DESIGN DIRECTOR

Company: DesignStudio Group

Location: London

Posted: April 17th, 2026

As a Design Director you will be responsible for driving the creative delivery of major projects; integrating concept, craft and leadership to ensure outcomes are exceptional and aligned with ambition.

DISCIPLINE:

Creative

Location:

London

Position:

Permanent

the PROFILE

CREATIVE LEADER

You lead projects from immersion to implementation, guiding teams across multiple touchpoints and ensuring cohesion from idea to execution.

CONCEPTUAL THINKER

You ensure ideas are strong, distinctive and rooted in strategic foundations. You push teams to explore broadly and think wildly before refining — encouraging experimentation, ambition and unexpected leaps.

CRAFT ADVOCATE

You uphold exceptional standards of design quality and consistency across every output, sweating the details without losing sight of the whole.

TEAM BUILDER

You mentor designers through feedback and critique, helping them grow in confidence, capability and creative ambition.

CLIENT COLLABORATOR

You build strong, open relationships with clients — offering conviction, perspective and creative authority.

QUALITIES

KEY SKILLS

CREATIVE DIRECTION

Able to shape and articulate powerful concepts across identity systems and brand worlds.

TEAM LEADERSHIP

Confident leading multi-disciplinary teams toward ambitious, high-quality outcomes.

DESIGN SYSTEM THINKING

Experienced in building robust, scalable design systems that work across channels and contexts.

CRITIQUE & FEEDBACK

Deliver clear, constructive guidance that elevates the work and grows people.

CLIENT PRESENTATION

Compelling communicator who can present and defend creative decisions with authority and confidence.

A private limited company incorporated in England
and Wales under company number 10063271.
Registered at 1st Floor, 12-16 Clerkenwell Road,
London, EC1M 5PQ

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