Creative Director

Bigblue; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bigblue in London is seeking an experienced Creative Director to lead our commercial office interiors practice. This senior role sets the design vision, guides a talented team and drives winning, high-profile workplace projects.

You will work with senior leadership, design, pre-construction and client teams to shape the creative identity of projects, balancing innovation with budget and schedule while mentoring colleagues.

Qualifications

• Must have strong interior design experience in office design.
• Experience at Creative Director/Design Director or equivalent senior level.
• Proven ability to lead pitches and client presentations.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative leadership across major commercial workplace projects.
• Set high design standards across the studio.
• Lead pitches, competitions and client presentations.
• Develop workplace concepts matching client brand and culture.
• Mentor interior designers and senior team members.
• Collaborate with technical, pre-construction, commercial and project delivery teams.
• Support new business and differentiate creatively in pitches.
• Act as senior design ambassador with clients and industry.

Skills

Creative leadership

Client-facing skills

Communication skills

Mentoring

Presentation skills

Job description

Creative Director – Commercial Office Interiors

London

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Creative Director to join one of the UK’s leading commercial workplace design businesses.

This is a senior creative leadership position for someone who can set the design vision, inspire a talented team and play a key role in winning and delivering high-profile workplace projects.

The successful candidate must have a strong background in commercial office interior design, gained within either a workplace Design & Build studio or a leading architectural/interior design practice.

The Role

The Creative Director will take a leading role across the business unit, providing creative direction from the earliest stages of a project through pitches, concept development and design delivery.

Working closely with senior leadership, design, pre-construction and client teams, they will help shape the creative identity of projects while ensuring the business continues to produce innovative, commercially relevant and highly considered workplace environments.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing creative leadership across major commercial workplace projects.


• Setting and maintaining a consistently high standard of design across the studio.


• Leading the creative direction of pitches, competitions and key client presentations.


• Developing compelling workplace concepts that respond to the client's brand, culture and business objectives.


• Working closely with clients to understand their ambitions and translate them into strong design narratives.


• Mentoring, developing and inspiring Interior Designers and senior members of the creative team.


• Challenging design thinking and encouraging innovation across the studio.


• Collaborating with technical, pre-construction, commercial and project delivery teams.


• Supporting new business opportunities and helping the business differentiate itself creatively in competitive pitches.


• Acting as a senior design ambassador for the business unit with clients, consultants and the wider workplace industry.

The Ideal Candidate

They are looking for an established senior design professional who combines exceptional creative ability with strong commercial awareness and client-facing skills.

Applicants should have:

• A background within either Office Design & Build or a recognised architectural/interior design practice.


• Experience operating at Creative Director, Design Director, Associate Director, Principal or similar senior level.


• Strong experience leading pitches and presenting design concepts to senior clients.


• The ability to develop a clear creative vision and bring other designers on that journey.


• Excellent communication, storytelling and presentation skills.


• Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities.


• An understanding of how outstanding creativity needs to work alongside programme, budget and buildability.


• A genuine passion for workplace design and where the commercial office sector is heading.

''MUST HAVE STRONG INTERIOR DESIGN EXPERIENCE - NOT GRAPHIC DESIGN''

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join an established and highly respected workplace business with the platform, project pipeline and resources to deliver genuinely ambitious design.

The Creative Director will have significant influence over the creative direction, working on major commercial office projects

For someone currently operating at senior design level who wants greater creative influence, visibility and the opportunity to shape the future direction of a leading workplace studio, this could be a very exciting next move.