Mid-Weight Creative Designer

Mid-Weight Creative Designer Location: Manchester & Remote First (with in-office collaborative days as needed) Type: Full-Time (5 days per week) The Opportunity Are you a master of visual storytelling who can turn complex strategies into compelling, business-winning narratives? Open Partners is looking for a Mid-Weight Creative Designer (Strategy & Marketing Creative Associate Partner) to take design ownership of our brand. In this role, you will lead the creative direction for all internal and external communications, design high-impact pitch decks, and elevate our corporate social channels. Your Role & Responsibilities You will balance strategic pitch support with hands-on marketing design to keep the Open Partners brand sharp, consistent, and true to our story: Strategy & Pitch Innovation: Partner with Creative Strategy to ideate and produce standout creative concepts and pitch decks that drive new business and organic growth. Brand Guardianship: Own the ongoing development and rollout of the Open Partners brand across all platforms, including internal comms, merchandise, and social media (LinkedIn & Instagram). Workflow & Asset Management: Manage day-to-day design needs, directing internal resources or acting as the gatekeeper for specialised external production agencies. What Success Looks Like in 6 Months Established Ways of Working: You have built an efficient workflow for high-quality pitch deck design and asset delivery. Deep Brand Integration: You practically understand our Origin Story, ensuring every visual solution perfectly backs up our strategy. Elevated Visual Identity: You have developed a consistent, compelling visual presence that strengthens our reputation with key stakeholders. What You’ll Bring Visual Storytelling Mastery: The ability to convert solutions into persuasive visual narratives that win pitches. Collaborative Spirit: A thriving attitude in fast-paced environments, capable of juggling multiple briefs and managing external partners effectively. Brand Pride: A dedication to protecting and evolving our brand identity across all channels, ensuring it aligns with our Mission, Purpose, and Values. Our Values & Mindset At Open Partners, we hire mindset first . If you don't have direct industry experience but possess a fierce growth mindset and transferable creative skills, we want to hear from you. We hold ourselves to three standards: Smarter: Aim high, train hard, embrace next. Faster: Learn fast, adapt fast, act fast. Better: Think, say, and do what’s best. Department Planning Locations Manchester Remote status Hybrid About Open Partners Open Partners was founded in 2017 to be The Agency of Next . Designed to be constantly focussed on the future, we think ahead for our clients, quickly pivoting them to new areas of opportunity as they arise. Delivering marketing transformations for over 50 clients, Open Partners’ integrated Media, Data and Creative capabilities drive more accountable and effective returns for international performance advertisers. We strive to always be smarter, faster, and better - all the while upholding the very highest standards of commercial and operational integrity.