Calling all big thinkers, crafters, creators and innovators.
Our London team is searching for a creatively outstanding Design Director with an exquisite brand and FMCG portfolio to join our studio in the heart of Covent Garden. You'll be responsible for mentoring our growing design team while working on projects ranging from packaging rebrands to full Brand Worlds, from brand experience to innovation and everything in between!
If you've got solid global brand design agency experience and are on the hunt for your next creative challenge, read on...
ABOUT US:
• 400+ strong global brand agency
• 100% independent
• 27 years young
• 8 studios around the world
Offering unrivalled creativity at global scale, Bulletproof is the world’s largest independent brand agency. Across eight studios, 400 liked-minded individuals create desire through disruption, delivering Growth, Standout and Fandom for our clients. Truly independent, we pride ourselves on shunning convention and getting sh*t done; above all, we march to the beat of our own drum.
As a business, we blur the lines between insight, innovation, strategy, design, digital, and environmental; all the while bringing our clients the very best of the best.
At Bulletproof we have three core beliefs:
WE BELIEVE GREAT IDEAS CHANGE THE WORLD
We believe in the power of creativity to influence human behaviour, affect change and pierce conventions.
WE BELIEVE PEOPLE MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
We celebrate human connectivity and culture, and believe diversity delivers richer, deeper thinking with an infectious energy.
WE BELIEVE NAÏVEity breeds brilliance
We believe remaining relentlessly curious and open to new possibilities leads to purer, more interesting and uncharted creative solutions.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
As a Design Director at Bulletproof, you will be…
• Inspiring and leading your team by setting an example of great 'hands on' design solutions
• Mentoring a team of creatives
• Creatively leading and presenting all of your projects
• Guiding and influencing workflow
• Seeing jobs through from concept to print
• Leading briefings and design critiques
• Challenging senior creative team members with innovative and inspiring thinking
• Briefing illustrators, lettering artists and general suppliers
• Art directing photo-shoots
Requirements
WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE:
If you tick all of the boxes below, we could be a perfect match!
- Solid experience working on Brand World/VIS/360° branding projects in top design agencies
- Strong portfolio of global FMCG and consumer brand work
- A strategic thinker
- Excellent client relationship skills
- Conceptual creative with solid ideas
- Strong team leader and visionary
- Solid presentation skills and the ability to command a room
In line with our three core beliefs, we’re looking for people that share our community spirit and are curious to question the status quo. Could this be you?
Benefits
Competitive benefits package
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£32.5k - £37k per annum
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BT Group
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