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Design Director

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London, England
Senior level
London, England
Senior level
Lead the creative direction by shaping innovative designs, mentoring teams, managing client relationships, and driving brand engagements while fostering a collaborative culture.
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Are you ready to lead the creative charge at the forefront of innovation? We’re seeking an exceptional Design Director to join our dynamic London team, where you’ll shape cutting-edge digital experiences that captivate and inspire. As a pivotal creative leader, you’ll guide a talented team of designers, collaborating with world-class clients to bring bold ideas to life. If you’re passionate about crafting visionary designs, driving creative excellence, and making an impact in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, this is your moment to shine. 

You will:

  • Shape Visionary Designs: Craft and direct brand identity systems, campaigns, and digital products with storytelling and usability at the core.
  • Inspire Excellence: Mentor teams, deliver feedback, and uphold quality across every project.
  • Client Leadership: Build trust, inspire enthusiasm, and deliver solutions that drive success and industry recognition.
  • Creative Culture: Organise talks, share inspiration, and foster a collaborative, award-winning environment.
  • Drive Innovation: Lead brand engagements, unlock opportunities, and elevate team potential.
  • Industry Influence: Represent the agency at events, judge awards, and stay at the forefront of industry trends.
  • Team Growth: Recruit top talent, develop careers, and shape a diverse, creative powerhouse.

Be the driving force behind creative excellence and make an impact both inside and outside the agency!

You have: 

  • 8-15+ years relevant experience in a creative or marketing organization 
  • Experience in a resource or project management role within a project-based strategic, creative, or technical agency environment. 
  • Knowledge of digital processes and the creative process. 
  • Experience in design, conceptual advertising, or interactive. 
  • Experience working in a dynamic and fluid environment.
  • Understanding of project lifecycle and process of complex requirements, briefs, potential risks, and dependencies relevant to resourcing work.
  • Excellent communication and people management skills.  
  • Ability to thrive in a creative, fast-paced environment and work well under pressure

    The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible!  Our new hires & employees are the future of our organisation, and we want to set you up for long-term success.  In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an office 3 days a week.  The ask stems from our want to:

    Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning

    Improve collaboration and team relationships.

    Increase employee engagement

    This hybrid model balances the need for individual flexibility while maintaining the relentless customer focus we provide at CM.  We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly. 

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer. 

The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.

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Design Processes
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