Design Director

Design Director

The team captain.Master of your craft. A dynamic multitaskerand inspiring mentor. A great design director doesnt justmanage they elevate everything around them.

As a strategic powerhouse and creative force you have theunique ability to challenge conventions spark innovation andlead by example. You are the champion of the brands you workwith a steadfast protector of creative integrity and aninvaluable partner to our clients. As a mentor you empoweryour team to reach new heights guiding them to creategroundbreaking designs that redefine the category.

Your passion for consumer branding and packaging isunwavering and you have an intuitive sense of what resonateswith audiences. With a pulse on the present and an eye towardthe future you are not afraid to push boundaries and sharebold insightful perspectives that shape the industry. Alwayscurious always evolving you inspire others to think biggerand design bolder leaving a lasting impact on the world ofconsumer branding.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

Instrumental in the creation of future brands.

• A natural storyteller you excite compel and inspire thosearound you from clients to colleagues.

• Build a strong understanding of the clients culturebusiness motivations and long-term plans and get underthe skin of the clients brief and wider category context

• Responsible for ensuring you and the team producecategory breaking creative that can be expressed acrossall points of connected experience.

• Have a point of view and never be afraid to share it.Understand new trends and creative. Be the go-to personfor insights updates and news.

• Work collaboratively with the wider team to steer andinform the direction of the strategy. You are able tocommunicate brand strategy into creative.

• Take pride in the quality of our client presentations andmake sure the work is sold as effectively as it deserves.

• Develop solid and trusted relationships with your clients.Get to know your clients and be able to deal with themdirectly. Understand and share their passion for theirbrand as well as their pressures and frustrations.

A collaborator. Building rocksolid relationships at every turn.

• Contribute to a highly collaborative and energizedatmosphere in which positive disruption is encouraged.

• Develop relationships with your peers within theFutureBrandGroup more broadly.

• Develop a great team of designers. Drive your team withintegrity ambition and maintain an appetite of excellenceacross all that your team delivers.

• Be effective with your conversations and feedback even ifsome of those conversations arent easy. Manage difficultsituations but know when to involve more senior colleagues.

• Use your experience to advise the team on how to shapeand deliver their work. A solid mentor imparting yourknowledge and expertise whilst helping the more juniorteam members grow and flourish.

• Exude a spirit of generosity and perceptiveness towardsothers in the agency. Inspiring through your actions andyour openness.

Nurture the growth and healthof your clients business.

• Work closely with project management to accurately andactively define and scope projects.

• Make sure we deliver a quality project to an extremelyhappy client while balancing the agencys commercial andreputational interests.

• Along with your other triumvirate partners you lead thecreative and have a shared responsibility for Accountdevelopment Quality of work Commercial health Teamhealth and wellbeing.

• There are always pressure points in our industry but you arean expert in remaining calm under pressure and can supportothers in achieving the same.

• Experiment with new approaches and create newopportunities within projects to develop our offer andbroaden & deepen our relationships with clients

• Hungrily seek out growth opportunities for the brand andthe agency. Understand the widerFutureBrandGroup andMcCannWorldGroupoffering and actively promote theirservices to your client.

When you joinFutureBrandwe want to make sure you feelcomfortable supported and safe in the knowledge thatweve got your back. We offer a range of flexible benefitsto boost your lifestyle support good health and protectyour future. We also have regular perks in the office andhave an active Social Committee.