Bid Designer

Salary: £24,500 - 42,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience in graphic design, bid design, or producing high-quality professional visual collateral within a commercial or regulated environment
• Experience working in bids, proposals, or sales environments
• Strong portfolio demonstrating the ability to communicate complex information through engaging, customer-focused visual design
• Advanced proficiency in design software such as Adobe Creative Cloud, including InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, including PowerPoint and Word
• Ability to challenge traditional document layouts and recommend creative solutions that improve readability, scoring, evaluator engagement, and customer understanding
• Excellent attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality outputs
• Strong understanding of document layout, typography, and visual hierarchy
• Ability to work collaboratively with bid teams and stakeholders across the business
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to interpret requirements and provide creative input
• Excellent time management and ability to manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of the energy, decarbonisation, utilities, or in-home services sector
• Candidates will be asked to present previous examples as part of the selection process

Responsibilities:

• Create visually compelling, high-quality bid and proposal materials that clearly communicate our value proposition and differentiate our services in a competitive market
• Translate and simplify complex technical, operational, and commercial information into engaging, professional, and customer-focused visual content
• Produce bid documents, presentations, and supporting materials with strong visual design
• Develop infographics, diagrams, process maps, and other visual formats that improve clarity and readability
• Create layouts and document structures that enhance readability, accessibility, and evaluator experience
• Ensure all bid materials align with brand guidelines and maintain a consistent, professional visual identity
• Develop graphics and visual elements that communicate key win themes, value propositions, and differentiators
• Maintain a library of reusable content and visual assets
• Design customer presentations, interview decks, and supporting visual material for tender submissions, clarification meetings, and post-tender activities
• Work closely with Bid Managers to understand bid strategies, win themes, and customer messaging
• Participate in storyboard sessions to shape how content is visually presented and communicated
• Engage with subject matter experts to accurately reflect technical information in visual formats
• Collaborate with Bid Managers to develop visual solutions that improve evaluator understanding and maximise scoring against evaluation criteria
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver to tight deadlines
• Review and enhance existing materials to improve clarity, impact, and professionalism
• Maintain and develop the visual elements of the bid library, including templates, graphics, and reusable assets
• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance design standards and bid presentation approaches
• Support post-submission reviews to improve visual quality in future bids

Technologies:

• Cloud
• Indesign
• Support
• Office 365
• UX UI Design

More:

We are M Group, enabling the energy essential to support our lives through end-to-end services across electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering, and home decarbonisation. This role sits within our Metering team, the leading provider of metering services and data collection in the UK energy retail sector, delivering efficient and flexible services for gas, electricity, and water meters. We offer a friendly, fun, respectful, and safety-first environment where you are encouraged to thrive and develop, alongside benefits including a matched or contributory pension scheme, online GP service, employee assistance and wellbeing support, retail discounts, cycle to work and salary finance schemes, enhanced family leave, recognition rewards, and 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. We are committed to being an employer of choice, supporting diversity and inclusion through our ENABLE networks, and providing training and development opportunities as part of an ambitious team focused on essential infrastructure services for life.

last updated 31 week of 2026