and actively participate in brainstorms and concepting sessions.
• Support and mentor junior designers, offering guidance, feedback and support.
• Maintain high standards of quality, accuracy and consistency across all deliverables.
• Prepare and present work internally and externally, articulating design decisions clearly.
• Stay up to date with design trends, tools and technology to continually raise the creative bar.

• 5+ years’ experience in a creative or integrated agency environment.
• A portfolio that demonstrates excellent design craft across branding, campaigns, digital, social and print.
• Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD or Figma).
• Confident in taking a project from brief to delivery with minimal oversight.
• A keen eye for detail, with strong layout, typography and brand system skills.
• Comfortable working closely with clients and presenting ideas with clarity.
• Able to take feedback constructively and apply it to refine and elevate work.
• Familiarity with motion design or video editing tools (e.g. After Effects) is a plus, but not essential.
• A proactive mindset, able to adapt quickly and deliver under pressure.
• Passionate about great design, and dedicated to producing consistently high-quality work for M3 and its clients.

Benefits of working at M3

• At M3, you’ll be joining a fast-growing agency network at an exciting time. You’ll work alongside some of the best creative and strategic minds in the business, delivering campaigns for high-profile brands.
• 25 days' holiday a year
• Competitive salary
• 5% Pension contribution
• 3 & 2 working week (2 days WFH)
• Get your birthday off (To be taken 2 weeks either side of your bday)
• Branded welcome pack
• Bonus Scheme
• Free eye test & £50 glasses contribution
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Cubo national office network
• My Paradise App Benefits
• New Business Referral bonus scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 3 work in the community days a year
• Personal growth & development plans
• Recharge, Rethink, Revive — 2 off site agency team building days per year
• Digital Learning Licenses
• Carry 3 days holiday over to the new year
• Private wellbeing

Final thoughts

We value bold thinking, collaborative spirit and the drive to make great ideas happen. We operate a relaxed yet energetic agency culture. We work hard, but have fun doing what we do, so a sense of humour is a must. If you’re ready to push boundaries and deliver work you’re proud of, we’d love to hear from you.

Please apply below with a CV, brief covering letter and portfolio.