Creative Events Designer

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Creative Events Designer

We’re looking for a Creative Events Designer to join our growing creative team in Manchester. You’ll work closely with the wider creative, production, and brand activation team to develop and deliver standout brand experiences, from the first pitch through to the moment a build goes live.

This is a creative-first role. You’ll play a key role in bringing ideas to life, helping shape creative concepts, working alongside production for print assets and build, and ensuring every experience is delivered to the highest standard. We’re looking for someone who gets excited by creating work that pushes boundaries, earns attention organically, and translates into memorable real-world experiences and highly shareable social content.

Events

Salary: DOE

Manchester, Trafford Park

permanent

Key Responsibilities

Creative Development

Work alongside the creative team to develop and deliver concepts from pitch through to live execution
Create pitch decks, mock-ups, creative storyboards, and AI-generated imagery that clearly communicate ideas at presentation stage
A strong understanding of the consumer journey through an activation, able to consider the experience from the audience’s perspective at every stage, from arrival through to the shareable moment, ensuring the creative concept works as a lived experience, not just a visual one
Contribute fresh, bold thinking, ideas that create industry-first experiences and social-first moments
Brief and collaborate with 3D designers and CAD drawers to ensure your creative vision is fully realised

Design & Production

Work alongside production and brand activation managers to ensure all creative elements are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standard
Produce and prep artwork across small and large-format print; signage, environmental graphics, branded structures, vehicle wraps, and print assets
Use AI tools (Midjourney and equivalents) as a genuine part of your creative process, for direction-setting, visual exploration, and client-facing concept work
Create high-quality environment visuals and mock-ups that communicate how a graphic will feel in a physical space
Work across multiple projects simultaneously without losing quality or attention to detail

Collaboration & Delivery

Collaborate across creative, production, and brand activation teams, communicating clearly and contributing at every stage
Present your design thinking with confidence – explain why a decision is right, not just show it
Maintain an organised approach to assets, templates, and project files to support the wider team

What we’re looking for

Essential

5+ years’ experience in creative or graphic design within events, experiential marketing, or a similar agency environment
Proven experience delivering creative projects from concept through to physical execution
Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Illustrator and Photoshop in particular
Strong knowledge of small and large-format print production and file setup for physical output at scale
Confident use of AI tools (Midjourney and equivalents) as a genuine part of your design process
Ability to create environment visuals and mock-ups that communicate how a design will feel at scale, in three-dimensional space
A strong eye for design, styling, and visual storytelling – across both luxury and consumer aesthetics
Comfortable balancing creative ambition with budgets, timelines, and production realities
Strong communicator, able to collaborate across Creative, Production, and Client Services teams
Natural instinct for social-first design — an understanding of what makes an experience shareable
Experience with PowerPoint, Keynote, or Google Slides for client-facing presentations