Creative Lead & 2D Designer - Experiential Design

Creative Lead & 2D Designer - Experiential Design

Location: London (Hybrid, 2 days in-office)
Type: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: £60,000 + bonus
Reporting to: Creative Director
Experience: 5-6+ years in experiential, events, or brand design

About the Role

An award-winning experiential agency is looking for a Creative Lead & 2D Designer to join its London team. This is a hands-on, senior-level role for a designer who thrives in fast-paced creative environments and knows how to bring brand worlds to life through 2D and environmental design.

You'll work across high-profile activations, installations, and brand experiences - leading concept development, producing visuals for pitch and production, and collaborating closely with 3D, production, and project management teams.

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a global creative team working on ambitious briefs for international clients across tech, lifestyle, and live entertainment sectors.

You Bring:

• 5-6+ years of experience in a design, brand, or experiential agency

• Strong track record in 2D design for live environments, brand spaces, and activations

• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, After Effects preferred)

• Solid experience in presentation design using Keynote, G-Suite, and Microsoft Office

• Ability to translate creative direction into environmental graphics, wayfinding, digital content, and print-ready assets

• Confident working from brief to build - from pitch decks to final production files

• Understanding of fabrication processes, print specs, and delivering for real-world installs

• Comfortable working under pressure and across multiple fast-moving projects

• A strong portfolio showing branding, environmental graphics, and experience design

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and deliver 2D creative for live experiences, events, and installations

• Design across environmental graphics, digital assets, signage, wayfinding, and branded materials

• Support pitch work, proposals, and fast-turnaround briefs with compelling visuals and storytelling

• Ensure all design work is production-ready and aligned with project scope, timelines, and budgets

• Collaborate daily with 3D designers, creative leads, producers, and fabricators

• Maintain high standards across all creative, from initial concepts to final delivery

• Contribute to internal reviews, idea sessions, and creative critiques

The Right Fit Is Someone Who:

• Has a strong eye for design and a sharp understanding of brand storytelling in physical space

• Works quickly and accurately under pressure

• Can balance creative vision with real-world production limitations

• Is confident presenting and iterating on ideas based on feedback

• Brings fresh energy and ambition to a growing creative team

Other Info:

• Hybrid role: 3 days a week in the London office

• Some international travel required for on-site project delivery

Sphere Digital Recruitment currently have a variety of job opportunities across digital so feel free to get in touch with us to find out how we can help you. Please take a look at our website.

Sphere is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

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