Design Director

Salary

£60-70k

Location

London

Position

Permanent

Agency & Role
We’re working with a creative agency
helping brands shape the world’s people want to live in. They work with brands who are tired of conservative, safe and predictable agency output. Brands that want to play a more meaningful role in people’s lives and demand the creativity, cultural strategy and design rigour to show up for their people and make a dent in the world.

You’ll be joining a small team of strategists, CD’s and designers all working toward making more culturally fluent brands. This takes graft and grit, but is incredibly rewarding. You’ll be working between the directors and the project teams, with clients and without, but across all design related requirements

About You
If you are a hungry senior who wants to lead, or a DD who wants more autonomy, and your capacity for brave, cultural ideas is met only by your ability to deliver them with craft and rigour, this position is for you

Design Leadership
– Setting the creative standard
– Leading the ideation + development of design & brand projects
– Shape concepts into bold, culturally relevant design
– Champion craft, consistency, and attention to detail

Project Leadership
– Lead projects from ideas to final delivered brands, merchandise, websites, video + photoshoots
– Balance creativity with commercial thinking
– Keep a small team, clients, and timelines moving in sync

Mentorship
– Inspire, coach, and grow emerging talent
– Create a collaborative, supportive studio culture
– Lead by example, in craft and in professionalism

Salary: £60,000 – £70,000
Holiday allowance: 20 days + Bank holidays + 2 week Xmas shut down
Working pattern: WFH & 3 days p/w in their Hackney office