Designer

 Location: Hybrid -  Newcastle
Reports to: Brand Manager
Type: Full-time

Join Oak Engage – Where Communication Meets Connection

At Oak Engage, we’re on an exciting growth journey—backed by a major investment from NorthEdge to scale our impact and redefine the future of employee engagement. Trusted by some of the UK’s biggest brands, including Aldi, Five Guys, and ITV, we help organisations connect, engage, and empower their people through smarter, more personalised internal communication. With our next stage of expansion underway, we’re building a team of bold, ambitious thinkers ready to make their mark at a high-growth, purpose-driven SaaS company. If you’re looking to shape the future of work and grow alongside a company that’s going places, now’s the time to join Oak.

About the Role

We’re looking for a creative, versatile Designer to bring the Oak brand to life across digital channels, campaigns, our product, and beyond. You’ll work closely with Marketing, Product, and Sales teams to deliver engaging, high-impact visuals that tell our story, strengthen our identity, and convert interest into action.

This is a hands-on, collaborative role for someone who loves variety—from creating beautiful campaign assets and social content to refining UX/UI in product Demos and sales materials. You'll play a key role in shaping how the world sees Oak.

What You’ll Do

• Create high-quality, on-brand visual assets across digital campaigns, social media, website, email, and events
• Support product and UX/UI teams with clean, functional interface and visual design
• Design sales materials, case studies, presentations, and branded templates
• Evolve and maintain Oak’s brand identity across all touchpoints
  
  
• Collaborate with content, product, and marketing teams to deliver design that’s clear, consistent, and compelling
• Manage multiple projects at once while meeting deadlines and maintaining quality
• Contribute to creative ideation and campaign planning

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

• 2–4+ years of professional design experience, ideally in a SaaS, tech, or digital-first business
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Canva, and other modern design tools
• A strong portfolio showcasing digital design, brand identity, and marketing assets
• Understanding of design for performance—able to balance creativity with commercial goals
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with marketers, product teams, and content creators
• Knowledge of UX/UI principles (bonus if you’ve worked on product interfaces)
• A strong eye for detail, layout, typography, and consistency
  
  

Benefits

Why Join Oak?

• Help shape the visual identity of a purpose-led, high-growth SaaS company
• Varied and creative work across brand, product, and campaigns
• Hybrid and flexible working options
• Private healthcare, generous holiday allowance, and wellbeing benefits
• A collaborative, ambitious culture where your ideas are valued
  
  

Interview Process

Stage 1: CV and application review

We’ll review your CV, portfolio and any supporting materials to assess alignment with the role and our team needs. 

Stage 2: Initial Teams call 

A 30-minute conversation with our Brand Design Manager to discuss your background, experience and interest in the role. We’ll also share more about Oak and the opportunity ahead.

Stage 3: In-person interview and portfolio
You’ll be invited to our HQ in Newcastle to meet key team members. As part of this stage, you’ll present your portfolio to the Panel. This is your chance to showcase your thinking, creativity and how you’d bring value to our brand. We’d also like you to submit a portfolio of relevant work (links or PDF) ahead of the interview to give us a broader view of your capabilities. 

Equality & Diversity at Oak

At Oak, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, supported, and able to thrive.

We believe that different perspectives make us stronger, and we actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities — including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, and socio-economic status.

We are an equal opportunities employer. All hiring decisions are based on business needs, role requirements, and individual qualifications — without bias or discrimination.

If you require any adjustments to the interview process or the role itself to support accessibility, please let us know — we’re happy to help.