Freelance Senior Pitch Designer

One of my top Office D&B Fit Out clients is looking to bring on an experienced Senior Pitch Designer to their London based team. You will be expected to manage projects from take off through to handover. Another key factor is they are looking for someone that has strong experience in leading and managing a team of designers to ensure that the project is delivered on time. With projects valued at over £5 million and producing high quality projects for several well recognized brands, this is a position that will enable you to progress into an even more senior role as they have a track record for brilliant staff retention. With stunning offices located in London, now is an excellent time to join this ever-expanding company.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish creative strategy, budgets & schedules for key design projects
• Actively promote the cultures, values and behaviour of the Company within the Design and wider teams
• Mentor and supervise the Design team while challenging and introducing new and innovative methods of creative execution
• Establish a program for continuous learning and development within the Design team
• Motivate and influence the Design team to constantly strive for excellence in performance
• Develop and design concepts and execute creative material as required
• Clearly communicate team objectives and KPI's
• Convey design concepts to various internal and external audiences and to have the ability to challenge the views of others in an open and constructive way
• Work with the Project Principals to lead and direct overall design project assignment process and to ensure timely delivery of designs
• Lead and delegate design workload correctly and efficiently whilst still maintaining own client facing duties
• Ensure that design processes and procedures are fit for purpose and are communicated, understood and are adhered to
• Oversee the smooth transition throughout the client's experience through Installation and to completion.

Required Skills and Experience

• Confident, personable, detail-oriented, strategic and proactive.
• Have a proven track record of effective communication, innovation and education or professional training in design across space / interior planning/furniture.
• A creative individual who is passionate about championing new design technology and ways of working to engage audiences and change behaviour
• Having a personality that brings energy, creative culture, ideas and passion for design to the studio
• A proven track record of running and managing a team of people ideally in a design environment
• Be an inspirational leader with excellent management skills and a desire to develop and mentor a young design team
• Must be able to help direct the business to improve productivity and performance
• Excellent studio management skills with the ability to improve processes, increasing efficiencies and reducing costs

Professional Experience and Qualifications

• A proven track record of running and managing a team of people ideally in a creative / design environment
• Must have at least 4-5 years' experience within the interior design industry and able to showcase strong expertise of reacting to and determining clients' needs
• To preferably be Degree or HND educated

IT Skills

• AutoCAD or Revit
• InDesign
• Sketch-UP
• Microsoft Office
• Photoshop
• Illustrator

Redfish Solutions promote a culture where diversity is welcomed and celebrated. We embrace differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender, age, religion, sexuality and any other protected characteristic. We have an inclusive recruitment philosophy and will endeavor to support those applicants who may need adjustments to take part in the recruitment process.