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With an entrepreneurial and collaborative approach, we design adaptive digital services and applications that capture the imagination, delivering impressive returns for our clients.\nAs an Intermediate Designer, you’ll craft high-quality design across the full breadth of creative agency output, spanning print, digital and campaign. Working closely with the Design Lead, Designers, Art Directors and wider multidisciplinary teams, you’ll bring creative direction to life through thoughtful, brand-led work that is as beautiful as it is effective. You’ll explore new ideas, refine the details and create work that is useful, intuitive and culturally resonant.\nYou’ll be a hands-on, generalist designer who brings curiosity and creativity to every brief. From owning design tasks and smaller projects through to final artwork, to contributing ideas within larger campaigns, you’ll build your craft and confidence while delivering work across a range of formats. You’ll collaborate openly, embrace feedback and take increasing ownership of your work as you develop towards a Senior Designer role.\nBeyond day-to-day design delivery, you’ll contribute to the wider creative culture of the studio. You’ll share ideas and knowledge, explore emerging technologies and AI-enabled tools, and help showcase the quality and impact of our work through new business pitches, case studies and portfolio pieces.\nROLE REQUIREMENTS\nDesign and deliver high-quality work across print, digital and campaign, translating creative direction into polished, on-brand outputs\nInterpret briefs and explore creative routes, bringing considered ideas and experimentation to each project\nOwn design tasks and smaller projects from concept through to final artwork and production-ready files\nApply strong typography, layout and attention to detail across all deliverables\nWork accurately within established design systems and brand guidelines, contributing to the development and maintenance of brand assets\nCollaborate with Art Directors, Strategists, Technologists, Copywriters and Delivery teams, contributing ideas to creative sessions\nPresent and explain design work clearly in internal reviews, responding positively to feedback and refining work with care\nManage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively, communicating blockers or concerns early\nSupport client presentations, reviews and workshops, building confidence in presenting work and rationale\nEmbrace new technologies, platforms and AI-enabled tools to elevate creative craft and improve delivery\nContribute design work and ideas to new business pitches, proposals, case studies and portfolio pieces\nShare knowledge and techniques with the wider team, taking ownership of your development towards a Senior Designer role\nQUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS\nSolid experience as a designer in an agency or studio environment, with a portfolio spanning print, digital and campaign work\nStrong design craft, typographic sensibility and a keen eye for layout, detail and consistency\nAble to translate briefs and creative direction into thoughtful, well-executed, brand-led design\nConfident working within design systems and brand guidelines, with experience preparing production-ready artwork for print and digital channels\nCurious and inventive, with a willingness to explore different creative approaches rather than defaulting to familiar solutions\nCollaborative, generous and open to feedback, with a genuine desire to learn and grow\nClear communicator who is building confidence in presenting and explaining creative decisions\nOrganised and reliable, able to manage competing priorities and deliver quality work to agreed deadlines\nInterested in emerging design, technology and cultural trends, with an openness to AI-enabled tools and new ways of working\nProficient in industry-standard design tools, including Adobe Creative Suite and Figma\nWe believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.\nAKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.\nAbout WPP\nWPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company - powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. 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