10 Design Agencies jobs in London

Jones Knowles Ritchie is a branding business, founded in 1990 and proudly independent ever since.

We started out in the world of packaging, but now we’re worldwide—from three founders, to more than 350 of us across the UK, USA and China. Together, we build and deliver brands across the entire consumer experience.

But even more important than what we do, is why we do it. We’re here to inspire brands and people to be their true selves. To be brave. Be tenacious. And above all, be yourself. Because we believe that’s the only way to truly be distinctive, everywhere.

At JKR, we believe in brands that move – literally and emotionally. We craft motion that speaks, shapes that tell stories, and visuals that live beyond the screen. Now, we’re looking for a Creative Services Manager to join our busy team on a Fixed Term Contract (FTC).

This role will be based in our Shoreditch/London Studio.

Requirements

Our Creative Services team plays a vital role in bringing the JKR vision to life — facilitating brilliant ideas through smart planning, collaboration and execution.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to step into a Creative Services Manager role. Whether you're coming from a background in traffic management, resourcing, or creative coordination, you'll have the chance to build on your experience and learn from a great team around you.

As Creative Services Manager, you’ll collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support the delivery of outstanding creative work, by helping ensure the right people are on the right projects at the right time. You'll be a connector, organiser, and enabler, working at the heart of the creative process to make things happen.

Internal Collaboration:

• Partner with account, strategy, and creative teams to scope projects and allocate appropriate resources
• Help manage schedules, timelines, and budgets across multiple projects
• Keep momentum going, ensuring smooth transitions through each stage of creative development
• Proactively problem-solve resourcing challenges, flagging risks and offering solutions

External Collaboration:

• Build relationships with trusted freelancers, collaborators, and production partners
• Support the onboarding and coordination of external contributors
• Ensure external teams uphold the quality and values of the creative vision

Project Oversight & Creative Support:

• Understand the nuances of each brand to help match the right talent to the right brief
• Maintain oversight of project flow, adapting plans to meet evolving demands without compromising creative quality
• Ensure clarity around priorities, deadlines, and deliverables

You might have experience as a studio assistant, traffic coordinator, resourcing assistant, or in another production support role — and you’re now ready to step up. We're looking for someone who is:

• Organised & proactive : confident managing multiple moving parts
• Collaborative : a natural connector who works well with different teams and personalities
• Creative-minded : passionate about the creative process and motivated by great work
• Commercially aware : understands the need to balance creativity with deadlines and budgets
• Brand-savvy : eager to learn how brands work and help shape their creative output

We believe leadership isn’t tied to seniority — it’s about mindset. We’re looking for someone who brings curiosity, compassion, and confidence to the role. We’re committed to building an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace that reflects the society we live in and the audiences we create for.

Benefits

A chance to step into a pivotal creative services role with support and mentorship

Work on exciting brand projects that push creative boundaries

Be part of a team that values creativity, collaboration, and progress

Contribute to a company that actively champions DE&I across everything we do

Interested?
If this sounds like the next step in your creative operations career, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your CV and a short note on why you’re interested in the role to

We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group – a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence across Europe which includes: Czech Republic, Austria, Greece, Cyprus & Italy.

While the main contribution of The National Lottery to society is through the funds to good causes, at Allwyn we put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do.  Join us as we embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, largescale transformation journey by creating a National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.  

We’ll talk a bit more about us further down the page, but for now - let’s talk about the role and who we’re looking for…

We want to create one of the UK’s most inclusive organisations – where people can bring the best of themselves, to do their best work, every day, for the benefit of good causes.

Allwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer which prides itself in being diverse and inclusive. We do not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or victimisation in the workplace.  All employment decisions at Allwyn are based on the business needs, the job requirements, and the individual qualifications.  Allwyn encourages applications from individuals regardless of age, disability (visible or hidden), sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

We are a Disability Confident Leader which means we’ve taken proactive steps to ensure our workplace is accessible and inclusive for disabled colleagues and candidates. As part of this we offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential requirements of the job.

The Allwyn Creative Hub acts as our in-house agency, delivering creative, design and production services that support the objectives of Allwyn and The National Lottery. We partner with stakeholders across the business and beyond to create multi-channel campaigns, brand initiatives and internal communications.

Our aim is to be an in-house centre of excellence for creative development and production.

As Creative Services Executive, you’ll play a pivotal role in keeping the Creative Hub Studio running smoothly. From planning and resourcing to managing workflows and timelines, you’ll provide the structure that empowers our creative team to deliver outstanding work at pace.

Reporting to the Creative Services Manager, you’ll be a central point of contact for colleagues and stakeholders, ensuring clarity, accountability and coordination across all projects. Organised, detail-oriented, passionate about process and confident with technology - you’ll bring a calm, structured approach that balances day-to-day delivery with longer-term planning.

Aligned with our ambitious plans for evolution, this role offers a fantastic opportunity to shape how the Creative Hub operates; building great relationships across the business and growing your career in creative operations.

What you’ll be doing…
Own the CH Studio ‘front door’

• Act as the first point of contact for all briefs into the Creative Hub Studio
• Work with the Creative Services Manager, the Client Services team and stakeholders to interrogate briefs and ensure clarity, purpose and alignment with wider objectives

Drive scheduling, resourcing & workflow

• Manage the Creative Hub Studio workload (using Adobe Workfront)
• Track and allocate resource across a busy, multi-disciplinary team
• Lead weekly status meetings and regular check-ins to keep projects on track
• Anticipate risks, resolve blockers, and ensure deadlines are met

Be the connector between teams and processes

• Liaise with stakeholders and creative teams to clarify briefs, deadlines and deliverables
• Communicate updates and decisions quickly, clearly and confidently
• Act as a subject-matter expert on Creative Hub processes, SLAs and ways of working

Champion Adobe Workfront & DAM

• Serve as one of the team’s Workfront power users and go-to experts
• Maintain accuracy, generate reports, and drive best-practice adoption
• Support with onboarding, training and continuous improvements

Ensure quality assurance

• Apply QA processes consistently across all creative output
• Safeguard brand guidelines and ensure compliance with legal and licence regulations
• Help maintain the integrity and quality of creative work

Promote positivity & best practice

• Be a proactive ambassador for the Creative Hub team
• Build strong relationships across the business
• Champion a culture of quality, accountability and continuous improvement

Requirements

• Previous experience in a creative studio, agency operations or project management role (trafficking, resourcing, workflow management)
• Hands-on experience with Adobe Workfront (or a similar project management tool)
• Familiarity with creative production workflows (print, digital, video, animation)
• Strong experience in QA/QC and maintaining brand consistency
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Confidence working under pressure while maintaining accuracy and focus

Benefits

• 26 days paid leave (plus bank holidays) 

• Annual bonus scheme 

• 2 x Life Days 

• 4 x Salary of Life Insurance 

• Pension: we’ll match your contribution up to 8.5% 

• Single Private Health Cover 

• £500 Wellness Allowance 

• Income Protection 

• Enhanced parental leave (maternity and paternity) 

• Eye Care, Dental and Cycle To Work schemes 

Job Title: Creative Services Coordinator (Campaign Manager)

Client Location: London Shoreditch - Fully Onsite

Starting: ASAP

Salary/Pay Rate: £150 per day (PAYE) - 40 hrs/week

Hours: Full-time

Duration: 6 months

Job Description:

Elevate your career by joining a leading global advertising platform as a Creative Services Coordinator! Partnering with Aquent, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping how advertisers connect with customers, driving impactful marketing campaigns that reach millions. This is your chance to make a real difference in the advertising landscape.

As a Creative Services Coordinator, you will be the linchpin between advertisers and internal teams, ensuring smooth campaign launches and fostering positive advertiser experiences. You'll become a trusted advisor, guiding advertisers on policy, process, and creative best practices to maximize their campaign performance. This role offers a dynamic environment where you can continuously learn, experiment, and grow your skills.

This is a 6 months, fully on-site contract, offering £150 per day (PAYE) - 40 hrs/week. The shortlisted candidates will be contacted by COB on Thur 21st Aug.

Responsibilities:

Manage the planning and execution of high-quality advertiser engagements, educating them on best practices and policies to optimize campaign performance.

Project manage complex advertising campaigns, collaborating seamlessly with internal Design, Ad Operations, Sales, Quality Assurance, and Account Management teams, as well as external stakeholders.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• Proven experience in project management, demonstrating the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with clients and internal teams.
• A deep understanding of advertising principles and best practices.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Client Description:

Our Client is a FTSE 100, multinational technology company no longer known for just one thing. Their areas of expertise include e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, artificial intelligence, original entertainment… the list goes on. Despite being primarily digital, their aim is to be the most customer-centric company in the world.

Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.

Role: Finance Manager - Global Design Agency

Location: Central London (hybrid working)

The Role: This opportunity is working for an independent integrated brand design consultancy with an international network of offices across the USA, UK and Asia. The business has a brilliant brand in the sector and exciting strategy for the future. They are hiring for an exciting Finance Manager opportunity reporting directly to the CEO. This person would be playing a pivotal role to drive operational excellence and provide strategic counsel to the business leadership team. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, commercially minded, and eager to make an impact by optimising financial reporting, strengthening controls, and improving processes throughout the organisation. Furthermore, this role will evolve and become a conduit between the business and the finance team where you will spend significant time establishing relationships and providing support to senior management. You will identifying new ways to communicate performance and providing financial planning and commercial analytical support. This role comes with a very competitive salary, benefits, generous bonus scheme and a clear path for progression in the future.

Role Responsibilities:

• Complete month end, including balance sheet reconciliation, fixed asset register, accruals and prepayments and intercompany adjustments
• Production of the monthly management accounts including reporting KPIs, budget vs actual analysis and cashflow forecast. Presenting to both the senior operation team and at Board level
• Assist accountants with year-end reports for UK and US entities
• Quarterly VAT returns for group
• Running of day-to-day finance including AP and AR and sharing day to day management of the businesses small but growing London studio operations
• Treasury management, including FX issues
• Creation of annual budgets and agreements for Board approval
• Assist in negotiations with client procurement teams to ensure they maintain margins
• Ad hoc reporting/financial modelling as required
• New Business – evaluation of prospect suitability, contractual terms, and oversight /input on rate cards and proposal sign off
• Clients - evaluation of drive plans, contractual terms, and oversight/input on rate cards and proposal sign off
• Chair weekly forecast, monthly close out and London Management team meetings

Candidate Requirements:

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified professional
• Experience working within design services/creative agency a preference but not essential
• An excellent communicator with the ability to tell a story and go beyond the analysis
• Experience working with non-finance staff and ability to explain financial data to them
• Experience using Paprika software would be beneficial
• Has experience of project accounting

Company Information

Wayman Finance is a specialist recruitment agency with over 20 years’ experience within the Finance field. We’ve worked hard to establish our reputation with our clients as one of the most reliable Finance and Accounting agencies in London through our core values of honesty and customer excellence.

Application

To be considered for this Finance Manager position please forward a CV as soon as possible.