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Senior Lead Creative
Senior Creative Lead
Overview
We are a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team of over 80 creatives—including UX/UI designers, graphic designers, animators, visualisers, real-time and web developers—working globally. By uniting talented, innovative, and passionate minds, we redefine how our clients communicate, connect, and engage with their projects.
Join our in-house agency to work on exhilarating, diverse projects while making a meaningful impact. This is an opportunity to grow alongside other design and tech enthusiasts in a fast-paced, open, and progressive environment, tackling global projects spanning print, events, web, virtual reality, VR, 3D, and motion.
Here, initiative-driven professionals take ownership of their ideas and shape the creative direction. We value your innovative thinking, strong leadership, and visionary portfolio—and we love to push boundaries with inspired conceptual work.
The Role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead creative development and project execution from concept through final delivery across multi-channel projects
- Collaborate closely with the Principal Creative to align work with the broader creative vision and strategy
- Mentor junior designers and team members, fostering a collaborative and creative culture
- Present ideas confidently to internal stakeholders, explaining design rationale and intent
- Guide project teams in creative direction and approach
- Oversee design resources across technical disciplines, ensuring best practices are followed
- Engage with clients to deliver exceptional design and technical support
- Review project scopes to ensure value and quality for clients
- Challenge and select project teams, prioritising design-led outcomes
- Get hands-on with mixed-discipline projects, offering creative guidance, and adapting quickly
- Communicate with Company Directors and Technical Leads to inform business decisions
- Develop future work pipelines by identifying opportunities and maximising potential
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About You
Experience & Skills
✔ Passionate about design and digital technology, with an unyielding eye for detail and dedication to quality work
✔ Proven experience in large-scale, mixed-discipline projects
✔ Proficient in creative software (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, etc.)
- Desirable: Experience in UX/UI design
✔ Thrives under pressure, balancing speed with precision
✔ Team player—able to build strong client relationships through:
- Thought leadership
- Outstanding creativity
- Proactive problem-solving
- Reactive critical thinking
✔ Strategic creativeThinker—a visual storyteller with a refined design aesthetic
✔ Advanced skills in branding, typography, layout, and digital design
✔ Natural leader with experience:
- Managing creatives
- Guiding project execution
✔ Charismatic communicator and presenter, skilled in:
- Selling ideas
- Providing constructive feedback
- Translating technical complexity for non-experts
✔ Highly organised, capable of juggling multiple projects under tight deadlines
Rewards & Benefits
Explore a bespoke range of rewards and benefits that evolve with your career needs: ✔ Competitive salaries and employee rewards ✔ Dedicated focus on health, wellbeing, financial, and lifestyle choices ✔ Widerange of career development opportunities:
- Training and upskilling programs
- Professional growth initiatives ✔ Flexible workplace model:
- Hybrid working options to balance career and personal life
- Generous holiday allowances
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About AtkinsRéalis
AtkinsRéalis is a global engineering and technology leader. We connect people, data, and technology to transform infrastructure and energy systems from design to delivery. With 80,000+ consultants, designers, and engineers across five continents, we work alongside industry and public sector partners to help engineer a better future—for our planet and society.
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About Security Clearance
This role may require a security clearance, and employment offers are contingent on obtaining the appropriate level. During interviews, we will discuss this further.
The UK Security Vetting (UKSV) process may require proof of UK residency for five+ years. If you are applying, please do not mention or advertise:
- Any current or previously held security clearance in your application documents or interviews. Keep details private and virus-free during the hiring stage to remain in consideration.
A Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
We foster a workplace where everyone feels they belong—a space where you can thrive and grow.
Supplied benefits include: ✔ Family-friendly policies ✔ Flexible working arrangements ✔ Employee resource groups supporting diverse needs
As an Equal Opportunities Employer. We value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we will offer interviews to eligible candidates meeting the minimum criteria.* If you’d like to be considered under this commitment, please state it during the application process.
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