Head of Design

Major Players | B Corp™; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Pension

10 therapy sessions via AXA PPP

Access to ongoing mental health support

Supportive and collaborative culture

Job summary

A dynamic consumer brand is seeking a Head of Design for a 6-month contract to elevate their visual identity. The role requires extensive design experience across print, digital, and packaging, with a strong emphasis on leadership and team management. The successful candidate will have a background in beauty, fashion, or luxury, and will lead a creative team, collaborating effectively to deliver innovative design solutions. A competitive salary of £80k pro-rata and a supportive culture are offered.

Qualifications

• Background in beauty, fashion, or luxury required.
• Exceptional attention to detail and craft.
• Proven ability to develop and motivate teams.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualise and deliver on‑brand design solutions.
• Translate seasonal campaign direction into creative executions.
• Present design concepts to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with various teams to deliver assets.

Skills

Extensive design experience across print, digital and packaging

People-management experience

Strong conceptual thinker

Excellent presentation and communication skills

Strategic mindset

Excellent project management skills

Fluency in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Base pay range

Fantastic new role for a Head of Design (6 months FTC) to join a dynamic consumer brand as they redefine and elevate their visual identity. Someone who can inspire a creative team, sharpen brand expression and push bold, beautiful ideas across every touchpoint. You must be able to start immediately.

Key Responsibilities

• Conceptualise and deliver on‑brand design solutions across formats, platforms and environments.
• Translate seasonal campaign direction into multi‑channel creative executions.
• Present design concepts and strategic rationale to senior stakeholders.
• Elevate consistency across brand touchpoints to improve customer experience and engagement.
• Collaborate with CRM, eCommerce, PR, Social and Paid teams to deliver assets for digital and physical events.
• Build, refine and maintain creative templates and asset libraries.
• Lead, mentor and inspire the design team, fostering creativity, accountability and commercial awareness.

Skills & Experience

• Extensive design experience across print, digital and packaging; beauty, fashion or luxury background required.
• Proven people‑management experience with the ability to develop and motivate teams.
• Strong conceptual thinker with exceptional attention to detail, craft and process.
• Excellent presentation, communication and storytelling skills.
• Strategic mindset with a thoughtful approach to brand and design systems.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills.
• Fluent in Figma and Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).

Salary & Benefits

• £80k (pro rata)
• Enhanced Pension
• 10 therapy sessions via AXA PPP
• Access to ongoing mental health support
• Supportive, collaborative and creatively driven culture

Location

London, hybrid 3 days in office

Contact

Send your portfolio to [e-mail]. Please note that due to the large number of applications, I will only be able to respond to suitable candidates.

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Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Temporary

Job function

Design