At Grant Thornton we do things differently - looking to the future, driving ambitious growth and pioneering positive change in our industry. Providing audit, tax and advisory services, we empower clients through strategic insight, curiosity, and genuine partnership. And we empower our people with real opportunity, an inclusive culture and work life balance. A true alternative.
With over 5,000 people in the UK, and a presence in 150 global markets, we're on an ambitious journey, from great to exceptional, and we need the best people to help us achieve our potential. And with that comes the opportunity to help redefine what our industry looks like, and what you want from your career.
Job Description:
MORE THAN YOU EXPECTED
Grant Thornton UK LLP is part of a global network of independent audit, tax and advisory firms, made up of some 58,000 people in over 135 countries. We're a team of independent thinkers who put quality, inclusion and integrity first. All around the world we bring a different experience to our clients. A better experience. One that delivers the expertise they need in a way that goes beyond. Personal, proactive, and agile. That's Grant Thornton.
NEW GROUND WON’T BREAK ITSELF.
Every day our teams help people in businesses and communities to do what is right and achieve their goals.
As a Digital Design Manager within our Commercial team, you will lead our digital design capability, delivering high-quality, brand-aligned work across motion, video, web, social, and interactive formats.
This role combines hands-on creative delivery with ownership of digital standards, processes and continuous improvement. You’ll work closely with brand, marketing, content and web teams to integrate brand and user experience, and help shape how our brand comes to life across our digital channels.
You’ll combine creative delivery with leadership and process improvement to drive high-quality, scalable digital design across the firm. You’ll also be at the forefront of AI in design to drive quality, originality and efficiency of production. This space continues to grow and is at the forefront of the evolution of the firm.
We’re happy to talk flexible working and consider reduced hours and job shares, we’ll support you to balance your work and life.
A look into the role
As a Digital Design Manager within our Commercial practice, you will:
Lead digital design delivery from concept to execution across a range of projects
Produce high-quality outputs across web, social, motion, video and interactive formats
Lead the adoption and application of AI-enabled tools within digital design, building capability across the team and identifying practical use cases to enhance creativity, efficiency and user experience.
Apply and evolve the firm’s visual identity across digital channels, ensuring consistency and quality
Evolve the application of digital design and artificial intelligence platforms
Collaborate with web, content and marketing teams to integrate brand and user experience
Build strong relationships with stakeholders and external agencies, providing clear creative direction
Create and maintain templates and best practice frameworks (e.g. Ceros, social, digital assets)
Drive consistency, scalability and efficiency in digital design delivery
Use structured workflows to ensure projects are delivered on time and to brief
Support improvements to digital experience, usability and accessibility
Act as a go-to expert for digital design within the firm
Stay up to date with trends across AI, UI/UX, motion and content design
Bring new ideas into campaigns and strategic projects
Support the continued shift towards digital-first thinking across teams
Share best practice and tools across the team
Contribute to stronger decision-making and capability at manager level
Knowing you’re right for us
Joining us as a Digital Design Manager , the minimum criteria you’ll need is proven experience working in a mid-weight to senior role in a design team. It would be great if you had some of the following skills, but don’t worry if you don’t tick every box, we’ll help you develop along the way.
A passionate visual communicator and professional creative digital practitioner
Experience with tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, AI, motion/video platforms
Ability to lead projects from concept through to delivery with confident stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Confident stakeholder engagement and communication skills
Experience improving processes, templates and workflows
Knowing we’re right for you
Embracing uniqueness, the culture at Grant Thornton thrives on the contributions of all our people, we never settle for what is easy, we look beyond to deliver the right thing, for everyone. Building an inclusive culture, where we value difference and respect our colleagues helps our people to perform at the best of their ability and realise their potential.
Our open and accessible culture means you’ll interact with leaders who are interested in you and everything you bring to our firm. The things that set you apart, we value them. That’s why we give you the freedom to bring your whole self to work and pursue your passions inside and outside of work.
We’re also committed to supporting you through different life stages, with a range of family friendly and wider leave policies. You can find full details of our reward, benefits and leave policies on our website: Reward and benefits.
Beyond the job
Life is more than work. The things you do, and the people you’re with outside of work matter, that’s why we’re happy to look at flexible working options for all our roles, and we’ll always do our best to keep your work and life in balance.
The impact you can make here will go far beyond your day job. From secondments, to fundraising for local charities, or investing in entrepreneurs in the developing world, you’ll be giving back to society. It’s that drive to do the right thing that runs through our every move, grounded in our firm’s values – purposefully driven, actively curious and candid but kind.
We’re looking for people who want to contribute, spark fresh ideas and go beyond expectations. People who want to be able to proudly do what’s right, for the firm, our clients, our people and themselves. It’s how it should be.
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