Lead Graphic Designer

1 Day ago • 7 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

MXW, a creative agency, is seeking a Lead Graphic Designer based in London. This role involves designing pitch presentations, digital content, and marketing campaign assets for clients like Disney and Netflix. Responsibilities include translating client briefs, managing projects, and leading a design team. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of experience, strong Adobe Suite skills, and experience in entertainment marketing, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget while upholding high-quality standards. The candidate will also lead a team of designers, mentor them, and elevate the brand guidelines.
Must have:
  • 7+ years of agency or in-house experience
  • Experience in entertainment marketing
  • Advanced skills in Adobe Suite
  • Presentation software skills required

Job Details

MXW is a creative agency that brings entertainment brands to life in ways audiences love. A strategic roadmap, a pitch-perfect presentation, or the big idea that makes everything click into place.

Through critical thinking, creative consultation, and expert execution, MXW is uniquely tailored to support clients along the entire lifecycle of modern entertainment, from an upstream strategy to a consumer campaign.

MXW is looking for a new, full-time Lead Graphic Designer based in London. This hands-on role is responsible for designing elevated pitch presentations, digital content, brand experiences, and marketing campaign assets, including AV, key art, and social, with specific experience working in the entertainment industry. MXW brings this suite of services to its many clients, including Disney, Universal, and Netflix.

MXW is part of the Trailer Park Group - a global, full-service agency specialising in content creation and entertainment marketing. Combining storytelling expertise with large-scale production resources, Trailer Park Group creates, markets, and distributes content for entertainment studios and major brands. With strategy, creativity, and cutting-edge digital services at our core, Trailer Park Group operates from offices in Hollywood, New York, London, and Mumbai.

IMPORTANT CALL OUTS:

- This position requires someone with entertainment marketing experience.  This means someone who has worked on integrated marketing campaigns for film, streaming or television clients.
- We prefer someone with a marketing agency background but may flex for the right role.
- Candidates must present a portfolio of work for consideration
- This is a hybrid position that will require in-office 2-3 days a week.  Local candidates only, please.

ABOUT THE JOB:

Working in partnership with the Design Director, the ideal candidate for this role is a multidisciplinary designer who brings exceptional strategic thinking, creative excellence, and passion for delivering outstanding client experiences across various design deliverables.

Creative Direction 

  • Presentation & Layout Design: Craft visually engaging cross-company presentations, partner pitches, and sales tools, all the way to main-stage showcases and internal employee summits for studio partners.
  • Events and Experiences: Bring entertainment brands to life with mock-ups, visualizations, and delivery of immersive environmental and print graphics.
  • Retail & Promotional Content Creative: Design innovative marketing toolkits and guidelines that set the standard for global retail and promotional campaigns.
  • Marketing Collateral: From scroll-stopping social graphics to polished print materials, create impactful assets across digital and print.

Project Management

As a senior team member, you would be pivotal in turning vision into reality while ensuring a seamless flow of projects within the agency.

  • Translate client requests and briefings into clear, actionable creative briefs for the design studio, ensuring alignment with their objectives.
  • Own the creative brief process and guide projects from concept to completion, ensuring teams deliver on time, within budget, and at the highest quality.
  • Clearly present and pitch work to clients, compelling storytelling and engaging communication.
  • Identify new opportunities that will contribute to the ongoing success and growth of the agency.

Design Team Leadership 

  • Mentorship support of 8 full-time designers plus a rotation of trusted freelancers from a technical mastery point of view, empowering them to deliver top-tier creative.
  • Become the go-to person for design-related matters, responsible for safeguarding and elevating the brand guidelines of our clients.
  • Work closely with the client services team to ensure every project is delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standard.
  • Cultivate and manage relationships with external partners and consultants, strengthening our network and enhancing project delivery.

Any other duties which the Company shall reasonably require from time to time.

ABOUT YOU:

  • A 2:1 or higher bachelor’s degree with 7+ years of agency or in-house experience and entertainment marketing experience is very important to this role.
  • Advanced Skills in Adobe Suite – especially Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. After Effects and Premiere Pro are helpful but not essential.
  • Presentation software skills are required for PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides.
  • Experience leading and influencing a creative team with a keen ability to delegate and manage multiple projects and people.
  • Strong understanding of B2B and consumer marketing across disciplines, including Creative, Brand, Digital, Partnerships, PR, Media, Research, Sales, and Licensing.
  • Strong time management skills and highly organised individual who is detail orientated and able to work under pressure.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and welcoming personality that encourages relationship building both internally and externally.
  • A creative and strategic thinker who starts by asking, "Why?" or "What problem are we solving?"—paired with excellent communication skills and a personable approach.
  • A keen eye for cultural trends and zeitgeist moments that inspire fresh ideas and strategies, paired with a deep passion for film and TV.
  • Based in London and eligible to work in the UK.

WORKING AT TRAILER PARK GROUP and MXW:

We believe that great work is only possible with great people. We want to find people who believe in our mission, vision, and values and who feel inspired to grow while they’re here. 

OUR PEOPLE AND CULTURE

We strive to create an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be who they are, contribute their unique perspectives, and make a difference individually and collectively. It enables us to leverage different ideas and bring creativity and innovation to everything we do. We want Trailer Park Group to be one of the most rewarding places you will ever work. 

At Trailer Park Group (Trailer Park, Art Machine, Mirada Studios, Mutiny, MXW, White Turtle Studios, and Dark Burn Creative) we want to improve the state of our world. Each of us has a responsibility to drive equality and inclusion in our communities and workplace. We are committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We view everyone as an individual, and we understand that inclusion is more than just diversity – it’s about belonging. We celebrate the fact that everyone is unique, and that’s what makes us so good at what we do. We pride ourselves on being a company that embraces difference and truly represents the global clients we work with.

We can't wait to learn more about you.  Apply today!

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