Tahaluf is looking for a Senior Graphic Designer to lead and elevate the creative vision across all visual touchpoints for the Tech Festivals group, primarily for London Tech Week. This is a hands-on, execution-led role responsible for delivering outstanding creative across experiential, digital, and marketing channels.
What You'll Do
- Lead the design and delivery of all creative assets for tech festivals live events, including event branding, signage, wayfinding, environmental graphics, stage visuals, screens, motion-led assets, and digital assets for web, email, social media, and paid marketing campaigns.
- Own creative execution from concept through to final delivery, ensuring a cohesive and high-quality attendee experience.
- Act as the brand guardian for the respective tech festivals, maintaining consistency and excellence across all print and digital outputs.
- Provide quality control and final checks across all creative deliverables.
- Work closely with marketing, content, production, and external partners to manage timelines and ensure seamless delivery.
- Manage and direct freelance designers, providing clear creative direction and constructive feedback.
- Prepare final artwork for print and large-scale production.
- Manage print production and CMYK file preparation, liaising with suppliers and vendors.
- Design with real-world environments in mind, including scale, lighting, screen ratios, and on-site application.
- Stay up to date with trends in event design, experiential marketing, and technology-led experiences.
- Proactively identify opportunities to elevate the visual impact of the respective tech festivals.
What We're Looking For
- 7+ years of professional graphic design experience, ideally within events, experiential marketing, or brand-led environments.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating print and large-format design, digital and social assets.
- Advanced proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Strong understanding of CMYK workflows, print production, and file preparation.
- Excellent grasp of typography, layout, colour, and visual storytelling.
- Experience designing for physical environments, including large formats and screen-based outputs.
- Strong organisational, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to work autonomously, manage multiple projects, and deliver under tight deadlines.
- Meticulous eye for detail and commitment to high-quality output.
- Thrives in fast-paced, high-energy environments and remains calm under pressure.
- Proactive and solutions-focused, with a strong sense of ownership.
- Strategic thinker who can translate complex ideas into compelling visual narratives.
- Confident presenting ideas and open to feedback and collaboration.
- Adaptable and resilient, particularly in live-event scenarios.
- Strong visual taste, cultural awareness, and storytelling instincts.
- Comfortable working as the sole designer while collaborating closely with wider teams.
- Invested in evolving and maintaining robust brand guidelines.
Nice to Have
- Experience in live events.
- Event or experiential branding experience.
- Working knowledge of Figma, After Effects or motion design experience.
- Motion graphics or basic animation experience.
- Experience working with 3D designers, AV teams, or fabricators.
- Familiarity with live event production workflows.
- An interest in technology, innovation, or experiential design.
Technical Stack
- Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Figma
- After Effects
Team & Environment
Work closely with Brand, Marketing and Operations teams.
Benefits & Compensation
- Great community with in-person and online social events, charity day and diversity and inclusion networks.
- Take up to four days per year to volunteer, with charity match funding.
- Career development with bespoke training, mentoring platforms and on-demand access to courses on LinkedIn Learning.
- Annual leave plus a birthday leave day and the chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year.
- A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from, plus company funded private medical cover.
- A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matching shares.
- Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance, mental health first aiders, access to health apps and more.
- Recognition for great work, with global awards and kudos programmes.
- The chance to collaborate with teams around the world.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role based in London, UK.
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