Midweight Designer

Mid-weight Designer

Role Purpose: You drive original thinking and are able to execute ideas with great attention to detail.

We’re FutureBrand - the flagship branding agency within the multi-award-winning global advertising agency network McCann Worldgroup.

24 years young with a head full of big brand experience and a gaze fixed firmly on the future, our work over the last two decades has changed the brand landscape today. What we do next will change tomorrow.

We’re based in some of the most exciting and vibrant cities on the planet, balancing global scale with cultural connection. That means we’re on the doorstep of many of the world’s biggest brands, and within reach of the very best talent around.

Together, we are a diverse brand, experience and design community who believe that brand is how a company’s people, products and services behave wherever and whenever they show up in the world. Our work focuses on measuring and maximizing brand behaviour by connecting corporate purpose with eve- ryday lived experience. It's through this work that we deliver our purpose: To transform the future of businesses by changing how their brands behave today.

And because we believe strongly that the future our brands create must be a future for us all, our shared values - Progressive, Adaptable, Collaborative and Empowering - put difference and diversity at our core.

FutureBrand London

FutureBrand London’s studio at 135 Bishopsgate by Liverpool St station. We’ve got everything from cycle racks and showers to our own bar and rooftop terrace. Our in-house Culture Club ensure there’s always something going on to inspire, enlighten and connect us, and being next-door to Eataly and a mere salivatory glance from Spitalfields market means lunchtimes are never dull.

There’s around 85 of us here working across some of the worlds most coveted brands. To stay ahead of the game, we’re pretty keen on fostering collective cultural curiosity around the things shaping the corpo- rate, consumer and brand landscape today and tomorrow (we call it FutureFocus). So whether the focus is on disruptive technologies, geopolitical developments or societal cultural trends, you can expect events, guest speakers and workshops in the studio on a regular basis - with drinks and snacks of course.

FutureBrand London’s had another great year and continues to go from strength to strength. So we’re looking to grow our world-class team. That’s where you come in.

Key Responsibilities

* Create and develop design concepts autonomously or as part of a design team, under the guidance of seniors

* Create, develop and finalise presentation boards, mood boards and sample boards for presentation

* Research a project brief or topic to provide background information for the team to use as a base for its design solution

* Support the design team with ideas-led branding concepts through the creative process to deliver on a project brief

* Develop an understanding for brand strategy and begin to connect your design to the overarching strategic idea

* Develop an understanding of strategy within design

* Source original photography

* Design across multidisciplinary applications

* Make logical colour choices

* Create and/or source unique illustration

* Actively seek the inputs of others to build upon and improve your work

* Develop a good understanding of the client scope of work, be able to recognise and flag potential problems or obstacles, and start to formulate solutions to overcome these

* Originate and develop for presentations, visuals created by you or your senior team members -hand render or computer render etc, Photoshop, Illustrator

* Verbally and visually articulate clear ideas to the project team

* Assist in the development of logical, clear decks and presentations

* Constantly be aware of the time allocated for you and more junior members of the team and be in fluid conversations with the creative services manager and client servicing

* Mentor junior members of the team to help build their confidence as well as supporting the more senior team members

* Keep an eye on industry trends and share with the team as appropriate

* Develop a good understanding of the FutureBrand offering and disciplines and of our clients’ business.

Skills and Competencies

* You are a creative thinker

* Proven experience in branding design as a midweight designer

* Curious about the world of design, you actively seek out inspiration to guide and form your point of view on clients’ brands

* Able to clearly communicate ideas and have strong verbal and written skills

* Computer literate, and have good knowledge of various design software packages (e.g. Adobe) and a proactive approach to develop technical skills

* Strong attention to detail

* Positive and can do attitude

* Strong team player and play a key role in supporting others

* Self-starter and proactively seeks out opportunities to support the team

* Keen to develop and willing to take responsibility

* Open to feedback to build and develop your work

* Remain calm when working under pressure

FutureBrand Values

Progressive

Being progressive has always been about optimism, momentum, and openness. Staying progressive means also ensuring what we do s underpinned by embracing a rich diversity of talents, perspectives, and ideas. Only when we have heard from all can we be sure what we do and who we have what it takes to stand out and be truly future proof.

Adaptable

We are comfortable with and open to challenge and change. We live and work in a vibrant, diverse, and dynamic world. To thrive, brands need to balance the time-less and the contemporary, art with science and continually step between facts, data, and creativity - which means we must too.

Collaborative

We believe that ideas get better when they are inherently diverse and shared in highly inclusive ways. We reject traditional hierarchies and what to hear from those who think differently from us, both inside and beyond our businesses. We truly believe that bringing different people together makes great things happen. This is a fundamental benefit of being a global business and we need to make it count.

Empowering

We champion the diversity and equity of opinions, ideas, skills, and perspectives for the difference it brings and the value it creates for all. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion empowers and are therefore core to our people and our business. We invest in each other’s growth and ensure every person’s professional path is well paved. We welcome frank conversations about where we can do better, and we push ourselves and our clients to adopt more inclusive practices.

We believe that ideas get better when they are inherently diverse and shared in highly inclusive ways and we want to hear from those who think differently from us. We truly believe in the strength of diversity and the richness it can bring. By bringing different people together great things happen.

FutureBrand is an equal opportunity employer (EEO). We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, na- tional origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

FutureBrand is a disability-confident committed employer and will guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets the minimum criteria for the role. Exceptions may apply if due to the volume of applications, we are not able to interview all eligible candidates who qualify under the scheme. If you have a disability, we want everyone to feel at ease when going through our recruitment process. We are working to make our website and processes more accessible, if you encounter any issues and would like this information in an alternative format, or if you need further support with your application, please contact us at FBHR@futurebrand.com for any adjustments you may need to perform at your best.

NB. This is not an exhaustive list of duties. Job description may change depending on business needs.