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Kite & Crane Studio

Senior Brand Designer

  • £58,000–£68,000 a year
  • Full-time
  • Hybrid
  • London, United Kingdom
  • Closes Sat 12 Dec
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About the role

Kite & Crane is a 25-person branding studio on a cobbled Shoreditch street, and we are looking for a senior designer to lead identity projects for climate and culture clients from the first workshop to launch day.

You will run the room in discovery sessions, turn a messy brief into two or three sharp routes, and then build the system properly: logo, type, colour, motion principles and the guidelines people actually open. Recent work includes a rewilding charity, a community energy co-op and a touring theatre company, all with budgets that let us do it right.

You will also mentor two mid-weight designers. That means weekly crits, honest feedback and handing them the good bits of a project, not only the resizing.

We are hybrid with three days in the studio (Tuesday to Thursday). The pay is on the front because we think every studio should do the same.

What you’ll do

  • Lead identity projects from discovery workshop to launch
  • Present routes and rationale directly to clients
  • Build complete brand systems and guidelines
  • Mentor two mid-weight designers with weekly crits
  • Shape the studio's process alongside the two founders

What we’re looking for

  • 6+ years in branding, at least 2 leading projects
  • A portfolio of identity systems, not just logos
  • Confident in Figma and the Adobe suite
  • Calm, clear presenting to clients and boards

Benefits

  • 4-day week through August
  • £1,500 personal learning budget every year
  • 28 days' holiday plus the studio closes at Christmas
  • Enhanced parental leave (16 weeks full pay)
  • Cycle-to-work scheme and a very good studio lunch on Fridays

Interview process

  • 30-minute video chat with a founder
  • Portfolio walk-through with the design team (90 minutes, no spec work)
  • Studio visit and coffee with the people you would mentor

Skills

  • Identity systems
  • Figma
  • Art direction
  • Brand guidelines
  • Workshop facilitation
  • Mentoring

Where you’ll work

Kite & Crane Studio

Kite & Crane Studio, Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom

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Branding & identity · 11-50 people

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