Located in vibrant Horsham, Breathe isn't your typical SaaS business. Private equity owned, well-funded, with 17,000 customers and an average 6 years’ LTV (a rarity in the SaaS industry), Breathe is the number 1 HR Software for SMEs in the UK. But there is more to it – our work culture is award winning, with talented people that are committed to driving impact, while having fun together. We're proud of our track record of success, but we're even more excited about what the future holds for us.
Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. Breathe is a place where everyone can grow. So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day.
Start With People - We remember our work affects real people, so we take the time to listen, understand and act with care.
Own It, Together - We take responsibility for our part, support each other through the messy bits, and focus on fixing things rather than finding blame.
Clear Is Kind - We speak honestly and with care. We don’t avoid difficult conversations, and we make sure people have the clarity they need to move forward.
We’re looking for a Graphic & Motion Designer to create high-quality visual work that helps Breathe show up in a compelling and distinctive way across the HR SaaS market. This role is all about bringing the brand to life through standout creative, with a particular focus on motion design and video-led storytelling.
This role sits at the heart of how Breathe looks, feels and performs. You’ll be a strong individual contributor who leads on design asset production across digital channels, combines strong brand and static design craft with a scalable approach to creative production, and acts as a trusted partner to fellow marketeers. You’ll also use AI confidently and responsibly to streamline lower-complexity creative tasks and improve workflow efficiency.
Let’s be clear from the start: this isn’t just a design production role. You’ll be a hands-on creative partner who is up to date with current design and industry trends, able to advise on quality and consistency, and focused on delivering work that balances speed, creativity and commercial impact.
Motion and video
Leading motion design and video editing: Creating motion-led assets across brand, campaign, product and social content that improve storytelling, clarity, engagement and performance.
Creating platform-native video assets: Producing animated explainers, social cutdowns and lightweight video formats suited to social channels including LinkedIn, YouTube and TikTok.
Supporting filming and capture: Supporting filming, content capture and shoot planning where needed.
Applying motion where it matters most: Identifying where video and motion can add the most value, then prioritising and producing assets accordingly.
Brand and campaign design
Driving brand and creative delivery: Creating high-quality visual assets across digital channels, including paid social, organic social, web, email, presentations, landing pages, sales materials, customer resources and campaign assets.
Applying strong graphic design craft: Producing static design work that is clear, distinctive, on-brand and appropriate to channel and audience.
Supporting creative concepts: Contributing to campaign, launch and always-on brand activity through strong creative concept development.
Maintaining brand consistency: Helping maintain visual consistency across Breathe, applying brand standards with judgement rather than rigidity.
Acting as a brand visual guardian: Supporting understanding of and adherence to internal brand standards across the business.
Refreshing collateral: Adapting, improving and updating existing collateral and brand guidelines as business and campaign needs change.
Designing for performance: Making sure creative work supports wider marketing and business goals, including user experience and conversion.
Systems and self-serve enablement
Building self-serve systems: Creating templates, reusable assets and practical design systems that help internal teams self-serve for simpler creative needs.
Creating clear guardrails: Making it easy for non-design colleagues to create simple branded assets safely and efficiently.
Using AI thoughtfully: Using AI tools confidently and responsibly to support ideation, repurposing, production support, automation and lower-complexity creative tasks.
Keeping assets organised: Maintaining organised asset libraries, templates and working files so the wider business can easily find and use what it needs.
Collaboration and workflow
Collaborating across the business: Working closely with colleagues across marketing and other teams to bring briefs to life in a way that supports business priorities.
Translating briefs into strong creative: Asking the right questions, challenging constructively where needed, and turning briefs into effective creative outputs.
Communicating creative rationale clearly: Explaining decisions well to stakeholders and incorporating feedback thoughtfully.
Managing workflow well: Managing multiple projects at once, prioritising effectively and delivering to deadline.
Staying ahead of the curve: Keeping up with developments in motion, video, creative tooling and AI-enabled production, and bringing a test-and-learn mindset to new ways of working.
You Start with People: You collaborate well, communicate clearly, and create work that helps colleagues and customers engage with our brands more effectively.
You Own It, Together: You’re proactive, solutions-oriented and happy working independently while partnering closely with others to get great work over the line.
You believe that Clear Is Kind: You can explain creative rationale clearly, give thoughtful feedback, and challenge constructively when a brief needs sharpening.
You’ve got strong creative craft: You bring excellent graphic design fundamentals across layout, hierarchy, typography, colour and composition.
You know motion and video: You have strong motion design and video editing skills and understand how to use them to tell sharper, more engaging stories.
You’ve got sharp brand judgement: You have a strong eye for quality, in-market distinctiveness and in-house consistency.
You design for digital-first channels: You know how to create assets that work natively across digital platforms and marketing channels.
You know your tools: You’re confident using Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, After Effects and Premiere Pro, and you know when tools like Canva and template-based platforms are the right fit.
You use AI responsibly: You’re comfortable using AI tools to support design production and workflow efficiency without compromising brand integrity.
You’re organised and adaptable: You can manage multiple projects, prioritise effectively, and balance responsiveness with quality and strategic judgement.
You bring curiosity and initiative: You’re always looking for better ways to work, keen to experiment, and interested in emerging tools, formats and creative possibilities.
You care about impact: You’re detail-oriented without losing sight of pace, commercial goals and the bigger business picture.
£42,000-£48,000 dependent on experience
Flexible working – 50% office based & core hours are 10am to 3.30pm
️25 days holiday (+ 1 extra after 3 years!) PLUS Your Birthday off!
UK Bank holidays + Christmas Eve and New Years Eve afternoons off!
Dog friendly office – because furry co-workers make everything better!
Private medical insurance (PMI) - with enhanced mental health, dental & optical coverage via AXA
Employee Assistance Programme – Support when you need it
️Life Insurance – 2 x salary & Matched pension (5%) – because the future matters
2 x volunteer days per year – give back to causes that matter to you
Access to Mintago – Exclusive financial wellbeing through discounts and expert advice
️Retail discount scheme – perks and savings just for being part of our team!
Screening Call: Virtual via Google Meet with one of our team to have a friendly chat, learn more about your experience, what excites you about the role, and how you align with our people-first culture.
Competency Interview: Online you’ll meet the hiring manager and we’ll dive into your skills, experience, portfolio and how you’d make an impact. We’d especially love to see examples of motion-led storytelling, short-form video edits, campaign creative, and digital brand work across social or web. This is also your chance to ask us anything about the role and company.
Final Stage Interview: In person, you’ll meet the hiring manager and members of the wider team. This may include a task or discussion around your approach to creative work, motion and brand delivery, and gives you a chance to see our offices and get a feel for our culture.
Ready to join us? Apply Now!
