Independent, future‑focused brand design agency operates from interconnected studios across Europe and the US. Renowned for creating iconic identities, packaging, and multi‑sensory brand worlds, they combine expertise in research, brand strategy, and realisation to help global brands become more desirable and commercially impactful.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the creative vision across multiple high-profile branding projects, spanning FMCG, beauty, and premium sectors
• Translate deep strategic insight into distinctive, future-facing brand worlds, ensuring all work is grounded in meaning and purpose
• Oversee the development of holistic brand systems — from identity and packaging through to full ecosystem rollouts across touchpoints
• Balance hands-on design involvement with strong creative direction, setting the standard for craft, detail, and innovation
• Partner closely with strategy teams to shape positioning, architecture, and brand expression from the ground up
• Guide and inspire multidisciplinary teams, fostering a collaborative, high-performing creative culture
• Act as a senior voice in client relationships — confidently presenting work, influencing stakeholders, and building long-term partnerships
• Ensure all outputs are commercially effective, culturally relevant, and capable of driving meaningful consumer connection
• Champion systems thinking — creating scalable, flexible design frameworks that support complex product portfolios and future growth
• Mentor senior and midweight designers, elevating both conceptual thinking and executional craft across the studio

Key Skills

• 10+ years’ experience within leading brand design agencies, with a strong portfolio spanning FMCG and premium/luxury sectors
• Proven experience in beauty and wellness brands, with an understanding of category codes and opportunities for differentiation
• Strong systems thinker, able to create holistic brand worlds and scalable identity systems – not just standalone assets
• Expertise across brand identity, packaging design, and visual storytelling
• A balance of conceptual thinking and meticulous craft execution
• Experience leading projects and directing others while remaining hands-on in design development
• Strong understanding of how strategy informs design, with the ability to translate insight into creative outcomes
• High level of typographic, layout, and visual design sensitivity
• Confident communicator and presenter, able to influence both internal stakeholders and clients
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams (strategy, innovation, production)
• Passion for creating work that builds meaningful, emotionally resonant connections between brands and people