Head of Design

At Entain, we don't just keep up with the pace of entertainment, we set it. Home to iconic global brands, including Ladbrokes and Coral, we're 29,000+ strong, united by a love of creating bold, boundary-pushing experiences. And when we win, we win together. Our ambition? To become the world's number one in betting, gaming, and interactive entertainment, delivering moments of pure excitement to millions, responsibly and sustainably.

Job Description

Driven by continued growth and innovation across our global portfolio, this role plays a pivotal part in elevating our in-house creative agency and leading a design function at scale. It represents a unique opportunity to shape creative excellence, embed emerging technologies, and influence how customers engage with our brands worldwide.

The Head of Design will play a pivotal leadership role within our in-house agency, driving creative standards, innovation, and performance. The Head of Design will lead a multi-disciplinary team delivering high-impact integrated campaigns operating across all our UK based brands. The Head of Design will work to ensure the team operates at pace while maintaining creative integrity. The role requires strong leadership, strategic thinking, and the ability to translate insight into award-winning design across multiple touchpoints.

The Head of Design will:

• Set the creative vision and act as brand guardian across all global design outputs
• Lead and inspire a team of design leaders, driving high standards across static and motion
• Champion AI adoption, embedding tools that enhance creative speed, insight, and quality
• Deliver strategically grounded design concepts from ideation through to execution
• Partner with stakeholders to elevate creative output and drive measurable business impact
• Implement best practice processes to scale design delivery across multiple brands

Qualifications

The Head of Design will bring:

• Proven experience leading large, multi-location design teams across multiple brands
• A strong portfolio showcasing impactful, integrated creative work
• A genuine, demonstrable curiosity about AI and its role in design, not as a gimmick, but as a tool that can unlock better, faster and more ambitious creative work
• Expert knowledge of design principles, including typography, motion, and digital execution

Additional Information

Benefits include

• Generous group bonus scheme
• Hybrid working – 2 days in the office
• Private medical insurance
• Pension scheme – matched to 6%
• Additional "It's Your Game" day off to use at either Christmas or New Year
• Entain & Enhance days – 2 paid days off to focus on your professional or personal development
• Share save scheme

We're an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from everyone and we do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender or gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage/civil partnership, or any other basis.

We comply with all applicable recruitment regulations and employment laws in the jurisdictions where we operate, ensuring ethical and compliant hiring practices globally.

If this sounds like a role you would be interested in knowing more about please apply with your CV and Portfolio.

Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.

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This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.