We are DS.Emotion.

We make places successful.

We make successful places.

DS.Emotion is a highly innovative, industry leading independent agency who specialise in place making, branding & marketing.

We have over 30 years experience in helping to make the amazing places we work with commercially and socially successful. For us, this means developing authentic place brands that attract and engage with wide and diverse audiences, creating places that make long-term positive changes to people’s lives.

We have branded and marketed some of the UK’s most exciting and inspirational residential and commercial destinations. We’re proud to have won national awards over the years in recognition of our team’s hard but rewarding work.

Who we work for

We work for some of the UK’s most ambitious developers, landowners, asset managers and property companies, helping them shape places that people genuinely want to be a part of.

Our work spans everything from iconic destinations such as Carnaby Street to smaller, characterful places like Dukes Lane, Brighton. We might be helping to reposition an established retail destination, launch a major new development or define the future direction of an entire neighbourhood, town or city centre.

Whatever the scale, we create places that put people at their heart. Places that challenge traditional ideas, bring together culture, community, experience and commerce, and respond to the way people want to live, shop, work and socialise today.

The Team

Our innovative, creative and strategic teams across the country bring experience and enthusiasm to all projects. We pride ourselves on our industry expertise and the breadth of services we provide for our clients across all channels. Our skills range from brand consultancy, strategy development, campaign creative and digital and physical delivery – including social media, events and activations.

The London team consists of expert account handlers, designers, strategists plus social media, web and events experts. We are a small but effective team of marketers who really enjoy our work but who also socialise outside of office hours, taking full advantage of all that London has to offer!

The Role

This is your chance to help change how people perceive and use the environment around them. You will need to keep on top of new ideas and emerging trends, get out and experience great places for yourself, and bring the best of what you discover back to the team. You will work collaboratively with other designers, strategists, account handlers, digital marketers and activation specialists to explore new possibilities and create the way forward for our clients.

The work is varied, visible and rarely boring. You could be helping to deliver a high-profile destination rebrand, creating a major Pride campaign, launching a new development, designing a place magazine or bringing a weird and wonderful campaign, installation or live event to life.

You will do it as part of a close-knit, multidisciplinary team with a wide mix of skills, experience and perspectives and, importantly, a team that genuinely enjoys working together.

As a Senior Designer, you will help define what good looks like across the studio. You will take ownership of projects from initial brief through to final delivery, drive creative direction, challenge briefs constructively and bring new ideas to the table across brand, campaigns, placemaking and activations.

You will translate strategy and objectives into clear, compelling creative work, explaining the thinking behind your decisions and understanding how design supports wider audience, place and commercial goals.

You will work closely with colleagues and clients, lead projects and presentations, manage feedback, keep work moving and support more junior designers through thoughtful feedback and mentoring.

We are looking for someone organised, dependable and ambitious, with strong creative judgement, excellent attention to detail and the confidence to make decisions. You should be willing to keep learning, push your own work forward and take an increasingly active role in leading both projects and people.

Key Tasks

Brand identity work
Brand guidelines & brand books design
Campaign design & development
Magazine design & development
Social media content design
Window vinyl & POS design & artworking
Presentation, pitch & creds docs design
Emailers, newsletters and basic web design
Artworking for print, signage and wayfinding
Sourcing, briefing and editing photography
Seeing creative through to artwork stage
Leading creative routes from brief to delivery
Contributing to and leading team brainstorms
Presenting creative concepts internally and to clients
Interrogating briefs and identifying gaps, risks or opportunities
Working closely with account handlers, strategists and activation teams
Helping define visual direction, campaign systems and creative rationale
Maintaining brand consistency across multiple channels and touchpoints
Supporting and mentoring junior and midweight designers
Giving constructive feedback and helping raise creative standards
Liaising with external suppliers including printers, photographers and developers

Skills & Experience

5+ years experience in a relevant design role
Agency experience
Place, property, retail or destination experience preferable
Degree educated preferable
Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
Knowledge of Google Slides highly preferable
Knowledge of motion design preferable
Experience designing for digital is essential
Experience designing for social media is preferable
Brilliant with typography, layout and visual systems
Strong conceptual and creative thinking skills
Excellent accuracy, craft and attention to detail
Strong presentation and communication skills
Ability to explain design decisions with clear rationale
Ability to lead small to mid-size projects with confidence
Comfortable working directly with clients and internal teams
Strong organisation, administration and time-management skills
Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment
Able to prioritise effectively when time, budget or resource is limited
Excellent problem-solving skills and diplomacy
Strong teamwork, collaboration and negotiation skills
Able to give and take feedback professionally
A flexible and adaptable approach
Able to work independently while supporting the wider team
Calm, confident and reliable under pressure

What we can offer you

Work in a creative environment as part of growing and ambitious team of specialists.
DS.Emotion is moving into being an Employee Ownership Trust. Details of this will be shared separately.
28 days including bank holidays. In addition to this we close between Christmas and New Year, therefore these are “free” holiday days. After two years of continuous employment you will gain an additional day holiday each year, up to 33 days (inc BH).
Bonus scheme
Private Health Care
Ongoing training and career development
Hybrid working policy
Regular, varied and fun staff socials

How to apply

Please send portfolio, cover letter & CV

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