Senior Designer - Creative Marketing

Senior Designer

• Team – Creative Marketing
• Location – UK London (Hybrid WFH)

AXON

AXON is a global healthcare communications agency that ignites change in healthcare. Through the power of life-changing communications, we contribute to medical advances that improve lives. At the core of every scientific innovation and advancement, there is a simple and compelling story to be told. We know how to tell that story, how to use the right tools to reach the right audiences at the right time, to provoke meaningful change.

We specialise in advising clients on medical affairs, clinical studies, real-world evidence, marketing, advocacy, and communications, all underpinned by insights and creative strategy.

AXON has an international reach, with offices in Copenhagen, London, New York, and Toronto, and a worldwide affiliate network. Established in 2002, we have a deep heritage and expertise in healthcare strategy and communication, and we continue to learn and grow in the fast-changing healthcare sphere. AXON is proudly an AVENIR GLOBAL company.

Role

Creative Marketing at AXON is all about doing the right thing. We believe that’s about honest consultation with clients, so we act in their interests but not always according to their brief. Insightful consideration to unlock more value. And pushing creativity upstream to give it more clout. All this gives us confidence in what we deliver and builds confidence in us.

Creative Marketing is the newest practice in AXON, so we have the rare opportunity to build and shape the practice just the way we want to. We’re looking for a like-minded Senior Designer who is set up for the challenge and genuinely interested in the experience of building our practice and with the support of their team, driving their client accounts and projects. Joining the Creative Marketing team at AXON will give team members at all levels opportunities they may not experience in a mainstream healthcare marketing agency – including opportunities to work with practices outside of creative marketing, working on Global/European accounts and internal responsibilities that help shape the direction of our practice. If you’re an ambitious Senior Designer looking for a new opportunity to push yourself and your career to that next step, we would love to hear from you.

As a Senior Designer at AXON, you will work closely with the Senior Art Director and wider creative team to elevate every project from concept to final delivery.

You will bring strategic thinking, strong visual judgement and exceptional design craft to the development of creative projects across branding, campaigns, digital communications, presentations, marketing materials and integrated healthcare communications.

This role is suited to someone who is passionate about creativity, highly collaborative, and motivated by delivering beautifully crafted work that not only meets the brief but pushes creative thinking further. The successful candidate will be confident presenting ideas, mentoring junior team members and contributing to a culture of creative excellence.

Candidates must demonstrate strong conceptual thinking, excellent typography and layout skills, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive within a fast-paced agency environment.

Responsibilities

Your responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Accountability:

Lead and support the design and development of creative projects including campaign materials, branding, marketing collateral, digital assets and presentations

Translate briefs into compelling, strategically considered design solutions that meet client objectives

Present design concepts and proposals to stakeholders, incorporating feedback and refining work where necessary

Deliver strong creative ideas and a consistently high level of craftsmanship across all design outputs

Contribute fresh ideas and innovative thinking to the overall creative strategy and vision of the business

Demonstrate excellent typographic, layout and visual communication skills with strong attention to detail

Maintain professional standards of file management and workflow organisation

Act as a design guardian for client brands, ensuring colour, typography and visual equities remain consistent across all deliverables

Client Services:

Build strong working relationships with client services, scientific/medical teams and wider stakeholders across the business

Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesive and impactful creative solutions

Participate confidently in creative discussions, workshops and internal reviews

Demonstrate a proactive and solutions-focused approach to feedback and project challenges

Communicate passionately and knowledgeably about creative work and the business challenges design can solve

Project Management:

Manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining quality, accuracy and attention to detail

Deliver projects to agreed timelines and budgets while maintaining creative excellence

Ensure all work progresses through the appropriate internal review and approval processes

Coordinate effectively with external vendors and suppliers where required

Accurately complete time recording and expenses in Maconomy using appropriate job codes

Support the production and delivery of final assets across digital and print formats

People Management & Team:

Mentor and support junior designers, fostering confidence, collaboration and creative growth

Contribute positively to a collaborative, supportive and ambitious creative culture

Maintain curiosity for industry trends, emerging technologies and best practices in design

Take ownership of personal development and continuous learning opportunities

Demonstrate enthusiasm for award-worthy work and creative innovation

Essential Skills:

Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

Strong conceptual thinking and creative problem-solving ability

Excellent typography, layout and visual communication skills

Strong experience across branding, campaign and digital design

Ability to create and present well-structured design solutions

Excellent organisational and time management skills

Strong communication and presentation skills

Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously

Demonstrable portfolio showcasing high-quality professional and personal design work

Illustration, 3D or additional creative software skills advantageous

Previous healthcare or pharmaceutical agency experience beneficial but not essential

At AXON, we actively encourage the team to be involved in activities outside of their day-to-day work. Whether that is being involved in our social, Diversity & Inclusion, or CSR electives, attending networking events, or running training sessions on topics in which they have a personal interest. We have a keen focus on training and development and, as a rough guide, suggest employees aim to complete 37.5 hours of learning a year through online learning, classroom training, or attending external events; that’s 1 week a year dedicated to your development.

AI Culture & Expectations

At AXON, we harness AI not to replace what makes us exceptional, but to elevate it. AI expands our reach, sharpens our insights, and accelerates discovery; but it is our people – curious, responsible, authentic, forward-looking and transparent – who turn that potential into meaningful impact.

We are looking for candidates who are curious, adaptable and enthusiastic about embracing AI and emerging technologies as part of their everyday working practices.

Successful candidates will demonstrate a growth mindset around AI and emerging technologies, shown through an openness to learning new tools, experimenting with innovative ways of working, and using AI responsibly and transparently.

Whether your background is technical or non-technical, we value ind