Designer

About the role

The designer is part of the Freshfields Design Studio, a multi-location team across UK, Asia and US. This role provides essential expertise to support the needs of our rapidly growing US business, ensuring real-time responsiveness across flagship US marketing projects and contributing to global marketing and campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Create high quality digital design solutions (working across website, social media, email, motion and interactive formats) with a focus on user-centred design and application of digital design principles including accessibility, responsive behavior, mobile optimization, and UX considerations.
• Collaborate with design studio, brand and marketing colleagues to deliver high quality creative work for global marketing campaigns, signature events, flagship reports, pitch materials, and thought leadership.
• Translate complex information into intuitive, visually engaging layouts (infographics, data visualisation, report design).
• Manage priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced global studio environment.
• Follow defined workflows, using tools and systems effectively (MS Office, project management platforms, DAM, etc.).

Requirements

• Proven experience in a brand-focused design role (agency or in-house).
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop; AfterEffects an advantage).
• Experience working in a global or multi-region team, with the ability to manage stakeholder expectations across time zones and work independently when required.
• Strong understanding of design for professional services or B2B brands is preferred.

Skills & capabilities

• Exemplary typography, layout, and composition skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to storyboard, visualise ideas, and prepare presentation-ready concepts.
• Competent artworking skills and confidence producing mock-ups or prototypes.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within hybrid, global teams.
• Working understanding (not execution) of HTML/CSS to improve collaboration with web vendors and digital team desirable.
• Working knowledge of Figma for collaborating with digital/website team and third parties, creating, prototyping and testing user interfaces (UI) for websites and mobile assets as well as creating presentations.