Design Director

Pathdesignrecruitment; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A creative agency is looking for a senior designer or design director in London to shape culturally relevant designs, lead projects, and mentor emerging talent. The role involves setting creative standards and balancing innovation with commercial thinking. Salary ranges from £60,000 to £70,000 with additional holiday benefits.

Benefits

Holiday allowance: 20 days + Bank holidays + 2 week Xmas shut down

Working pattern: WFH & 3 days p/w in Hackney office

Qualifications

• Hungry senior who wants to lead or a design director seeking autonomy.
• Capacity for brave, cultural ideas with the ability to deliver.

Responsibilities

• Setting the creative standard and leading brand projects.
• Balancing creativity with commercial thinking.
• Inspiring and coaching emerging talent.

Skills

Leadership in design

Creative thinking

Cultural strategy

Attention to detail

Job description

Overview

Agency & Role We’re working with a creative agency helping brands shape the world’s people want to live in. They work with brands who are tired of conservative, safe and predictable agency output. Brands that want to play a more meaningful role in people’s lives and demand the creativity, cultural strategy and design rigour to show up for their people and make a dent in the world.

You’ll be joining a small team of strategists, CD’s and designers all working toward making more culturally fluent brands. This takes graft and grit, but is incredibly rewarding. You’ll be working between the directors and the project teams, with clients and without, but across all design related requirements

About You

If you are a hungry senior who wants to lead, or a DD who wants more autonomy, and your capacity for brave, cultural ideas is met only by your ability to deliver them with craft and rigour, this position is for you

Design Leadership

• Setting the creative standard
• Leading the ideation + development of design & brand projects
• Shape concepts into bold, culturally relevant design
• Champion craft, consistency, and attention to detail

Project Leadership

• Lead projects from ideas to final delivered brands, merchandise, websites, video + photoshoots
• Balance creativity with commercial thinking
• Keep a small team, clients, and timelines moving in sync

Mentorship

• Inspire, coach, and grow emerging talent
• Create a collaborative, supportive studio culture
• Lead by example, in craft and in professionalism

Salary & Benefits

• Salary: £60,000 – £70,000
• Holiday allowance: 20 days + Bank holidays + 2 week Xmas shut down
• Working pattern: WFH & 3 days p/w in their Hackney office