Design Director

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ABOUT US

Brandpie is an exciting and dynamic consultancy with a diverse and highly experienced team located across the UK and North America. We are world leaders in purpose-led transformation. Working with some of the world's largest B2B organisations to help them better understand and define their purpose. Our work with companies impacts the way they appear, communicate, operate and engage with their employees and the wider world. We do this through a unique blend of services across brand, culture and experience.

We pride ourselves in being a company that works in a smart, friendly, and co-operative way that respects everyone's time and is understanding of that fact that work, however important, is just one part of your life. Our culture aspires to be creative and nurturing, with open, transparent communication. We're a diverse and strategic bunch, with a mix of doers and thinkers, and we are looking for someone who's like-minded and pragmatic to help us deliver great work.

THE ROLE

As a Design Director, you will:

• Promote and develop creative thinking and motivate others to come up with new and unique ideas.
• Ensure complex information is delivered and displayed in the most compelling way.
• Lead the team to deliver amazing work, from conceptual ideas, through development, design, and completion.
• Be a partner with the senior team to ensure that the creative solution solves the client / brand need on the project.
• Listen to, mentor, and guide the design team members to learn and grow their skills and knowledge.
• Take ownership of full project delivery, ensuring everyone involved is clear on the objectives, and can subsequently help to create a case study for each project.
• Play an active role in new business, being involved in pitches and meeting with potential new clients.
• Work with the Creative Director to build, manage, and sustain a digital first design team.

Requirements

As a Design Director, you are:

• Experienced: with several years of experience under your belt, you've created great work for big international brands, small charities and everything in between. Ideally you will currently be working as a Design Director and have a strong background or leading a design team, however a hungry and driven Senior Designer ready for their first Design Director role will also be considered.
• Keen eye for design: current in the latest trends and standards for graphic design and know the difference between decoration and creative problem-solving.
• Technical: you are a master of the Adobe Creative Suite, with skills/experience in one or more of the following a major plus: Sketch, After Effects, Premiere Pro and Cinema 4D. You have delivered strong concepts and unique ideas across various mediums, with experience in motion and digital design.
• Collaborative: you love to brainstorm and work with others, whether you are 1-1 with the creative director or rolling your sleeves up with the team, you do your part to contribute to the creation of a killer execution.
• Detail oriented: you are able to manage multiple projects at once while maintaining attention to detail with each project.
• A self-starter: always curious and excited to learn with one finger to the pulse of the latest trends in brand and design.
• Full of personality: enthusiastic, passionate and positive, always bringing good vibes to the team.
• Clear communicator: Strong communication skills and an ability to work remotely and independently with the ability to collaborate successfully during this new normal.

YOUR MINDSET

• Clear communicator: You have strong communication skills and are comfortable communicating and challenging ideas with clients and colleagues.
• Team player: You love to generate fresh thinking and work with others, whether you are 1-1 or rolling your sleeves up with the broader team, you do your part to contribute to the creation of brilliant ideas and experiences.
• Passionate: You are excited and passionate about developing world-class design experiences and the benefits innovative technologies can offer our clients. Keeping up with the latest trends, new approaches and techniques to enhance our capabilities as a business.
• Detail-oriented: You are able to manage multiple projects at once while maintaining attention to detail with each project.
• A self-starter: You're comfortable working in a small team and taking the initiative to help drive projects forward. Even if this sometimes means you need to do something that's not always expected from your role.

Benefits

PERKS AND BENEFITS

At Brandpie we believe supporting and helping everyone to grow as a team and an individual. We help do this through our comprehensive and competitive benefits package we offer:

• Generous reward package: We provide industry competitive salaries that reflect experience and ability. We also offer additional benefits including medical and life insurance, gym membership contributions and a company pension scheme.
• A competitive holiday package: You will start with 23 days annual leave, which increases by 1 day per year to a maximum of 28 days. Our business usually closes between Christmas and New Year, providing an additional 3 days leave.
• Wellbeing support: We believe it's vital people have time to focus on their wellbeing (both physical and mental). From day one you will be provided with a comprehensive core and mental health cover (currently with Vitality Health), subsidized gym membership, partner rewards and discounts, including 12 months free subscription to Headspace and Employee Assistance Programme though WeCare.
• Flexi-time and place: We now operate a fully flexible model. We do not insist that our people are office based and respect everyone's individual preference. We encourage flexible work patterns and want our people to find a fair work/life balance they are comfortable with.
• Solid technology kit: On joining you will receive new IT equipment including a laptop (Mac only), peripherals, and an external monitor for your home set-up.
• Personal development: We want you to learn and grow with us. To make sure our people are up to date with our latest work, we do regular Knowledge Share sessions, and we will work with you to create a personal career development plan. We make a commitment that every member of staff has at least 1 day a month dedicated to PD.

Our dedication to embracing diversity

Brandpie is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, employ, train, reward and promote regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.