Brand Design Planner

Certain Advantage; Temple Herdewyke; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global automotive company is seeking a Brand Design Planner to manage multi-disciplinary projects from inception to delivery. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in design coordination, strong stakeholder management skills, and familiarity with project planning tools. This role requires proactive risk management and collaboration with various teams to ensure project success. Competitive contract until March 2026.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading multi-disciplinary design projects.
• Capability to manage projects across different cultures and time zones.
• Creatively sensitive with a strong acumen for design delivery.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and handle requests into the brand design team.
• Set up frameworks and blueprints for delivery of projects.
• Proactively manage risks and anticipate project issues.
• Liaise with program management and business operations teams.

Skills

Knowledge of design and process

Strategically planning multi-disciplinary projects

Translating plans into action

Strong track record of delivery

Stakeholder management

Interpersonal skills

Experience with Wrike, Workfront, and MS Project

Job description

Brand Design Planner

Coventry

Contract Until March 2026

Working with a global automotive company, an opportunity as arisen for a Brand Design Planner (producer) where you will be responsible for the upfront coordination and handling of requests into the brand design team.

The purpose of the role

Is to turn requests into robust project plans, resourced appropriately and structured with deliverables and reviews against timing plans, setting projects up for success before handing off to programme management

key responsibilities

Responsible for setting up how multi disciplinary projects are operationalised. creating the framework and blueprint for delivery.

Follow projects through from ko to conclusion and ensure successful delivery

Act proactively to anticipate issues and manage risk.

Insightful planning that marries resource and deliverables and timing.

Key support function of operational management of the design hub, to achieve our strategic objectives

Liaise and co-ordinate with programme management and business operations teams to ensure appropriate team capacity to deliver projects on‑time and to budget

Supports and informs capacity planning

Essential Skills Required are :

Knowledge of design and the process through to delivery

Experience of strategically planning multi-disciplinary projects

Ability to translate plans and strategies into action to support the execution of projects.

Producer with a strong track record of delivery within both agency and corporate settings

Creatively sensitive and acumen to understand complex multi-disciplinary design projects

Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

Interpersonal skills and the ability to present complex information to all levels within the business

Comfortable managing projects across different cultures, geography and time zones.

Experience of wrike, workfront and ms project

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Projects robustly structured and planned for successful outcomes