Senior Design Lead — AI-Driven Brand & Creative Strategy

OLIVER | The Brandtech Group; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 70.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

OLIVER in London is seeking a Design Lead to ignite strategic, high-impact design across brand, packaging, digital and motion. You will lead a team of designers, artworkers and copywriters, guiding concepts from ideation through execution, on site and with offshore partners.

You will set creative standards, review work, collaborate with the Copy Lead, and drive creative value for key clients while staying ahead of trends and AI-enabled workflows.

Formación

• Experience leading creative development from concept through to execution.
• Experience working directly with senior client stakeholders and presenting creative recommendations.
• Ability to influence stakeholders, challenge constructively and build trusted relationships.
• Strong coaching, mentoring and people leadership skills.

Responsabilidades

• Lead creative direction and strategic thinking across Brand, Innovation and BAU projects, including campaigns, packaging and integrated marketing.
• Set and uphold creative standards, ensuring consistency, quality and brand alignment across all outputs.
• Act as the final creative review point for design and artwork, working in close collaboration with the Copy Lead.
• Stay hands-on in concept creation and creative problem solving for strategic, complex or high-profile initiatives, and provide design support during peak periods or on priority projects.
• Create and refine visual solutions across digital and print channels where required.
• Act as the senior day-to-day creative contact for client stakeholders, building trusted relationships and identifying opportunities to add creative value.
• Present creative work clearly and persuasively to stakeholders at all levels, lead twice-yearly Creative Review sessions and contribute to wider account presentations.
• Guide teams through feedback cycles, balancing stakeholder requirements with creative integrity.
• Line manage direct reports, including objective setting, performance reviews, development planning and regular coaching.
• Provide functional leadership across the wider team of designers, artworkers and copywriters, onsite and offshore, through coaching, constructive feedback and hands-on support.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative team culture by supporting onboarding, mentoring, training and knowledge sharing across the studio.
• Partner with Account Leadership, Operations and Project Management to support workflow and resource planning. Contribute creative insight to project scoping, pitch responses and growth opportunities.
• Keep up with design trends, emerging tools and AI-enabled capabilities, and use them to improve team performance, processes and output.

Conocimientos

Creative leadership

People leadership

Coaching & mentoring

Presentation to stakeholders

Agency experience

Project management

Strategic thinking

Design systems

Herramientas

Illustrator

Photoshop

InDesign

Acrobat

Figma

Microsoft Office

Pencil AI

After Effects

Monday.com

Descripción del empleo

OLIVER in London is seeking a Design Lead to ignite strategic, high-impact design across brand, packaging, digital and motion. You will lead a team of designers, artworkers and copywriters, guiding concepts from ideation through execution, on site and with offshore partners.

You will set creative standards, review work, collaborate with the Copy Lead, and drive creative value for key clients while staying ahead of trends and AI-enabled workflows.