Head of Design and Creative

The Rodial Group; London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in personal care products is looking for a Head of Design & Creative. This role will oversee the design studio for both brands, Rodial and Nip + Fab, managing creative projects and leading a talented team. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in design, project management, and excellent communication skills, ensuring high-quality output across all consumer touchpoints while fostering a collaborative studio culture.

Qualifications

• Design or creative project management experience in beauty, fashion or lifestyle.
• Proven track record in managing creative workflows across multiple channels.
• Strong visual identity guidelines development experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the creative project pipeline, ensuring timely delivery of design projects.
• Lead and mentor an in-house team of designers and freelancers.
• Produce and direct seasonal or campaign photoshoots.

Skills

Project Management

Design

Art Direction

Copywriting

Communication

Attention to Detail

Team Management

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Figma

Asana

Trello

Monday.com

Job description

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The Rodial Group was founded by London-based entrepreneur, speaker and best-selling author Maria Hatzistefanis in 1999. She has been creating bestselling skincare for over 25 years for skincare sister brands Rodial and

Nip + Fab.

Rodial, with its hi-tech, innovative and iconic skincare and complexion products, is loved and used by customers and high-profile names around the world, while Nip + Fab’s mission is simple: to provide customers with luxury, science-based skincare formulations at high-street prices and empower them with ingredient knowledge.

We are a female-led and founded independent group and live by our values. We champion each other and encourage ourselves and our customers to aim high through our products, events, engagements, publications and high-profile partnerships.

Today, both Rodial and Nip + Fab products are available worldwide in 30+ countries, in both prestigious luxury department stores and multiple high-street retailers and pharmacies.

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Design & Creative to join the team, working across both our brands; Rodial and Nip+Fab. You will oversee the in-house design studio, ensuring the efficient planning, resourcing and delivery of all visual assets across digital, packaging, retail and marketing. This role blends team and workflow management with hands-on creative leadership. Working with the Rodial Founder and the Nip + Fab Managing Director, you will turn business goals into impactful, brand-aligned creative across all consumer touchpoints.

Please note this role is based 4 days a week in West London, W11, and 1 day a week from home.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end creative project pipeline, ensuring all design and content projects are delivered on time, on brand, and within scope.
• Manage internal traffic flow, prioritising work across design, copy, and content based on business needs and deadlines.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to define creative briefs, timelines and asset requirements.
• Lead weekly creative production meetings to track progress, assign resources, and identify potential roadblocks.
• Produce and art direct seasonal or campaign photoshoots, working with the internal Senior Designer and external photographers, stylists and teams
• Ensure creative consistency across packaging, digital marketing, social media, e-commerce, and retail.
• Review and approve final designs and assets, maintaining high standards for quality and brand alignment.
• Lead and mentor an in-house team of designers, artworkers, and freelancers, encouraging a positive, collaborative studio culture.
• Provide structured feedback and support professional development for team members.
• Coordinate with external agencies, photographers and production partners when needed.
• Maintain and evolve the visual identity guidelines, ensuring brand cohesion across all creative output.
• Support product launches with clear, effective visual asset ‘Tool Kits’ in partnership with NPD, retail, social, PR and E-Commerce.
• Oversee and contribute to the development of compelling, on-brand copy across packaging, digital and marketing assets; hands-on writing a plus, with an emphasis on maintaining consistency in tone of voice and messaging across all channels

The successful candidate will have the following:

• Design or creative project management experience, ideally in beauty, fashion or lifestyle
• Experience managing a busy internal studio or design department, with strong traffic/project management capabilities
• Comfortable balancing hands-on design/art direction with operational responsibilities
• Proven track record in overseeing creative workflows across multiple channels (digital, packaging, retail).
• Excellent commercial awareness and knowledge
• Experience with visual business as usual media, including emails, website graphics, affiliate graphics and mobile devices
• Strong copywriting skills and experience working with brand tone of voice across various formats
• Advanced skills, in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Office. Mac literate
• Familiarity with Figma, and relevant project management tools (e.g. Asana, Trello, Monday.com)
• Ability to communicate at all levels with strong stakeholder management skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent team management and development skills
• Excellent prioritisation and time management skills

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Personal Care Product Manufacturing

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