Creative Manager (Senior Graphic Designer)
Location: Wilmslow (Hybrid) 1 - 2 days per week
We are Citation. We are far from your average service provider. Our colleagues bring their brilliant selves to work every day and we create an environment where they can shine. We have been proudly delivering valuable HR and Health and Safety services to SME’s across the UK for over 20 years. Passionate about service, we’re on a mission to revolutionise our colleague’s and client’s experience by employing brilliant people who are experts at what they do and smile whilst they are doing it.
The Citation Group is seeking a talented and experienced Creative Manager to join our dynamic and growing team. This is a brilliant opportunity to take on a senior role in our Group Design team, supporting our exciting international growth and driving our B2B creative efforts to new heights. We’re looking for someone who enjoys collaborating, mentoring and managing team members and is a skilled and experienced designer.
Your role will be key in shaping and evolving our brands across our portfolio, keeping them fresh and impactful as we release new products and services.
The role:
* Manage graphic designers, providing guidance and feedback to push creative boundaries.
* Support our Group Design & Creative Lead to evolve our brand guidelines to deliver standout, engaging design across digital and print media.
* Drive creativity to the next level, with a strong focus on rich media, including video production and animation, aimed at capturing the attention of B2B audiences in unique ways.
* Be a hands-on designer, working on high-profile projects while mentoring and inspiring your team.
* Collaborate with our content and client experience team to execute bold concepts.
* Deliver high-quality creative outputs across all assets - brochures, sales aids, infographics, social media, retargeting ads, videos and UI/UX designs.
Apply your UX/UI expertise and utilise tools like Figma to work with the team, transforming wireframes into high-fidelity prototypes.
Champion our brand guidelines, ensuring all creative assets and design systems align.
Requirements:
* Exceptional skills in Adobe Creative Cloud programmes (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and InDesign).
* Experience in UX/UI design, with strong expertise in using Figma to prototype and craft engaging web and app interfaces.
* Demonstrable expertise in video production and rich media creation to engage modern B2B audiences.
* A collaborative mindset, with the ability to inspire your team and work seamlessly with others across the business to deliver high-impact results.
* Strong ownership of your projects and workflows, with the ability to execute creative ideas independently and within a fast-paced environment.
* A positive and innovative approach with a willingness to tackle creative challenges head-on.
* Ideal candidate will have experience working in B2B, with an understanding of creating engaging work that resonates in this space.
If you're looking for your next creative challenge and enjoy getting stuck into all areas of design and sharing new ideas, then this is the role for you! In return, we will give you access to the tools and tech you need to excel in the role along with the opportunity to work with a fantastic marketing team brimming with energy and ideas, plus we have a range of great benefits.
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