Design Lead

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Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR-86188

Job Summary:

** Company:
** DF Concerts & Events
** Department:
** Marketing & Communications
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* Location:

** Glasgow
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* Reports to:

** Head of Marketing & Communications
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* Working hours:

** Full time plus additional event working as required
** Job Type:
** Fixed term, maternity cover
** Role Description
** As Design Lead, you are responsible for leading the visual identity of the company’s brands, events, and marketing materials. You will manage and mentor the Junior Designer, ensuring high-quality design output and alignment with brand guidelines. This role involves conceptualising, designing, and executing creative solutions for digital and print media, supporting event production, and enhancing audience engagement.
** What it’s like to work in the Team
** The Marketing and Communications team at DF Concerts is made up of a diverse group of individuals, all sharing a passion for what they do in their roles. We have a helpful, open, and approachable nature, which helps build relationships within the team and the wider company, and allows for collaborative working. We all share a joint passion for selling out events and building the brands we work across to achieve our common goals.
** Who you are
**** Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience
*** Proven professional experience in graphic design, preferably within the live events or entertainment industry.
* Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite.
* Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
* Experience in team leadership and management, including mentoring and workload distribution.
* Experience with motion graphics, 3D design, or video editing is a plus.
* Strong understanding of the design process, from brief to final execution, and all key delivery channels.
* Excellent organisational skills with the ability to meet deadlines under pressure.
* Excellent attention to detail with a focus on quality and consistency.
* Demonstrable experience in following and executing under design brand guidelines.
* Experience of accurately preparing design artwork for print and understanding the print production process.
* Experience of creating design artwork for social media and digital advertising.
* Understanding of current design trends and music industry marketing.
** Behaviours
* ** You have a passion for music, taking great pride in playing your part in delivering first-class, life-affirming events to fans of all ages, backgrounds, and genres.
* You are discreet, maintaining confidentiality and professionalism at all times.
* You are consistently conscientious, organised, analytical, supportive, and helpful.
* You are a natural collaborator, working cross-functionally and at all levels, internally and externally.
* You think creatively.
* You are trusted, dynamic, proactive, confident, self-directed, thrive when empowered and always a few steps ahead.
* Your communication skills are influential, strong, and effective.
* You are courteous and respectful and believe strongly in creating a healthy, equal working environment.
* You have strength of character with a calm and diplomatic approach, always mindful of the end goal.
* You have a flexible “can do” approach to working to ensure the job gets completed.
** Responsibilities
* ** Develop and execute visual concepts for all DF brands across a variety of platforms to drive sales, engagement, and brand awareness.
* Ensure all designs align with the brand guidelines.
* Manage and mentor the design team to develop talent, foster high performance, and encourage continuous learning.
* Manage workload distribution effectively to ensure timely project completion.
* Collaborate with the wider DF team, freelancers, and agencies to develop creative assets for festivals and events.
* Oversee the design process from concept to final production, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are met.
* Create signage, stage designs, festival merchandise, digital visuals, and other physical event branding materials, ensuring artwork is correctly prepared for print and adheres to print…