Senior Social Designer - 12 month FTC

Established in 2004, OLIVER is the world’s first and only specialist in designing, building, and running bespoke in-house agencies and marketing ecosystems for brands. We partner with over 300 clients in 40+ countries and counting. Our unique model drives creativity and efficiency, allowing us to deliver tailored solutions that resonate deeply with audiences.

As a part of The Brandtech Group, we're at the forefront of leveraging cutting-edge AI technology to revolutionise how we create and deliver work. Our AI solutions enhance efficiency, spark creativity, and drive insightful decision-making, empowering our teams to produce innovative and impactful results.

Role: Senior Social Designer - 12 month fixed term contract

Location: London, United Kingdom

About the role:

Success in this role looks like consistently high-quality visual work delivered at pace, clear improvement driven by performance insight, and a design system that makes the whole studio more effective.

As Senior Social Designer, you'll drive the visual craft of the studio — translating ideas into platform-native assets that are engaging, on-brand, and built to perform. You'll work hands-on across static, motion, and short-form video design, while building scalable systems that enable high-quality output to travel efficiently across markets. Based in London on a hybrid basis (2–3 days per week), you'll collaborate closely with Content Creators, Strategists, Social Media Managers, and the Social Creator Lead.

We support flexible working and are open to different arrangements. We offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

What you will be doing:

Social-First Design Execution

Create high-quality visual content across static assets, motion graphics, and short-form video design support — including titles, overlays, and transitions

Ensure all design work is platform-optimised for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube Shorts, and other relevant channels — on-brand, consistent, and ready to publish

Maintain strong visual craft standards across every output, regardless of volume or turnaround time

Content Creation Support at Scale

Work closely with Content Creators to bring concepts to life visually and enhance content through considered design

Produce assets at pace across always-on content, campaign activations, and reactive or trending content opportunities

Scalable Design Systems

Create and maintain templates, layout systems, and modular design assets that enable content to be adapted quickly, localised across markets, and repurposed across formats

Document design systems clearly so they can be used consistently across the team

Multi-Market Adaptation

Adapt visual content for different markets, ensuring visual consistency, cultural relevance, and formatting and language accuracy

Support efficient versioning of assets across markets and platforms, setting clear standards for how adaptation is approached

Performance-Driven Design

Work with Data and Social teams to understand which visual approaches perform best, and use engagement signals to inform layout, format, and creative decisions

Continuously refine design approaches based on what the data shows — iterating quickly and sharing insight with the wider team

Collaboration and Workflow

Partner closely with the Social Creator Lead, Content Creators, Strategists, and Social Media Managers to ensure all work aligns with strategy, meets deadlines, and passes brand, legal, and compliance approval processes

Communicate proactively on timelines, asset status, and any risks to delivery

Creative Quality and Standards

Uphold high visual standards across all content formats, campaigns, and markets

Stay current on platform design trends, social creative best practice, and emerging visual formats — applying relevant insight to day-to-day output and sharing with the team

Budget and Production Management

Manage project-level production budgets including cost estimation, purchase orders, invoicing, and reconciliation

Source and negotiate rates with freelancers and production partners as needed, driving cost efficiency without compromising quality

Flag budget risks early and escalate where required

What you need to be great in this role:

Strong design capability across static and motion formats, with a portfolio demonstrating high-quality social-first work

Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro), CapCut, Canva, Figma, or equivalent tools

Deep understanding of platform design best practices and what drives visual engagement across key social channels

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple design projects simultaneously, delivering consistently strong work at pace and under time pressure

Experience building and maintaining design systems, templates, and modular asset libraries that enable efficient, high-volume production

Background in high-volume, always-on content environments — agency, in-house, or embedded studio

Experience delivering social design for consumer brands, with FMCG background an advantage

Familiarity with multi-stakeholder environments involving strategy, social, data, and client teams

Experience managing project-level production budgets, including cost estimation, supplier negotiation, purchase orders, and reconciliation

Advanced use of Gen AI tools relevant to social design — including tools that support ideation, asset generation, content variation, and production workflow optimisation

Experience designing AI-assisted workflows for personal use and sharing effective approaches with the wider team

Ability to train others on responsible and effective use of AI tools within a design context

Agentic thinking for complex, multi-step design and production challenges — breaking problems down systematically and driving efficient execution

Strong understanding of AI capabilities and limitations, with rigorous human oversight applied to all AI-assisted outputs

Experience working across multiple markets or languages, or in embedded in-house or studio environments

Familiarity with paid social design requirements — safe zones, format variants, and performance testing

Experience designing for creator or influencer-led content

Experience building design systems or localisation frameworks at studio level

Formal qualifications are welcome but not required. Equivalent experience counts, whether gained through work, study, volunteering, or self-directed learning.

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Our values shape everything we do:

Be Ambitious to succeed

Be Imaginative to push the boundaries of what’s possible

Be Inspirational to do groundbreaking work

Be always learning and listening to understand

Be Results-focused  to exceed expectations

Be actively pro-inclusive and anti-racist across our community, clients and creations

OLIVER has set ambitious environmental goals around sustainability, with science-based emissions reduction targets. Collectively, we work towards our mission, embedding sustainability into every department and through every stage of the project lifecycle.