Informa Festivals marks an exciting new chapter in B2B events, bringing some of the world's most influential creative, technology, and business festivals together. We're combining prestigious events like Cannes Lions, Black Hat, Money20/20, GDC, and London Tech Week with cutting-edge marketing intelligence platforms and advisory services to deliver unmissable experiences and insights.

Our festival-led approach reimagines traditional B2B events, creating powerful, immersive experiences that drive innovation and industry advancement. Building on decades of expertise and powered by Informa's international reach, we're shaping the next generation of business festivals.

Job Description
This role is based in our 5 Howick Place office

Contagious, part of the LIONS Division, is a creative and strategic intelligence firm that supercharges marketing for agencies and brands. Through our IQ intelligence platform, consulting services, training and events, we inspire and enable marketers to deliver brave, effective and contagious creativity. Find out more at contagious.com.

The Role

As Designer at Contagious, you'll be the creative force behind our visual communications, collaborating with our Creative Services team to deliver exceptional design across our Intelligence, Advisory, Events and Learning products. Working across both Contagious brands and the wider LIONS division, you'll need proven professional design experience and the ability to balance creative innovation with strategic thinking.

Your sharp eye for detail and strong sense of craft will help us produce materials that demand attention, convey clear messages, and strengthen the Contagious brand. You'll translate creative strategy into compelling communications with originality, clarity and consistency.

What You'll Do

Create engaging visual designs across digital and print that maintain brand consistency while pushing creative boundaries
Transform complex ideas into simple, striking visuals with strong conceptual foundations
Lead design projects from creative brief through to final delivery, managing stakeholder feedback and revisions
Provide creative input during campaign planning, shaping ideas from a design perspective
Collaborate across departments to fulfil design needs throughout Contagious and the wider LIONS Division
Present multiple design routes with confident rationale
Prepare final assets correctly for production across channels
Design marketing collateral including emails, social media assets, and event materials
Support Content, Advisory and Sales teams with high-quality presentations and branded materials
Champion inclusive, representative design reflecting diverse perspectives
Qualifications
What You'll Bring

Previous experience in a professional design role in agency, in-house, or consultancy environments with a proven track record of delivering design solutions for marketing communications and brand materials
Mastery of design fundamentals including typography hierarchy, grid systems, colour theory, visual composition, and layout principles across digital and print applications
Technical proficiency in Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects), PowerPoint, and Figma
Portfolio demonstrating professional work from concept to execution across digital campaigns, print materials, and presentations, showing ability to work within brand guidelines while maintaining creative excellence
Excellent organisation and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and present ideas with confidence
Current knowledge of design trends and the wider creative industry
Commitment to inclusive, representative design
Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.