Company Description
We believe in the power of populist creativity to help brands grow, and have done so for some of the world’s most iconic brands including McDonald’s & Kellogg’s.
We also believe in the power of a strong culture that puts people and creativity at the heart of everything we do. Our guiding principles are simple: be open, be generous, be curious. We pride ourselves on a genuinely friendly and informal style where everyone’s invited.
The happiest people and most exciting places are also the most creative in our industry, and Leo Burnett has both of these, alongside a real passion for great ideas. Together, this makes it an outstanding agency for people to ply their craft.
Leo Burnett London has won a lot of awards – we regularly sit at the top of the tables for creative awards both in the UK and globally. We are a truly integrated creative agency and strongly believe that a great idea can live anywhere.
Job Description
What You’ll Be Doing:
We’re looking for a Design Director to join our team at Leo Burnett.
With your all-around approach and expertise, you’ll work your design magic on every stage of a project, full of original ideas and high-end conceptual thinking. Constantly contributing and directing, you’ll be a positive and pro-active addition to the team, inspiring those around you to drive the Agency forward by pushing the boundaries of populist design.
Collaborating with creatives, strategists and account team, you will utilise your top-notch communication skills to concisely distil information, pitch and present ideas and articulate constructive feedback, forming great working relationships in and outside the agency.
To be truly passionate about great design, a conceptual and strategic thinker with the ability to produce an array of creative solutions. Versatile and skilled designer who is also a collaborative and approachable leader. It’s important that you’re someone who is confident to lead pitches and mentor members of the team. Having a critical eye for detail with the ability to motivate and inspire designers through the highs and lows of a project.
Excellent people skills and a pro-active, dedicated attitude to be the driving force behind award-winning design.
What Skills We’re After:
Creative
- You need to love ideation, strategy, and have a deep understanding of all touchpoints, including digital, motion, and print, offering an integrated approach
- Demonstrate a good creative judgement and voice your opinion within creative conversations at internal creative reviews
- Understand and interpret client feedback, identifying great work and articulating why it works for the brief
- Demonstrate skills that take ideas from ideation to design across a range of media
- Have a beautifully crafted portfolio that highlights your thought processes and high-level execution, as well as development stages.
- Have an awareness of social trends and be able to react to relevant events
- A good understanding of social media – you’re always exploring new platforms, features and trends that will engage audiences
Culture
- Bring all of you to work, your passions, your hobbies and creative pursuits
- Develop relationships internally with people in all departments and within your team. Have an infectious can-do attitude, which makes people want to come to you as they know you approach all tasks with a positive attitude
- Have outstanding organisational skills, meaning you are always on the front foot with key information to hand
- Be curious and constantly seeking to learn
- Demonstrate clear communication and listening skills
Client
- Strong ability to present your design development, representing the Agency in a professional manner at all times, with clients and external partners
- Capable of understanding the landscape a client is operating in and the impact that has on their communication strategy as well as understanding their target audience, tailoring your design development to specific client needs
- Have excellent attention to detail. Making it your mission to know the clients brand guidelines inside and out, ensuring all creative is delivered to the correct standard
- Support new business pitch teams with a can-do and pro-active attitude
Qualifications
What Qualities and Behaviours We’re Looking For
- Advanced knowledge of the Adobe Creative suite and other design programs that complement your talent
- Excellent problem-solving skills, pro-active and solutions focused
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Passionate about great creative work and good creative judgement
- Ability to receive and apply constructive feedback
- A collaborative working style and infectious energy
- Have an entrepreneurial attitude and work style for self-motivation to see projects from ideas to fruition
- Highly organised with excellent time management
- Can confidently present ideas internally and externally
- Flexible and adaptable; taking ever-changing circumstances and project demands in your stride, always the picture of calm and control
- Curious, always seeking to learn from those around them
Additional Information
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion are a core part of our DNA at Leo Burnett. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture that encourages, celebrates, and supports our wonderfully diverse employee group irrelevant of their age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability or ethnicity. Diversity and inclusion fuel our creativity and innovation, it enables us to be closer to our people and audiences. We will continue to strive to create a culture and environment where everyone feels empowered and more importantly comfortable enough to bring their full, authentic selves to work.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process. If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.
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