Senior Designer - Blocks Universe

Blocks Universe is home to Numberblocks, Alphablocks, Colourblocks and Wonderblocks: brands that help children discover, learn and grow through characters they love.

We’re looking for a talented, hands-on Senior Designer to help shape how our brands look and feel across products, marketing, educational resources and partnerships around the world.

You’ll turn creative ideas into clear, engaging design, giving our teams and partners the tools they need to bring Blocks Universe to life consistently and imaginatively.

Working closely with our brand, licensing, digital and editorial teams, you’ll lead design projects from initial brief through to final delivery. You’ll balance creative ambition with practical requirements, making sure everything we produce feels true to our characters, supports our educational purpose and works for its intended audience.

We are very happy to discuss flexible, hybrid and remote working options for all our vacancies. This opportunity is being offered on a fixed term contract, part time - 3 days a week. The successful candidate must be based in the UK.

Day to Day:

• Prepare high-quality, production-ready artwork for print and digital use.

• Create and develop style guides, setting clear standards for how our characters, logos, typography, colours and graphic assets are used.

• Research market, consumer and design trends, translating relevant insights into trend packs and creative directions for our brands.

• Adapt materials for different markets and audiences while maintaining the identity and integrity of each brand.

• Develop seasonal guides, campaign playbooks and marketing toolkits for internal teams, licensees and global partners.

• Design logos, graphic identities and supporting visual systems for new projects, initiatives and partnerships.

• Create character visualisations and explore how our characters can work across different formats, products and settings.

• Produce concept visuals and mock-ups that help communicate new projects, campaigns, products and experiences.

• Design compelling brand decks, partnership presentations and corporate materials.

• Develop educational resources that are engaging, accessible and age-appropriate, working with our educational and editorial teams to ensure accuracy and clarity.

• Liaise with partners to understand their design needs and support consistent use of our brands.

• Provide clear creative direction and constructive feedback on partner design work.

• Manage assets and the design process.

• Create, organise and maintain an accessible asset library, with clear naming, version control and guidance on usage.

• Ensure teams and partners have access to the correct, approved assets.

• Manage design projects from briefing and concept development through feedback, approval and delivery.

• Coordinate priorities, schedules and external creative support where required.

Qualifications

Must Have:



Experience in commercial character brands, children's entertainment or educational publishing.


Strong experience in Illustration, character visualisation and motion graphics skills.


A strong portfolio demonstrating senior-level graphic design, brand development and visual communication.


Experience in working with IPs, creating style guides, creative toolkits and assets that other teams and partners can use confidently.


Excellent typography, layout, colour and composition skills, with close attention to detail.


Strong experience using Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.


Ability to turn an open brief into a clear creative direction and carry it through to delivery.


Experience managing several projects, balancing priorities and meeting deadlines.


Strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to feedback.


A strong understanding of how design needs to adapt across print, digital, products and presentations.


An interest in children's brands and the role design can play in making learning engaging and accessible.


The ability to research and identify market trends in different territories, developing them into brand-appropriate updates.


Bonus Points:



Knowledge of 3D software for creating and rendering design visualisations


An interest in creating infographics, charts and graphs.


Experience and interest in font development.

Skills

Series - TV, Editor - Adobe Premiere, Editor - Premiere, Design - Visual Development, Key Personnel Titles - Director, Levels - Lead, Levels - Senior, Levels - Cover, Design - Illustrator, Layout - Layout, Background - Photoshop

Benefits

Blocks Universe is the home of BAFTA-nominated and winning educational and entertainment shows, Alphablocks and Numberblocks. Created in conjunction with our friends at leading animation studio, Blue Zoo, these are the top educational shows on CBeebies in the UK and also shown outside the UK by other broadcasters and platforms, including Netflix.



This company is currently expanding its in-house team, as we explore new and exciting opportunities to support and extend these IPs.



We are looking for creative and enthusiastic team players, who are keen to be part of a fun and talented team and respect each other's differences as we seek to support grown-ups and bring learning to all children in fresh and entertaining ways.