Design Director

£75,000 - £80,000
London

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A global creative agency combining the strategic rigour of a brand consultancy with the sensibility of a design studio. Working from its London creative studio and internationally, the agency delivers brand transformation, identity, experience and communications across sectors including travel, hospitality, place, retail, technology and premium consumer brands.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the creative direction and design delivery across key global client accounts.
  • Develop strong creative concepts and translate strategic thinking into distinctive brand worlds.
  • Oversee projects across brand identity, campaigns, digital, editorial and wider brand communications.
  • Lead projects from initial concept and creative exploration through to final execution and rollout.
  • Partner closely with Strategy and Client Services to ensure work is strategically rigorous and creatively ambitious.
  • Present and articulate creative thinking confidently to senior clients and stakeholders.
  • Direct, mentor and inspire designers, providing clear creative guidance while maintaining high standards of craft.
  • Ensure consistency and quality across multiple touchpoints, projects and international markets.

Key Skills

  • Significant Design Director or senior creative experience within a leading branding, design or integrated creative agency.
  • Exceptional portfolio demonstrating sophisticated brand identity, campaigns and multi-channel brand worlds.
  • Strong conceptual thinker with an exceptional eye for typography, art direction, composition and craft.
  • Experience working with premium, luxury or internationally recognised brands would be highly advantageous.
  • Comfortable working across both brand-building and communications rather than specialising in a single design discipline.
  • Excellent presentation skills with the confidence to explain, defend and sell creative thinking to senior clients.
  • Proven ability to lead and inspire creative teams while remaining hands-on when required.
  • Collaborative, adaptable and able to quickly establish creative leadership within a fixed-term contract environment.