Design Director

• Creative Leadership:

• Define and uphold the agency’s design standards and creative vision.
• Lead the conceptualization and execution of branding projects including visual identity, packaging, digital assets, and environmental design.
• Provide strategic design direction across multiple client accounts.
• Team Management:

• Mentor and manage a team of designers, art directors, and freelancers.
• Conduct regular design reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Support professional development and foster a collaborative team culture.

• Client Engagement:

• Collaborate with account and strategy teams to understand client needs and translate them into compelling design solutions.
• Present creative concepts and design rationale to clients with clarity and confidence.
• Build strong client relationships and act as a trusted design advisor.
• Project Oversight:

• Oversee the design process from concept to delivery, ensuring quality, consistency, and timeliness.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing creative excellence with operational efficiency.
• Ensure all deliverables meet brand guidelines and client expectations.

• Innovation & Trends:

• Stay ahead of design trends, tools, and technologies.
• Champion innovation and push creative boundaries within the agency.

• Seeks others' feedback to develop self-awareness, strengths and address development area.
• Is able to proactively raise issues to improve effective team working and collaboration.
• Is able to communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner.
• Collaborates with stakeholders and embraces an inclusive based environment.
• Is able to make valuable contributions to discussions and brainstorming sessions, providing insight and point of view.
• Able to build relationships quickly with others and engages personally with peers and clients.
• Treats others with respect, listens to other perspectives, especially when they are different from own.
• Able to tackle problems in a timely manner and develop contingency plans that focus on problem resolution.
• Drives a culture of trust with Peers, clients and all other stakeholders.

• Is able to take ownership for actions and deals with consequences in a mature manner.
• Able to adjust performance based on experiences and feedback and showcases agility and flexibility.
• Displays openness to the ideas of others and leverages them when beneficial for the business.
• Showcases curiosity and open mindset towards new ways of doing things.
• Is able to set high impact objectives and goes above and beyond to exceed performance.
• Demonstrates the Growth Mindset and is able to take ownership of personal development and growth.
• Capable of constructively challenging the status-quo and takes risks to challenge internal and external perspectives.
• Approaches situations and individuals with honesty, integrity and humbleness.
• Displays resilience and maintains drives and a positive outlook when faced with challenges.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Graphic Design, Visual Communication, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in branding and design, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong portfolio showcasing brand identity systems, campaign work, and cross-platform design.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and other design tools.
• Exceptional conceptual thinking and visual storytelling skills.
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation abilities.
• Experience working in a fast-paced agency environment.

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