Midweight Brand Designer

Who We Are

For 25 years, Brand New School has helped brands find their visual voice — transforming design, storytelling, and experience into cultural resonance and commercial impact. Our integrated model unites strategy, creativity, and production to help brands like Meta, Pinterest, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and OpenAI transcend their categories and become benchmarks in culture and commerce.

We’re different by design — built to move seamlessly from idea to impact.

As we expand with a presence in London, we are building a small, senior team to shape the next chapter of Brand New School globally.

Opportunity

We are seeking a full time Midweight Brand Designer for our London studio with a solid foundation in brand design and a growing interest in systems, visual languages, and scalable brand work.

This role is for a designer who is confident in execution, curious about how brand systems, and keen to develop their craft within a collaborative environment. You will work closely with Senior Designers, Design Directors, and cross-disciplinary teams to translate ideas and strategy into clear, well-crafted visual outcomes.

You will contribute across multiple projects, supporting the development of brand systems and assets across static, motion, and digital touchpoints. This role is suited for an organised, thoughtful person who’s motivated to learn and comfortable taking ownership of defined work while taking direction.

Role

Brand Design and Execution

• Design brand assets and visual elements within established brand systems

• Support the development of visual languages across different formats and channels

• Apply strong craft and attention to detail across typography, layout, and composition

• Design with adaptability in mind, considering how work extends across static and motion contexts

Project Contribution and Collaboration

• Work on multiple projects at the same time, owning tasks with guidance and support

• Collaborate closely with Senior Designers, Design Directors, motion designers, and producers

• Contribute to concept development, layouts, and design iterations

• Present work clearly in internal reviews and take feedback on board constructively

Ways of Working and Growth

• Work within design systems, templates, and shared tools

• Stay organised and proactive in managing your workload and deadlines

• Ask questions, seek feedback, and show a willingness to learn and improve

• Contribute positively to studio culture through collaboration, curiosity, and care for the work

Experience

• Studio or agency experience with a focus on brand and visual identity design

• Solid design fundamentals (typography, layout, composition) and familiarity with brand systems

• Interest in motion-aware or digital-first brand work

• Able to manage defined tasks across more than one project

• Comfortable receiving feedback and iterating on work

• Collaborative, organised, and keen to grow as a brand designer

Skills

• Essential: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects)

• Desirable (not essential): Cinema 4D, Blender, Houdini; Coding (HTML, CSS, JS, P5JS, TouchDesigner); Cavalry; Unity or Unreal; AI Tools (Comfy, Krea, MidJourney, etc)

• You do not need to be an expert in all tools, but you should be curious, fluent in collaboration, and confident directing across disciplines.

Details

• Full-time, permanent role at our London studio. UK work authorisation required.

• Hybrid work schedule: Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays in studio. Mondays and Fridays remote.

• 24 work from home flex days, used to work remotely on in-studio days.

• 20 days holiday, UK bank holidays, and typically an end of year holiday closure from Christmas to New Year.

• A competitive salary sacrifice pension scheme.

• Continued education plan reimbursements

• Peer bonus system.

• Scheduled performance reviews.

• Dog friendly work environment. 🐶

• BNS will comply with the employer pension duties in accordance with Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2008.

Compensation

Salary is commensurate with experience.