Design Director (visual/digital)

Above Agency AB; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 764,442 - 1,092,061; Full time

Job summary

Above Agency AB is seeking a Design Director to join our creative team in Stockholm. This permanent full-time position involves driving innovative design projects for leading global brands. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience, a strong commercial acumen, and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.

We value collaboration and creativity, striving for world-class results in everything we create. Join a diverse team dedicated to merging design, strategy, and technology to create meaningful experiences.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in design, preferably in agency environments.
• Strong commercial experience in selling impactful digital projects.
• Ability to lead and mentor multidisciplinary design teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive design and innovation projects for global brands.
• Shape project deliveries through creativity and craft.
• Lead clients through complex design challenges.

Skills

Digital product experiences

Conceptualization skills

Client leadership

Strong storytelling

Mentoring design teams

AI-enabled design workflows

Job description

Above is looking for a Design Director to join our creative team based in our Stockholm studio. This is a permanent full-time role.

Job Description

As a Visual Design Director you will be a key player in driving cutting‑edge design and innovation projects for some of the world’s most exciting brands. You will help us identify and secure new commercial opportunities, acting as a strategic partner for new and existing clients.

With a high level of conceptual thinking, you will have a direct impact in shaping excellent project deliveries through craft and creativity, while also shaping our culture, team capabilities, and ways of working across disciplines.

Our work is exciting and diverse in nature, spanning digital experiences such as websites, apps, and HMI. We collaborate across disciplines to create impact across all organizational levels and future horizons — from category-defining hero products to multidimensional digital ecosystems.

What we are looking for

• Forward-thinking approach to digital product experiences, with a keen interest in emerging trends and future developments
• Holistic thinker with strong conceptualization skills and critical‑thinking abilities, comfortable leading conversations with stakeholders across design, technology, and business
• Demonstrated commercial experience in selling impactful digital experience projects — ideally supported by a strong professional network
• Strong storytelling and client leadership, with the ability to clearly communicate ideas and thought processes to both peers and clients
• Preferably 10+ years of professional experience, including familiarity with fast-paced agency environments and workflows
• Ability to lead, mentor, and grow multidisciplinary design teams, fostering creative excellence, psychological safety, and high performance
• Ability to lead clients through complex challenges and structure design processes that enable diverse teams to succeed
• Aesthetic sensibility in harmony with a thoughtful, user‑centered approach to design, business, and technology
• Experience using — or actively driving — AI‑enabled design workflows to explore ideas faster, prototype more intelligently, and elevate creative and strategic outcomes
• Ability to translate emerging AI capabilities into meaningful design direction, team practices, and client value
• A humble, self‑propelled, and collaborative team player who feels at home in multi‑competence project constellations

A bit about Above

We are a Scandinavian innovation agency dedicated to driving positive change through the integration of design, strategy, and technology. Our creative 360‑approach allows us to break down boundaries between the physical and digital, while fusing hardware and software into meaningful experiences.

We work with leading global brands, local Scandinavian heroes, and a fantastic collection of startups. We’re a team of warm, welcoming, dedicated professionals with diverse international backgrounds. In everything we do, we strive for world‑class results and believe you share that mindset.

Join a team that values collaboration, creativity, and tangible impact through thoughtful design.

Join our team

We welcome international applications and are generally able to assist with work permits and relocation.