Middleweight Designer (Maternity Cover)

We're looking for a talented Middleweight Graphic Designer to join our global Marketing team on an exciting 9–12 month maternity cover contract.

Reporting to our UK Lead Graphic Designer, you'll help shape and evolve the Swingers brand across a wide range of creative projects. From large-scale campaigns and venue launches to digital marketing, social content and premium print collateral, you'll play an important role in bringing the brand to life across our current venues in London, New York, Boston and Washington DC.

This is a hands-on role for a designer with strong conceptual thinking, excellent technical skills and a passion for creating premium, detail-driven work. Hospitality is fast-paced and ever-evolving, so we're looking for someone who enjoys working at speed, can adapt quickly to changing priorities, and thrives in a busy creative environment.

You'll enjoy working across multiple projects simultaneously, seeing your work come to life across a variety of media while contributing creative ideas and helping shape the future of the brand.

What You'll Do

• Work alongside the global Design and Marketing teams to deliver creative projects across the UK and US.
• Develop creative concepts and produce high-quality design across both print and digital platforms.
• Have a keen eye for detail, producing artwork to a high standard while spotting opportunities to improve creative output.
• Adapt confidently to different creative styles, themes and visual directions, from illustration-led work to campaign concepts.
• Design campaign creative, venue collateral, menus, signage, packaging, presentations and marketing assets.
• Create engaging digital content for websites, email marketing, social media and paid campaigns.
• Produce artwork from concept through to final production, ensuring files are accurate and print-ready.
• Maintain and evolve the Swingers visual identity across every customer touchpoint.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external suppliers to deliver projects to a consistently high standard.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

What We're Looking For

You'll ideally have:

• Around 3–4 years' experience in either an in-house or agency design role.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating excellent typography, layout, brand thinking, illustration and editorial design.
• Experience creating work confidently and efficiently across both print and digital channels.
• Confidence working within established brand guidelines while bringing fresh creative ideas and suggesting ways to enhance existing work.
• Excellent artwork skills with strong print production knowledge.
• Experience using AI-powered creative tools such as Adobe Firefly, Midjourney, Runway and similar platforms. Demonstrates an interest in emerging creative technologies and understands how AI can enhance the creative process.
• Experience designing campaigns across social media, websites, presentations and marketing collateral.
• The ability to manage multiple projects independently and prioritise work in a fast-moving environment.
• Great communication skills and confidence presenting ideas within the team.
• A collaborative attitude with a willingness to learn, develop and embrace new ways of working.
• Degree (or equivalent) in Graphic Design, Visual Communication or a related creative discipline preferred.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop).
• Experience using AI-powered creative tools to support ideation, concept development and design workflows.
• Strong understanding of typography, layout, composition and visual hierarchy.
• Excellent print production and artwork experience.
• Illustration or icon design experience.
• Experience creating digital assets for websites, social media and email marketing.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Desirable

• Experience using After Effects or Premiere Pro for motion graphics and video editing.
• Basic understanding of Figma or digital UI design.
• Hospitality, lifestyle, retail or entertainment brand experience.
• Experience creating presentation decks and pitch materials.

Why Join Swingers?

• Work on an internationally recognised hospitality brand.
• Be part of exciting campaigns, venue launches and seasonal creative across the UK and US.
• Enjoy a wide variety of projects across print, digital, branding and environmental design.
• Opportunity to contribute creative ideas and make a real impact within the global design team.
• Join a small, hardworking, friendly and supportive creative team.
• Fast-paced environment where no two projects are the same.
• Based in our Central London studio, just moments from Oxford Circus.
• Hybrid working – we're together in the studio on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, with the option to work from home on Tuesday and Friday.

If this sounds like the role for you, we'd love to hear from you! Please send your CV and portfolio to [email protected], along with a short paragraph telling us why you'd be a great fit for the Swingers team and your salary expectations. Applications close on 23rd August. We look forward to hearing from you!