Senior Brand Designer

Good design makes life better.

So we stay curious about culture. We ask deeper questions. We think long and hard before picking up a pencil. We chase down simple solutions to complex problems. Our big ideas survive contact with reality. We are a London-based studio of designers, strategists and engineers. We create meaningful brands, products, spaces and experiences for the world’s leading companies and most exciting startups. And we deliver them with meticulous attention to detail. Because we care as much as you do.

That’s why Red Dot has ranked us the No.1 design studio in Europe and the Americas five years running 2022–2026.

We are BLOND. We make things better.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a senior graphic and brand designer to join our London studio. This is a brand-new role for BLOND. We have built an international reputation for physical product design and strategic innovation. Now, we are expanding our capabilities to build complete, multidimensional brand systems.

You will lead the brand discipline across live client projects. You will work from strategic vision through to visual identity, packaging, digital touchpoints and art direction. You will report directly to our lead designers and creative director.

When you are not on client briefs, you will act as the custodian of BLOND’s own outward-facing brand. You will collaborate closely with our creative director to evolve our visual identity, exhibition collateral, digital presence and studio publications.

We want someone ambitious. You should be excited to establish the graphic design foundation at BLOND, with a clear trajectory to build and eventually head up our branding department as the studio grows.

This is a permanent, full-time position based in our London studio.

Duties

• Develop complete brand systems from strategic concept to final production.
• Design comprehensive visual identities, typographic systems, brand guidelines, packaging and art direction.
• Collaborate closely with industrial designers and engineers to bridge the gap between physical objects and brand communication.
• Act as the primary brand custodian for BLOND. You will evolve our internal identity, website, social content, print collateral and exhibition materials.
• Present brand narratives and strategic design concepts to clients with clarity and confidence.
• Oversee packaging artwork, print production, materiality and finish specifications.
• Lay the structural and creative foundations for a dedicated branding department.
• Mentor junior and mid-weight designers across visual communication and brand design.

Skills & Attributes (Required)

• Full right to work in the UK.
• BA or MA degree in graphic design, visual communication or a related discipline.
• Minimum five years of brand design experience within a top-tier design consultancy, brand agency or independent studio.
• An outstanding portfolio demonstrating conceptually led brand systems, typography and craft across print and digital.
• Deep understanding of typography, grid systems, editorial design and layout.
• Strong knowledge of structural packaging design, print processes, paper stocks and production finishes.
• Mastery of Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Strategic thinker. You can articulate the reasoning behind design choices and connect them to client objectives.
• Confident communicator.
• You can present creative narratives to senior client teams. Low-ego, curious and collaborative mindset aligned with our studio ethos.
• Ambition to step into leadership and help build our brand department from the ground up.

Skills & Attributes (Beneficial)

• Able to start immediately or with a short notice period.
• Motion design skills (After Effects) or experience directing motion graphics.
• Digital and interactive design experience (Figma).
• Creative direction or art direction experience on photoshoots and film sets.
• Understanding of 3D visualisation tools or generative workflows.
• Active interest in industrial design, architecture, fashion and contemporary culture.

Benefits

There’s more to life than design. We live and breathe our jobs. But we have lives outside the studio too. Because well-rested, curious designers do better work.

• Bupa Health (private healthcare scheme).
• Birthday day off (paid).
• Education days: two paid days off per year for lectures, mentoring and tutoring.
• Beautiful canal-side studio.
• Friendly office dog.
• Annual Christmas ski trip (company performance-dependent).
• Other team socials and events.

FAQ

1. The position is based in our London office. You can work from home one day per week. We do not offer remote working from abroad. You must be in our London studio at least four days a week.
2. We welcome overseas applicants.

How to Apply

Please read carefully. We will not review applications that do not include the following.

• Attach a PDF copy of your CV and portfolio to [email protected].
• We will not accept Issuu, Behance or web-based portfolios.
• Keep your PDF portfolio under 15MB.
• Title your email: BLOND Senior Brand Designer 2026 November
• Do not create a cover letter: Introduce yourself in the email.
• State your availability or notice period in the introduction email.
• State your annual salary expectations in GBP in the email.
• State your right to work in the UK status in the email.

Please note: Due to a high volume of applications, we only reply to successful candidates after the deadline.

Notice to Employment Businesses/Agencies

BLOND does not accept candidate submissions from employment businesses or recruitment agencies for any vacancies. We will not pay fees resulting from such submissions. Nor will we pay fees for agency referrals.