Design Lead

WONGDOODY; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented designer who can elevate projects from good to extraordinary. This role requires a creative visionary with a knack for storytelling and a holistic approach to design. You will be responsible for mentoring your team, inspiring them to explore their creativity while ensuring that every project aligns with client goals. With a focus on collaboration and positivity, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the team's direction and enhancing their skills. If you are passionate about design and enjoy leading innovative projects, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance

Life assurance

Pension

Income protection

Cycle to Work

Summer Hours

Employee Assistance Program

Regular team socials

Hybrid Working flexibility

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in leading digital agencies with a strong portfolio.
• Experience mentoring and client interaction in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Inspire the team to push creative boundaries and craft exceptional designs.
• Lead workshops and brainstorms, curating solutions aligned with client vision.

Skills

Problem-solving mindset

Creative thinking

Mentoring

Client interaction

Storytelling mindset

Job description

ABOUT WONGDOODY

We are a Human Experience Company. Human experience is not just what we do, it’s who we are — a highly collaborative collection of global experts building experiences that can help transform businesses. And because we are powered by Infosys, we have the skills and scale to build anything we can imagine, and to deliver it anywhere in the world.

ROLE SUMMARY

Your craft is the story of legends, and the rest of the studio are all working their socks off to create experiences as good as yours. Your work is water-tight, perfectly designed to make sure every single element shines. You’re used to looking beyond the task at hand and taking a holistic view of your projects, plugging into all the different stakeholders along the way. In fact, you’ve started to take on a lot more responsibility that goes beyond making things beautiful. Depending on the day, you might be managing a team of designers, holding invaluable conversations with clients, or helping the producer figure out the numbers.

You’re endlessly upbeat, constantly inspiring and encouraging the team around you. After all, you’ve started to notice that when you’re positive, the team is too. You’ll be starting to have an active part in helping your colleagues grow, exploring their abilities and spotting their strengths and weaknesses. On top of that, you’ll be helping to shape the brief and ensure your team really understands it. That might mean researching or endlessly scribbling on pen and paper, sketching, or chatting away. Whatever it takes to really get to grips with the problem at hand.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• An incredible eye, with the ability to push work from good to ‘oh my days’ great
• An optimistic, can-do, problem-solving mindset.
• A confident, creative spark combined with killer design instinct
• Inspires the team to push the boundaries of creative thinking and craft
• The ability to bring folks along with your way of thinking, both clients and colleagues.
• The ability to think both systematically and with a storytelling mindset, comfortably navigating both imagination and logic.
• An understanding of motion and other surrounding visual disciplines.
• Is an effective mentor with the ability to drive the quality of craft by developing the team's capabilities.
• A holistic and relentlessly imaginative approach to every brief
• Utilizes new tools and trends to improve quality and efficiency
• Experience understanding research and data and using them to inform your thinking.
• Extends skills outside of their core discipline to become a more T-shaped creative
• An inspiring and persuasive presenting style
• Comfortable and experienced in leading workshops and structured brainstorms
• Can curate and rationalize solutions, ensuring clear alignment with business context, client vision, and project KPIs.
• Actively identifies and defines new opportunities to bring value to client engagements

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of experience working at leading digital agencies
• Portfolio of complex, digital experiences for global brands across mobile, tablet, and web channels, such as large CMS sites, e-commerce, apps, etc. Highlight your contribution to each project, and what makes the solution you devised innovative and smart.
• Experience mentoring members of teams and have worked in a multidisciplinary team.
• Have face-to-face client interaction experience

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TO APPLY: For full consideration please upload a CV and links to your portfolio.

WONGDOODY is a proud Equal Employment Opportunity employer where we are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workspace regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We are intentional about creating a space which not only celebrates and embraces, but also reflects the diversity of the world we live in. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

HYBRID WORKING APPROACH

We spent a great deal of time speaking with our teammates and our leaders to define our future way of working. We used our values to guide our approach; putting relationships first, collaboration, and having fun to find the right blend of flexibility and balance.

We’ll come together every Tuesday and Thursday to connect and collaborate.

We'll continue to evolve the approach once we get into the swing of it, but we're confident we're starting from a good place.

BENEFITS

• Private Medical Insurance
• Life assurance
• Pension
• Income protection
• Cycle to Work
• Summer Hours
• Employee Assistance Program
• Regular team socials
• Hybrid Working providing flexibility to work from our fabulous studio in Old Street and from home