Senior Designer

Application Closing Date: 20th May 2026

Interviews will commence w/c 1st June 2026

About the role

Are you a creative thinker ready for your next big opportunity? We're looking for a talented Senior Designer to join our team across the Speciality team! You'll work on a variety of exciting projects for major clients in Retail Marketing and POS design, and supporting special projects across Speciality bringing ideas to life in a fast-moving, dynamic environment.

You'll report and support the Design team lead and the Head of Creative and Innovation and be part of a passionate team that thrives on creative challenges and innovation.

As a Senior Designer, you will create and deliver original concepts for retail marketing, displays, and POS, ensuring alignment with brand and retailer guidelines. You will have an eye for the shopping and buying habits of consumers and bring that knowledge to new business tenders, marketing and agency days as well as day to day concepts. You’ll review teamwork, support budgeting and timelines, and collaborate across departments to deliver high-quality service that drives growth.

You’ll consistently produce innovative, shopper-focused solutions, ensuring all work meets client briefs, is delivered on time, and exceeds expectations. You’ll also add value by challenging briefs and offering creative, strategic ideas as well as help to drive studio efficiencies. 

Responsibilities will include (but not limited)

• Review and manage project briefs and timelines.

• Deliver original, brand-compliant creative work.

• Support brainstorms, pitches, and mentor junior team members.

• Communicate clearly with clients and internal teams.

• Attend agency meetings and other client service meetings like QBRs.

• Monitor industry trends to keep creative work fresh.

• Own and deliver creative studio efficiencies.

About you

Minimum requirements:

• Previous experience within the Point of Sale, display and retail marketing area.

• Exceptional ability to create innovative and original concepts and ideas that answer the client’s briefs

• Ability to execute designs based on your creative concepts with accuracy and speed

• Excellent eye for detail, layout, typography, and application of imagery.

• Experience of working to tight deadlines, and comfortable to short deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• An enthusiastic and positive/can-do attitude

• Previous experience of working with brand and retailer guidelines and the translation of supplied assets into new ideas and concepts

• Fluent in InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop, Cinema4D (desired)

• Collaborative and a strong communicator – with other team members and with clients

• Ability to work as part of a team or independently

• Experience with animation, web or digital design would be an advantage

• Significant experience in a creative studio

• Some experience of managing and mentoring junior team members and other designers

Benefits

• Competitive salary – dependent on experience

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

• Pension scheme

• Life assurance and income protection

• Employee assistance programme

• Cycle to work scheme and corporate discounts

Location: Remote based but is required to travel to alternative DS Smith Specialty sites, sub-contractor, client or 3rd party sites when necessary. At times you may also be required to work from alternative DS Smith Retail Marketing sites from time to time.

5 days a week

Remote 80% Travel 20%

When submitting your CV, please add a link on your CV and any portfolio to showcase examples of your work