Design Lead

Design LeadSalary: £44,754 per annumLocation: Home Based

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy

The vacancyHours: Full time - 35 hours per week/ 70 hours over two weeks (nine-day fortnight)The role

We are currently looking to recruit a Design Lead to join our Marketing and Communications team here at Housing 21.

We're looking for a talented and creative Designer to help shape and strengthen our brand across all channels. You'll bring fresh ideas, strong storytelling skills, and the ability to turn briefs into engaging, high-quality content for print and digital platforms.

From marketing campaigns and corporate publications to video, presentations and brand assets, you'll play a key role in ensuring our communications are professional, accessible and impactful while championing our brand standards throughout the organisation.

While the role is home based the successful candidate will be required to attend meetings including team meetings at our head office in Birmingham as required.

Curious to know more? If you’re looking for an opportunity where you can make a real difference, with an organisation with a strong social purpose, take a look at the job description attached.

We’d love to meet you!

What we’re looking for

The essential requirements for the role include:

• Substantial demonstrable design experience, including for print and online, with a full understanding of the print process
• A confident individual with creative flair and the ability to interpret ideas and bring these to life
• Excellent verbal and written skills, including attention to detail and an excellent command of English language
• Be an expert in Adobe Creative Cloud software (InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator), working on a mix of print and digital design projects
• Film and edit short engaging videos, with subtitles (where necessary), and lead on filming and photography projects involving external suppliers
• Manage relationships with external suppliers, providing clear project specifications and briefs and monitoring quality and cost effectively
• Create a range of branded assets for different audiences across multiple channels with an understanding of accessibility

Why us?

We support our employees to do what they do best, whether that’s through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture. We also offer a great benefits package including Blue Light Card discount, holiday trade scheme, volunteer days, Occupational Sick Pay, Occupational Maternity Pay and more.

As part of our commitment to our employees and offering flexibility, we now offer a nine-day fortnight, providing employees with the opportunity to work their hours across nine days and have a three-day weekend every other week. Further details on how this works will be discussed with successful candidates upon an offer being made.

An offer of employment will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a basic disclosure check, satisfactory references, and induction training.

Closing date for applications: 22 June 2026, 1st stage interviews to take place 2 July 2026 and 2nd stage 9 July 2026

Due to the nature of this role this advert may close earlier than the closing date listed and once sufficient applications have been received. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

About us

At Housing 21 we pride ourselves on being passionate about people and are committed to investing in those who work for us to help them to be the best they can be.

When you work for us, you will be joining an organisation that holds the Investors in People Platinum standard and was rated the UK’s third Best Place to Work in 2024 by Glassdoor. Our people are our foundation, and we know how important it is to support them to do what they do best, whether through flexible working, learning new skills or being part of a friendly and supportive workplace culture.

We are incredibly proud of the culture we have created and celebrate the positive difference we make to society. If you think you’re ready for a new challenge and able to make a difference, then come and join us!