Design Director 12 month FTC (mat leave cover) - LDN

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Senior level
Agency • Design
The world's largest independent brand agency. Unrivalled creativity. Working globally with brands that shape culture.
The Role
Lead and mentor a London-based design team on global FMCG brand work—from packaging rebrands and Brand Worlds to brand experience and innovation. Provide hands-on creative direction, present to clients, guide workflow, brief suppliers and illustrators, art direct photoshoots, and see projects through from concept to print.
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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

Skills Required

  • Solid experience on Brand World/VIS/360° branding projects in top design agencies
  • Strong portfolio of global FMCG and consumer brand work
  • Proven experience mentoring and leading creative teams
  • Strategic thinker with conceptual creative ability
  • Excellent client relationship and presentation skills
  • Experience seeing jobs through from concept to print and briefing suppliers
  • Experience art directing photo-shoots and briefing illustrators/lettering artists
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The Company
HQ: London
300 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Bulletproof is the world’s largest independent brand agency, creating desire through disruption to help brands accelerate growth, stand out, and cultivate fandom using strategy, innovation, and design With a team of strategists, creatives and digital experts across our global offices, we’ve partnered with some of the world’s most successful companies, including Mondelēz International, Diageo, The Heineken Company, Booking.com, Tate & Lyle and Aujan Group Holding. We’re proud to be certified B Corp and recognised for something we have been doing for years; looking after our people, clients, and planet. Visit our website: www.wearebulletproof.com Find us on Instagram: @bulletproofintl

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