SENIOR CREATIVE DESIGNER / PITCH LEAD

Senior Creative Designer Location: South Africa - Remote Sector: Workplace design and commercial interiors

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking a senior creative designer to lead early-stage concepts and creative responses for international workplace pitches. You will help shape compelling design stories, translate client ambitions into memorable environments and lead the creative development of presentations, workshops and competitive submissions. The successful candidate will combine strong conceptual ability with commercial awareness, confident communication and the ability to guide other designers.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead creative design responses for workplace pitches and early-stage projects. Interpret client briefs and identify strong strategic and creative directions. Develop concepts, narratives, visual identities and presentation stories. Lead space planning, material selection and experiential design development. Prepare and present high-quality pitch, workshop and concept materials. Contribute to client discovery sessions, workshops and design presentations. Collaborate with workplace strategists, interior designers, technical teams and business development colleagues. Ensure creative proposals are distinctive, relevant and commercially deliverable. Review and improve presentation content produced by wider project teams. Direct designers, visualisers and graphic specialists during pitch development. Mentor junior and mid-level designers. Manage creative deadlines and maintain design quality during fast-paced submissions. Support the transition of successful pitch concepts into live project delivery.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Significant professional experience in workplace or commercial interior design. Strong portfolio demonstrating creative concepts, competitive pitches and completed projects. Experience leading design responses and presenting directly to clients. Excellent visual storytelling and design communication skills. Strong space-planning, concept-development and material-selection capability. Ability to quickly understand a client organisation, brand and workplace requirements. Experience directing, leading or mentoring other designers. Strong knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite and relevant design software. Ability to work confidently across several fast-moving opportunities. Professional written and spoken English.

ADVANTAGEOUS EXPERIENCE

Experience winning or contributing to major competitive workplace pitches. Experience working with international, UK or European clients. Background within a workplace design consultancy or design-and-build environment. Experience facilitating client workshops and discovery sessions. Knowledge of workplace strategy, organisational culture and employee experience. French or Dutch language capability. Eden Brown