The posting
We are looking for a Senior Graphic Designer / Creative Designer who can lead and deliver impactful creative solutions across digital and print platforms, particularly for healthcare clients. The ideal candidate combines strong creative vision with hands-on design expertise, capable of transforming complex briefs into engaging visual concepts while ensuring brand consistency and high-quality execution. This role requires someone who can take full ownership of design projects, confidently present creative ideas to clients and stakeholders, and provide creative direction, mentorship, and guidance to junior designers. We also value someone who embraces emerging AI tools, drives creative innovation, and continuously improves design processes to deliver exceptional results.
• Health Insurance/HMO • Enjoy unlimited MadMax Coffee • Diverse learning & growth opportunities • Accessible Cloud HR platform (Sprout) • Above standard leaves
- Execute digital and print design concepts across all mediums for our healthcare clients, determining the objectives and constraints of the design brief by consulting with clients and stakeholders.
- Prepare sketches, diagrams, illustrations and layouts to communicate design concepts to internal and external stakeholders.
- Research and analyse the functional communication requirements of the brief, and formulate design responses and concepts.
- Negotiate design solutions with clients and internal stakeholders, always striving for an ‘Invent Better’ outcome.
- Take ownership of design on assigned projects, delivering the best possible work (direction and oversight of others now covered under the leadership responsibilities below).
- Detail and document the selected design for production.
- Consider the final delivery specifications for print and digital projects.
- Design updates to existing websites, including new pages, promotions and updates to existing pages.
- Design HTML emails and newsletters.
- Design and update print work such as brochures, booklets and leaflets.
- Lead design across social and digital content, including motion and video pieces such as hype reels.
- Handle maintenance work such as image resizing and manipulation.
- Build and amend interactive digital prototypes in Figma.
- Apply and champion AI and generative tools to lift creative quality and efficiency, and share those learnings across the team.
- Work with junior members of the team, helping mentor, train and support their professional and personal growth.
- Foster efficient and effective creative processes, and proactively look for ways to improve them.
- Lead the creative and design response for key accounts, taking full ownership of design quality and consistency from concept through to final delivery.
- Direct and oversee designers, freelancers and creative partners on assigned projects, moving from an assisting role to owning the outcome.
- Lead client and senior stakeholder presentations, confidently articulating and defending design rationale and creative thinking.
- Contribute to and help evolve Orchard’s design systems, brand guidelines and design languages, ensuring consistency and best practice across the studio.
- Partner with the Creative Director / Lead Art Director to help shape creative processes, standards and quality benchmarks across the design team.
- Support new business and pitch work, contributing concepts and presenting design thinking to prospective clients.
- Act as a senior point of escalation for design queries, problem-solving complex briefs and unblocking issues for the wider design team.
Proven experience in digital and print design. Strong proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma. Experience designing websites, email campaigns, social media assets, and print collateral. Experience in designing HTML emails and newsletters. (understanding, not necessarily coding) Strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end creative ownership from concept to delivery. Excellent stakeholder management, presentation, and communication skills. Ability to manage multiple projects and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Experience working with healthcare or regulated industry clients.. Experience developing design systems and brand guidelines. Familiarity with AI-powered creative and generative design tools. Global exposure Mentoring - helping
