Design Director

Design Director x 2 – Independent Design Agency – Central London / Hybrid – £DOE

Award-winning branding and design agency with fabulous luxury client portfolio seeks two exceptional Design Directors to help steer its growing team.

The agency

This independent design agency takes luxury branding to another level.

Working with an envy-inducing range of premium names in beauty, FMCG and alcohol, its 23-strong team combines aspiration and sustainability to breathtaking effect.

Based in a buzzing part of Central London, the agency specialises in brand strategy and identity, full campaigns, cultural collaborations and packaging design that expertly minimises its ecological impact.

They create powerful stories, beautifully told across brand strategy, identity design, 2D & 3D packaging design and visual merchandise, spaces and comms.

Now the agency is looking for TWO experienced Design Directors with an inherent eye for beauty and detail to join its flourishing studio.

The Design Director roles

As Design Director, you will play a pivotal agency role as the bridge between creative and management.

In addition to communicating the agency’s creative vision to design teams and stakeholders, you will be supervising the entire design process and all-important technical decisions.

As such, you should have a proven track record of effective communication, innovation and high-level design problem solving to ensure that projects are delivered on time, on budget and to the highest standards of quality.

These two design positions are newly created roles due to business wins and volume of work.

The ideal candidate has…

• At least seven years’ experience in a busy design studio
• Experience of global premium spirit alcohol and beauty brands
• A passion for big ideas and small details
• Extensive branding and packaging experience
• A love affair with the latest trends and tech
• A diverse portfolio full of luxurious, award-winning work
• A positive, collaborative approach
• A combination of restless curiosity and calmness under pressure
• An exceptional eye for detail

Work from home policy

The team is studio based three days per week and works from home on Mondays and Fridays.

Salary and benefits

A competitive salary depending on skills and experience, plus discretionary bonus, a supportive, inclusive professional environment, brilliant company socials, the Christmas shutdown and early Friday finishes in Summer.

If you are an ambitious, experienced Design Director with a love of luxury brands, please send us your portfolio as soon as possible.

To be considered for this role, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

Whilst every effort is made to contact all candidates, due to a high number of applications we are unable to give individual feedback to those who are unsuccessful.