Editorial Designer

Middleweight Designer Wanted for UK-Based Design Agency I’m looking for a reliable middleweight designer to support my UK-based design agency on a mix of branding, print and visual identity projects. This role would suit someone with strong craft, a good eye for layout, and solid experience creating polished brand assets across both digital and print. You’ll be working closely with me on developing brand identities, refining concepts, preparing print-ready artwork, creating vector assets, building presentation layouts, and helping bring client projects to a high professional standard. The ideal person will be confident working across Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop, with a strong understanding of typography, grids, spacing, brand systems and print production. Experience with vector artwork, logo refinement, icon creation, packaging, editorial layouts, brand guidelines and print-ready file setup would be especially useful. You’ll need to speak strong English and be comfortable joining video calls with me and the wider team to discuss creative direction, feedback and client amends. Clear communication is essential. I’m looking for someone proactive who can take ownership of tasks, share regular progress updates, flag questions early, and help keep projects moving. You should be comfortable setting up or working within Slack channels, posting updates, sharing work-in-progress, tracking amends and communicating clearly around timings. This is not just production support. I’m looking for someone who can think creatively, understand brand direction, contribute ideas, and help develop thoughtful design systems with care and consistency. You should have: 3+ years’ professional design experience. Strong branding and print design experience. Excellent Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop skills. Good understanding of vector artwork and print-ready file setup. A strong eye for typography, layout and visual consistency. Confidence communicating in English on video calls. A proactive, organised and collaborative way of working. Experience working with agencies, studios or freelance clients. Ability to take feedback well and apply amends accurately. Nice to have: Experience creating brand guidelines. Experience with packaging, editorial or campaign design. Basic Figma skills. Illustration or icon design skills. Understanding of UK/EU print production standards. The work may include: Logo refinement and brand identity development. Print-ready artwork setup. Vector artwork and icon creation. Brand guideline layouts. Presentation decks and client-facing design documents. Packaging or editorial layouts. Social and campaign assets. Applying client amends and preparing final artwork files. This would start on a freelance/project basis, with the potential for regular ongoing work if the fit is right. Please send over your portfolio, availability, day rate or project rate, and a short note about your experience with branding and print design. I’m especially interested in seeing examples of brand identity work, print layouts and vector artwork. Creative-awe.com Thanks, Alexander