Graphic Designer

Overview

Aquent is seeking an Integrated Designer to partner with a globally recognized and rapidly expanding lifestyle and food & beverage brand. This is an incredible opportunity to make a significant impact, shaping the visual identity and creative output for a portfolio of dynamic brands across international markets. Your designs will directly influence how millions of customers experience the brand, from in-store visuals to digital campaigns, playing a crucial role in their continued global expansion and the launch of exciting new concepts.

About the Company

Join a vibrant, fast-growing company that has quickly become a leader in the global lifestyle and food & beverage sector. Since its founding in 2017, this brand has cultivated a significant international following, celebrated for its distinctive, highly shareable spaces and unique customer experiences. With a presence in over 12 countries and ambitious plans for further international expansion, including new concepts and market entries, the company is poised for an exciting period of growth. As part of a larger group with a diverse portfolio of food and beverage brands, each with its own creative needs, you’ll be at the forefront of bringing these exciting ventures to life.

About the Role

As an Integrated Designer, you will be a pivotal member of the Global Marketing team, working across a diverse range of projects that span digital, print, packaging, campaigns, social media, and in-store communications for international markets. This is a hands-on, varied role for a creative and proactive individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment where priorities can shift quickly. Reporting directly to the Global Design & Brand Lead, you will take ownership of your work from brief through to delivery, solving problems independently and ensuring meticulous attention to detail in every output. Your contribution will be essential in maintaining the visual integrity and distinctive aesthetic that defines the brand’s global presence.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain the visual integrity of the main brand and its wider portfolio of brands across all touchpoints.
• Create compelling assets for social media, digital marketing, advertising, and in-store communications.
• Design a wide array of printed materials, including menus, flyers, posters, stationery, and promotional collateral.
• Produce high-quality packaging, large-format graphics, hoardings, and event artwork.
• Develop innovative concepts and creative collateral for seasonal campaigns and activations.
• Retouch, resize, and manipulate imagery to produce polished, pixel-perfect visuals.
• Create simple illustrations, GIFs, and AI-generated imagery where appropriate to enhance creative output.
• Update and maintain printed and digital menus across global markets, ensuring consistency and accuracy.
• Design and manage engaging e-newsletter content and layouts.
• Maintain branded presentations, stationery, and internal documents.
• Support updates to the brand’s global websites.
• Liaise effectively with printers and suppliers, preparing accurate production-ready artwork.

Who You Are

You are a creative, practical, and highly dependable individual with an exceptional eye for detail, accuracy, and consistency. You thrive in a busy, fast-paced, and evolving environment, demonstrating self-reliance and confidence in solving problems independently. You take ownership of projects, follow through on commitments, and communicate clearly, confidently, and professionally. Highly organized, you are adept at managing several deadlines simultaneously, bringing new ideas while confidently working within established brand guidelines. You naturally look for ways to push the boundaries of your creative work and improve day-to-day systems and processes.

Qualifications

Must-Have Qualifications:

• 3+ years of professional graphic design experience within an F&B, Hospitality or lifestyle brand or agency. 
• Strong knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, and Acrobat.
• Extensive experience producing work across both print and digital mediums.
• Artworking experience across packaging and large-format print.
• Confidence taking projects from concept through to final artwork.
• Strong image editing, retouching, and resizing skills.
• Strong organizational, time-management, and prioritization skills.
• Confidence working under pressure and adapting to changing priorities.
• Understanding of production specifications and print-ready artwork.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• An interest in AI and emerging creative technology.
• Some experience using generative AI tools for image creation.

Perks & Benefits

• A celebratory cake on your birthday!
• Enjoy free drinks from the café throughout your working day.
• Receive one complimentary meal per working day from the café menu.
• Benefit from a discount at the café when you are not at work.
• Access private healthcare (excluding dentistry and pregnancy).
• Unlock lifestyle savings on thousands of high street retailers.
• Opportunities for career growth and progression within one of the UK’s fastest-growing F&B brands.