Associate Design Director
4 weeks ago
We are a B Corp-certified creative studio in London and Amsterdam that believe in business as a force for good.
We create exciting experiences for some of the world's best known brands, telling stories that touch every corner of the globe. Luckily for us, we have a diverse team of conceptual thinkers, creative dreamers and inquisitive makers that help make this happen.
Studio XAG is looking for an Associate Design Director to motivate, guide and nurture designers to deliver world class creative projects that Studio XAG are known for.
Reporting into our Head of Design, you'll be joining a design team of 18 in a vibrant, exciting, and creative environment in our London office. You will have the opportunity to work with great brands on interesting projects; you will be responsible for delivering brilliant creative on a broad range of design projects for the business.
The Associate Design Director will head up their own full time, mini team of designers to support and nurture their development, training them to the highest standards.
Parental leave has been the catalyst for StudioXAG looking for a new ADD to join the team, and so we are open to a fixed term contract or a Permanent employee to join us
We're looking for a bold, fast and fearless design leader who has a hunger for managing talented, happy teams and creating inspiring and beautiful work.
Be highly creative
Be a talented creative problem solver
10+ years hands on design or creative experience in creative retail
~ Excellent understanding of the world of retail and brand experience and the design and production process
~ Design or Creative leadership in brand or in agency
~ People management - nurturing and developing a growing team
~ Ability to train designers on design programs and design skills
~ Concept creation and brand storytelling across diverse retail and experiential touchpoints
~ Creating and delivering presentations to senior brand stakeholders
~ Client liaison, account management or in-house client experience
~ Great creative problem solving skills
~ Leadership qualities and a hunger to deliver the best results
Creative / Design Direction
Defining the creative strategy on your projects and accounts
Ensuring clarity of concept as the design develops and evolves with client feedback
Awareness of how to design work that can be built within a client's budget
Working closely with the Creative Director to push the boundaries of creative and elevate the projects creatively
Project & Account Leadership
Liasing with the Design Studio Project Managers to provide clarity on scope and resources required to deliver the project successfully.
Strategising project delivery to ensure the project is delivered on time and to a high quality
From briefing through to final delivery, be the lead and trusted advisor for clients throughout the process for all areas of design & creative strategy.
Client communication, expectation management and feedback
Identify, strategise and deliver on opportunities for growth and development of key accounts. Accountable for Comprehensive and Complete handovers of your projects through to inhouse teams or external production (when required)
Team Leadership / Training
This will include their 121's, personal development plans, career progression and growth plans.
Working with freelance designers and external agencies to deliver creative to the same level of quality as expected when working with in-house teams.
Training teams on design programs, design skills, soft skills and creative skills
A deep understanding of brands, with thorough knowledge of luxury, beauty, lifestyle sectors and the wider industry, consumer and cultural context. Strong knowledge of Sketchup & Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator & rendering software (ideally V Ray)
Additional knowledge/experience working with other 3D Modelling and rendering software is ideal eg. Understanding of tools and processes that blend digital and physical is beneficial - eg Motion capture technology / Spark AR
Excellent understanding of spatial design
We currently work a hybrid model; 3 days a week from our East London studio in E10 and 2 flexible days. Our normal working hours are 9am - 6pm but flexible working hours and days are available.
Gross profit-related annual bonus scheme
~ Workplace pension
~25 days holiday (inc 3 days taken during Christmas closure) + Bank Holidays
~All-you-can-eat YCN creative professional learning membership
~ Spill mental health support
~ Flexible and remote working available
Parental leave has been the catalyst for StudioXAG looking for a new ADD to join the team, and so we are open to a fixed term contract or a Permanent employee to join us
Known for our storytelling, our different perspectives make us more creative than ever.
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