Design Director

Pathdesignrecruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 days holiday plus bank holidays

2 week Christmas shutdown

Flexible working pattern

Job summary

A leading creative agency in London seeks a Senior Design Leader to set the creative standard and manage design projects. You will inspire a small team, drive impactful ideas, and maintain a balance between creativity and commercial thinking. Offering a salary of £60,000 – £70,000, 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, and a hybrid work pattern that involves 3 days a week in Hackney office.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading design and brand projects.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating cultural impact and creativity.
• Ability to mentor and inspire a team.

Responsibilities

• Set the creative standard and lead design ideation.
• Manage projects from concept to final delivery.
• Inspire and coach emerging talent.

Skills

Creative leadership

Cultural strategy

Mentorship

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

We’re working with a creative agencyhelping 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