Midweight Designer
First seen by Alion on Oct 13, 2026.
About Us
OLS is a creative studio for brands that refuse to blend in. Since 2007 we have worked as an embedded creative partner to in-house teams at brands including Pinterest, Workday, Calm and Whoop, delivering campaigns, social content, digital advertising and creative rollout. We are employee owned, so everyone here holds a stake in the work and a say in how the studio runs. Our people bring the judgement and the craft. We invest in the tools and the training that take the grind out of production, so the work stays distinctive and the pace stays high.
The Role
We're looking for a conceptually strong, culturally switched-on Midweight Designer to join our creative studio, making stand-out work for a roster of global CPG brands. You'll have razor-sharp taste and a genuine feel for what resonates with a modern, Gen Z-aware audience - someone who makes content that feels native to how people actually scroll, save and share, not repurposed from a bigger campaign.
The Work
- Develop stand-out, strategically-aligned creative from brief to completion - static, interactive, quiz units and layered editorial-style collage
- Create video, from simple cutdowns to technical executions like rotoscoping and "breakthrough" effects
- Generate on-brand lifestyle assets using GenAI tools (e.g. Figma Weave), with real care for brand IP accuracy
- Take on feedback fast and manage multiple brands against tight deadlines
- Collaborate closely with Creative Leads and client stakeholders, and act as a genuinely good studio citizen - sharing skills and helping others as you go
You Have:
- A portfolio with real cultural fluency - work made for a Gen Z audience, not adapted for them
- Strong CPG / brand advertising experience, plus collage, editorial or moodboard-style work
- Confident Adobe Suite skills (Photoshop and After Effects essential)
- A self-starter mindset, comfortable working independently and taking feedback well
- Figma / Figma Weave or GenAI experience a plus; 3D/C4D a bonus
How We Work:
You'll get thorough onboarding and strong peer support from your Creative Lead, in a studio that moves fast, holds high standards, and backs that up with real support and room to grow.
Location & Work Pattern:
Hybrid. You must be able to commute to our Central London office twice per week.
Right to Work:
Candidates must possess the permanent right to work in the UK. Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
Benefits
- Annual bonus and profit share: Everyone shares in how well the studio does.
- Time off: 25 days a year, including our Christmas closure. Rises by a day a year after three years.
- Work from abroad: Work from anywhere for two weeks a year.
- Health and family: Pension scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity packages, Bupa employee assistance programme, and free wellness sessions and West End Club discounts for the London team.
- Learning and development: An annual training budget for every person, a WFH equipment budget, and real time set aside for team learning and innovation.
Apply with a portfolio that shows strong CPG advertising work - ideally including social-first, organic-style creative made for paid placements, and a genuine sense of what resonates with a Gen Z audience.
Send your CV and portfolio to [email protected] with "Midweight Designer" in the subject line.
We're a small studio, so we're not able to reply to everyone individually. If you haven't heard from us in a few weeks, it means there isn't a fit right now. That isn't a reflection on your work.