Principal/Senior Designer

Management Level

About US

EQ are specialists in helping you better understand and manage the ownership of your company through critical events across the corporate lifecycle. As trusted advisors, we provide strategic insight and operations expertise through our core business units in Private Company Services, Transfer Agent Services, Employee Plan Solutions, and Proxy Services. Globally, we serve 6,700 clients (49% of the FTSE 100 UK and 35% of the S&P 500), with over 30 million shareholders, through 6,500 employees in 5 markets around the world. Learn more at equiniti.com/us.

Role Summary

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Designer to join our global team, supporting the U.S.-based Marketing and Communications team. This role focuses on delivering high-quality digital design solutions that enhance buyer journeys and drive engagement for sales, relationship managers, and U.S. business units.

The successful candidate will demonstrate expertise in creating dynamic, visually compelling designs tailored to business goals, with a particular emphasis on digital channels, including social media, email marketing, corporate website, and interactive experiences. This role requires a strategic mindset, technical mastery, and the ability to collaborate seamlessly across time zones.

Core Duties

• Collaborate with U.S.-based stakeholders to understand project objectives, develop creative briefs, and deliver designs aligned with business needs.
• Design innovative, high-quality visual assets for digital campaigns, email marketing (Marketo), social media, and multimedia content.
• Publish and manage website content using the Umbraco CMS, ensuring design consistency and adherence to brand guidelines.
• Create engaging slides and designs within Digideck, supporting sales efforts, pipeline growth and lead conversion initiatives.
• Develop concepts that resonate with B2B audiences, ensuring alignment with EQ's brand guidelines and stakeholder requirements.
• Present creative concepts, iterative designs, and final outputs to U.S. stakeholders with clarity and professionalism.
• Produce motion graphics, videos, and animations, including developing storyboards and sourcing relevant visual and audio elements.
• Create high-impact PowerPoint presentations and other marketing and communication materials.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met without compromising quality.
• Stay updated on emerging design trends and technologies, particularly in digital and motion graphics.

Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in a design role, preferably in an agency or in-house team.
• Proficiency in English (verbal and written) for effective communication with U.S.-based teams.
• Expertise in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, After Effects, and Premiere).
• Advanced skills in PowerPoint and experience creating visually compelling presentations.
• Experience in video production and motion graphics, including storyboarding and animation.
• A strong portfolio showcasing digital design work for B2B campaigns.
• Knowledge of the printing process and preparing artwork for production (advantageous).
• Photography and filming knowledge (advantageous).
• Work on PowerPoint presentations at an expert level.
• Experience designing for marketing automation tools like Marketo and CMS platforms like Umbraco. Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS helpful as well. (advantageous).
• Design compelling digital ads for display and social media platforms, ensuring adherence to platform-specific dimension requirements, industry best practices, and performance optimization techniques.
• Create cohesive designs for multi-channel campaigns, ensuring consistency in visual identity across channels while tailoring each design to maximize impact and effectiveness specific to the channel’s unique requirements.

Key Attributes

• Exceptional attention to detail and a passion for delivering polished, high-quality work.
• Ability to manage projects independently while collaborating effectively with remote, multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive attitude with a desire to continuously learn and adopt new design techniques and tools.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Transform core messages into visually striking ads, distilling paragraphs of copy into concise, impactful text (often fewer than six words) paired with attention-grabbing designs that align with brand guidelines and effectively capture audience interest.

Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to work in a global team that values creativity, innovation, and collaboration. As a Senior Designer, you’ll play a critical role in driving impactful marketing and communications initiatives that support EQ’s growth and influence in the U.S. market.

Benefits

Being a permanent member of the team at EQ you will be rewarded by our company benefits, these are just a few of what is on offer:

• 31 days + 9 bank holidays (UK)
• Comprehensive Medical Assurance cover
• Two-way cab transport for staff working in UK shift
• Maternity leave of 6 months full pay, 10days paid paternity leave.
• Accidental & Life cover 3 times of concerned CTC

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks.