Design Director – Branding Agency (London)

The agency
Renowned for partnering with ambitious brands to achieve the improbable. They specialise in creating transformative brand strategies and identities that challenge conventions and drive meaningful change.

The agency prides themselves on a collaborative, ego-free culture that fosters innovation and inclusivity, ensuring that ideas can come from anyone.

A proud B-Corp commitment to social and environmental performance, with a Glassdoor rating above the average for the creative industry.

About the role
As a Design Director you’ll play an instrumental role in a range of creative projects. Delivering hands-on creative solutions yourself and curate contributions from the wider team. Aiming to bring the best out of everyone, including designers, writers, strategists, and client managers. Pushing the work forward at every stage.

You’ll be responsible for brand creation, rebrands, and other creative challenges that span digital and physical design, inspiring clients and creative teams to be brave.

This role is for someone who cares less about what is, and more about what could be.

About you
– You’re inherently optimistic about what’s possible.
– You’re a solutions-focused problem-solver by default.
– You have experience contributing to, and building a supportive and inspiring team environment.
– You’ve created distinctive brands that stand out and defy conventions.
– You’re comfortable delving into the unknown and leading a project to its fullest conclusion.
– You have experience building relationships and partnerships with your clients.
– You’re passionate about big ideas and storytelling, as well as the minutiae of design craft.
– You embrace new technologies, software and ideas, and are excited about building them into your creative process.
– You thrive whether in front of colleagues or clients.
– Your talent comes without ego, and you see collaboration across disciplines as a way to make the work stronger.

Benefits
As a Certified B Corp we put our people first and focus our benefits in 6 main areas:

Learning & Development
– Career coaching, personal training budgets, and regular ‘lunch and learns’

Health & Wellness
– Mental health support, private medical insurance, and nutrition and wellness coaching

Financial Wellbeing
– In-house financial advisors, enhanced pension contributions, and annual discretionary bonuses

Work-Life Balance
– Hybrid working, three month sabbatical at four years, and an annual ‘My Day’ for giving back

Family Support
– Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption leave, additional leave for IVF treatment, and coaching for working parents

Celebrating Together
– Summer and end of year parties, weekly team socials, and inspirational field trips

Working pattern
Central London – hybrid (3 days on site p/w)

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