Design Director

Since 1992, Turner Duckworth has created unmistakable visual identities for the world’s greatest brands. Its three studios in London, New York and San Francisco work collaboratively together to craft distinctive assets and visual systems that ensure brands stand out and remain top of mind across media and culture. Their work has won most major industry awards, including the D&AD Collaboration award, the Cannes Grand Prix for Design and their work for Coca-Cola was inducted into the Clio Hall of Fame.

Our Commitment

Diversity and inclusion is a core part of who we are at Turner Duckworth. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, celebrates and supports our wonderfully diverse employee group – whatever their age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or ethnicity. Diversity and inclusion doesn’t just fuel our creativity and innovation, it brings us closer to our people and audiences. We will continue to strive to create a culture and environment where everyone feels empowered and more importantly comfortable enough to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

Overview

A Design Director at Turner Duckworth holds an important role with responsibility to ensure that all our work delivers against the creative requirements of a brief. A Design Director is the right-hand man/woman to their Creative Director; supporting them at every step. Design Directors typically work across anything from 1-3 brands at a time, and will be heavily involved from initial strategy phases to final artworks, working with planners, accounts, production and the Creative Director. You will need to be capable of stepping in to brief teams / artworkers / illustrators etc, build and present presentations and attend calls and design reviews in a Creative Director’s absence. Between yourself and the Creative Director, you will need to facilitate and contribute actively to discussion in meetings to find solutions and push the creative.

Responsibilities

• Leading and mentoring design teams: Setting the creative bar high through guiding, inspiring and nurturing designers, leading design reviews.
• Pen to paper when needed: When the work’s not there (yet) or that last concept is missing, it’s the responsibility of the Design Director to deliver it.
• The ability to present and discuss creative work in an articulate manner, both internally and externally in a way that exemplifies both brand language and Turner Duckworth’s ‘Unmistakable Principles’.
• To build and maintain strong relationships with brand managers, understanding their needs and acting as part of their team, making unarguable cases for great work and demonstrating a deep understanding of their primary brands.
• To act as the go-to within agency on brand meaning, assets and current state of play.
• To work alongside our New Business team, contributing to pitches on an ADHOC basis.
• To work closely with Client Services team with regards to scheduling design teams for each project within the studio.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in an established branding, design or creative agency.
• Experience of working with (and ideally leading) Global CPG clients across a range of brand identity, brand creation and packaging projects.
• A keen eye for detail combined with high levels of design crafting highest standards of craft and effectiveness.
• Highly proficient in Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator.
• Desirable to have experience in Adobe XD, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Acrobat Pro.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• The ability to multi-task and juggle multiple projects at once.

Additional information

Turner Duckworth has fantastic benefits on offer to all of our employees. In addition to the classics, Pension, Life Assurance, Private Medical and Income Protection Plans we also offer:

• WORK YOUR WORLD opportunity to work anywhere in the world, where there is a Publicis office, for up to 6 weeks a year.
• REFLECTION DAYS - Two additional days of paid leave to step away from your usual day-to-day work and create time to focus on your well-being and self-care.
• HELP@HAND BENEFITS 24/7 helpline to support you on a personal and professional level. Access to remote GPs, mental health support and CBT. Wellbeing content and lifestyle coaching.
• FAMILY FRIENDLY POLICIES We provide 26 weeks of full pay for the following family milestones: Maternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental Leave.
• AGENCY DISCOUNTS, onsite gym, and discount in our Publicis-Owned Pub – “The Pregnant Man”.

Full details of our benefits will be shared when you join us! Publicis Groupe operates a hybrid working pattern with full time employees being office-based three days during the working week. We are supportive of all candidates and are committed to providing a fair assessment process. If you have any circumstances (such as neurodiversity, physical or mental impairments or a medical condition) that may affect your assessment, please inform your Talent Acquisition Partner. We will discuss possible adjustments to ensure fairness. Rest assured, disclosing this information will not impact your treatment in our process. Please make sure you check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups).