Creative Design Manager

Creative Design Manager - Lead Brand, Digital & Visual Storytelling

We’re seeking a Creative Design Manager to shape and elevate the Inspired Villages brand across digital, print, video, photography, and social media channels. This role brings our brand positioning to life, delivering high-quality, sector‑leading creative that supports both internal and external communications.

At Inspired Villages
, we create vibrant retirement communities where people can live independently, stay connected, and enjoy life to the fullest. Our villages are designed around wellbeing, community, and exceptional service, offering high‑quality homes, outstanding facilities, and a supportive environment where residents truly feel rything we do is driven by our purpose to inspire better living, every single day.

• Supervising and developing the creative design team to deliver a dynamic, high‑quality range of creative outputs that enhance the Inspired Villages brand nationally and locally
• Leading and championing the brand vision, ensuring all creative work consistently adheres to brand guidelines
• Remaining hands‑on with design, editing, and creative production to ensure projects are delivered on time and to a high standard
• Attending internal briefings to capture campaign objectives, creative requirements, and stakeholder feedback
• Managing a roster of photographers and videographers, ensuring all outputs are on‑brand and aligned with creative direction
• Collaborating closely with marketing colleagues and wider business teams to deliver integrated campaigns and initiatives
• Keeping up to date with emerging design trends, tools, and cultural insights, sharing ideas to inspire innovation and new creative approaches
• Supporting post‑campaign activity to help the Sales team secure ongoing and repeat business
• Providing flexible support across additional marketing and creative projects as required

• Proven experience working within a high‑quality creative agency or an in‑house studio environment
• Strong ability to interpret, apply, and champion strict brand guidelines across both internal and external corporate communications, while confidently using initiative to propose fresh ideas and creative solutions
• Excellent understanding of typography, branding, colour theory, and layout design, with exceptional attention to detail across both digital and print outputs
• Advanced, hands‑on experience using the Adobe Creative Suite
• Demonstrated experience delivering creative work across digital design, print, videography, and photography

• 33 days’ annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays, pro‑rated to your contracted working hours)
• Holiday buying scheme, allowing you to purchase up to one additional week of leave
• Big birthdays off (those ending in a
  0)
• Bupa Health Cash Plan, including access to an Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance at four times your annual salary
• 5% matched pension scheme
• Access to SMART tech for everyday convenience
• Retail discounts across a wide range of outlets
• Wellbeing hub and resources, including discounts on wellbeing initiatives
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric car scheme
• The opportunity to work within a unique village environment designed to support community, wellbeing, and exceptional service

At Inspired Villages, we welcome everyone, regardless of background, to be part of our thriving community. Here, you will be included, involved, and inspired to bring your unique talents to life. We are committed to fostering a culture of belonging, where individuality is celebrated, and you are encouraged to be your best every day.

We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible, as applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Interviews may be scheduled before the published closing date, and we reserve the right to close the advert early. The closing date for applications is 25th February, with interviews expected to commence the week beginning 2nd March.

More enjoyment. More satisfaction. More like one big family. If you are looking for a career that truly means more and gives you more, hit the apply button and join us.