Designer

This job is with Travers Smith, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. Designer Business Development and Marketing Travers Smith is a leading full-service law firm, with a wealth of experience in its areas of specialisation.

The firm has a market-leading reputation for its international expertise in Asset Management, M&A and Dispute Resolution & Investigations. Clients include asset managers across the alternative asset classes (private equity, venture, credit, infrastructure and real estate), publicly listed and private companies, financial institutions, and other business enterprises involved in large and complex UK and cross-border matters, transactions and disputes.

Our purpose is to provide the highest quality of service to our clients whilst enabling our people to achieve professional fulfilment in a supportive, inclusive and enjoyable working environment. Department The Business Development, Clients, Marketing, Events and Communications team consists of 35 people who focus on increasing the profile of the firm and the brand through a variety of channels to create leads and opportunities that can increase profitable revenues.

The department is at the forefront of several key strategic firmwide initiatives. Priding itself on achieving strategic aims while ensuring a collaborative, inclusive and rewarding team dynamic. The Role This is a creative role at the heart of our firm.

As our Designer, you will lead on creative development and brand expression across digital, print and presentation formats - shaping how Travers Smith looks, feels and communicates to clients and the wider market. Sitting within the Business Development and Marketing team and reporting to the Marketing Manager, you will be the firm's primary creative voice: developing concepts, building campaigns, evolving brand assets and ensuring everything we produce is distinctive, on-brand and built to a high standard.

You will work closely with marketing and BD colleagues, legal teams and Partners, and will manage relationships with outsourced design and production resources where needed. This is a role for someone who thinks creatively first and executes with precision - someone energised by the challenge of bringing strong design thinking into a complex, business environment.

Key Responsibilities Creative development & concept design Lead on concept development for campaigns, events, reports and publications - from initial brief through to creative direction and delivery. Develop new brand assets including photography art direction, illustration, iconography and visual systems that allow the brand to evolve with the needs of the business.

Bring creative thinking to every brief, identifying opportunities to elevate output beyond the functional and into the memorable. Oversight and delivery of key presentations & pitch materials Own the creative direction of PowerPoint design across the firm - developing templates, defining visual standards and producing high-impact pitch and credentials presentations.

As a business where presentations are a primary client-facing format, this is an opportunity to shape how the firm shows up in the market. The focus of this role is creative direction and template development; formatting and production support is provided by in-house and outsourced resource.

Digital & Content Design Design and produce digital content across the firm's channels, including the website, email marketing, social media and digital advertising, working alongside the wider digital marketing team to upload and refine content across platforms.

Create interactive data visualisations, infographics, animations, GIFs and video concepts that make complex information engaging and accessible. Apply channel-agnostic thinking to content - adapting and repurposing assets intelligently across formats and use cases, whether that means translating a print publication into an animated social series or distilling a web page into a sharp event handout.

Brand management Act as brand guardian across all marketing output, maintaining consistency across templates and materials and developing guidelines where needed. Triage and manage incoming design requests, allocating time and resource appropriately and communicating clearly with stakeholders at every stage from brief to delivery.

Create marketing collateral including brochures, reports, credentials documents, event signage and exhibition materials. Manage the organisation and optimisation of the firm's creative asset library. Key Stakeholders Brand, Marketing and Business Development team; CMO, Communications team; Technology team; Knowledge Management; legal teams and partners; external design and production suppliers.

Personal Specification - Experience, Knowledge and Skills Experience & Knowledge A strong portfolio demonstrating creative concept work alongside polished corporate or professional services output. Proven experience in a corporate or professional environment - professional services experience is an advantage but not essential.

Advanced PowerPoint design skills, with experience developing templates and presentations to a high creative standard. Proficiency across Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign are required Experience producing digital content across multiple channels including websites, email marketing, social media and events.

Experience designing to professional print standards and following third-part print specifications Familiarity with web design technologies (HTML, CSS, JS) is desirable. Experience managing digital asset libraries and creative workflows.

A relevant degree in design, marketing or a related discipline is desirable. Personal attributes A creative thinker who takes pride in the quality and craft of their work. Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and maintain standards.

A clear and confident communicator - able to present ideas, take a brief well and manage stakeholder expectations. Proactive and self-directed, with the initiative to identify what needs doing and the drive to see it through.

Curious, adaptable and eager to develop - comfortable with change and motivated by new challenges. Collaborative and personable, able to build strong working relationships across a busy team. Accessibility statement: If individuals have any accessibility issues when reviewing this document, please notify a member of the Travers Smith HR team so that the document can be provided in an alternative format.

Support and Adjustments for candidates: At Travers Smith, we are committed to ensuring that people who are disabled or have a long-term condition are empowered in their identity, valued equally, and listened to. If we can adjust the recruitment process to make it more accessible, please let us know.

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