Senior Adaptive Designer

£38-40k

Hertfordshire 3 days onsite

About the Opportunity

We are partnering with a highly respected creative agency that believes in the power of exceptional design to transform brands and create meaningful connections with consumers. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Adaptive Designer to join a talented team of designers, adaptive artworkers, and client service professionals, working on high-profile packaging and branding projects for leading consumer brands.

This role is ideal for someone who combines strong creative design sensibilities with technical artwork expertise. You'll play a pivotal role in translating creative concepts into scalable adaptive solutions across multiple packaging formats, product ranges, and print processes. In addition to delivering high-quality adaptive design work, you'll help shape workflows, mentor team members, and collaborate closely with senior creative leadership to ensure excellence across every project.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish the foundations for adaptive rollouts, enabling the wider team to implement design intent consistently and effectively.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of brand principles, client expectations, and commercial objectives.
• Lead range reviews, create brand guidelines, and develop cheat sheets to support clear and consistent adaptive execution.
• Review and challenge briefs constructively, proposing practical and effective adaptive solutions where appropriate.
• Adapt approved creative concepts across multiple packaging formats, product ranges, and print production requirements.
• Ensure exceptional attention to detail, consistency, and accuracy across all adaptive outputs.
• Provide guidance and solutions for design and brand-related queries from both internal teams and clients.
• Prepare client-facing presentation materials and decks as required.
• Manage the rollout of brand updates and maintain guidelines to reflect evolving requirements.
• Act as the go-to expert for adaptive design processes, supporting both colleagues and clients.
• Mentor and develop junior team members, helping to build technical expertise and adaptive design capabilities.
• Partner closely with the Design Director to ensure adaptive delivery aligns with the overall creative vision.
• Stay up to date with developments in packaging design, print production, and adaptive design best practices.
• Contribute positively to team discussions, creative initiatives, and the agency's collaborative culture.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in adaptive design, artwork, or packaging design within a branding or creative agency environment.
• Strong knowledge of packaging formats, print processes, and technical production requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt creative design concepts consistently across multiple SKUs, formats, and product ranges.
• Excellent typography, layout, and visualisation skills.
• Experience creating and maintaining brand guidelines, range reviews, and adaptive support documentation.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to balance creative quality and operational efficiency.
• Effective problem-solving skills with confidence to challenge briefs and recommend practical alternatives.
• Experience preparing professional client-facing presentations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to clearly articulate adaptive design decisions.
• Previous experience mentoring, coaching, or supporting other team members.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Awareness of emerging adaptive technologies, workflow improvements, and industry best practices.

Why Consider This Role?

This is an opportunity to take ownership of adaptive design excellence within a forward-thinking agency environment. You'll work on recognised brands, collaborate with experienced creative professionals, influence adaptive processes and standards, and play a key role in delivering impactful packaging solutions at scale.