Vacancies at CW
Freelance / Contract — London (Hybrid, Shoreditch Studio)
We’re in search of a Design Director or Creative Director to lead major creative initiatives across brand, art direction, campaign and digital for some of our most high-profile clients. This is a leadership role for an exceptional thinker and tastemaker — someone with the vision, rigour and ambition to push work beyond expectations.
Who you are
An experienced creative leader (or a Senior Designer ready to step up) with a portfolio that demonstrates elevated taste, conceptual clarity and measurable impact. You know how to galvanise teams, inspire clients and create work that lives beyond trends — striking the balance between creative flair and business fluency.
Core requirements
Freelance / Contract — London (Hybrid, Shoreditch Studio)
We’re seeking a proven Senior Designer with a deep, senior-level background in branding to join our creative team on an initial freelance basis.
Who you are
A strategically minded, conceptually bold designer with a refined aesthetic sensibility and a proven ability to lead projects from ideation to execution. You must be confident shaping brand narratives for luxury, fashion, arts and cultural/public sector clients, while guiding multidisciplinary teams toward beautifully crafted results. Applicants experienced within the ultra-luxury sector, and familiar with UHNWI audiences, preferred.
Core requirements
Freelance / Contract — London (Hybrid, Shoreditch Studio)
We’re looking for a Senior Digital Designer with a branding foundation and a holistic graphic design background. You’ll bring a clarity of thinking and intuitive grasp of interaction and digital storytelling — with the skills to build seamless, high-end digital experiences for luxury audiences.
Who you are
A digital-native designer with a refined visual sensibility and an understanding of UX/UI principles. You think in systems but design with soul, and have experience designing branded digital environments that are both beautiful and functional. The ability to contribute to the studio’s output beyond Digital Design, in other general design areas such as branding and layout, is an important attribute.
Core requirements
Freelance / Contract — London (Hybrid, Shoreditch Studio)
We’re looking for a 3D and Motion Designer who can bridge animation and spatial design with strong graphic foundations. You’ll be part of a multidisciplinary team, contributing dynamic, immersive visuals to branding, campaigns, and digital environments for elite global clients. The ability to contribute to the studio’s output beyond 3D + Motion, in other general design areas, such as branding and layout, is an important attribute.
Who you are
A motion generalist with a strong sense of form, composition, and rhythm — as comfortable designing stills as you are creating animation or CG environments. You have the technical skill and creative intuition to bring ideas to life with elegance and impact.
Core requirements
Freelance / Contract — London (Hybrid, Shoreditch Studio)
We’re seeking a Graphic Designer with a specialist background in type design — someone who can develop custom lettering and engineered fonts, but who also operates confidently across visual identity, editorial and digital design.
Who you are
A meticulous and passionate designer with a deep understanding of typography, both as a craft and as a cultural practice. You should be as comfortable designing expressive type-led identities as you are refining typographic systems for implementation across brand platforms.
Core requirements
Experience designing custom type and releasing engineered fonts.
Working with Us
Our Shoreditch studio balances deep thinking and exacting craft with warmth, collaboration and trust. We’re proud to work with cultural institutions, fashion houses, luxury brands and architects whose work defines the visual and conceptual landscape.
Must be London based as we maintain a hybrid model, with at least 3 studio days per week required. Flexibility on remote work as needed.
Freelance Contract (6 months with possibility of permanent contract after) Day rate/salary based on experience.
If you’re a sharp, culturally attuned designer who thrives on creative responsibility and thoughtful design, we’d love to hear from you.
Please send a combined CV and portfolio (<10MB PDF or web-based), along with your day rate, to: applications@colville-walker.com