Company Description

At Saatchi & Saatchi we have a simple ambition: to make the most influential creative ideas from Modern Britain.

Ideas that are influential in driving business growth, building meaning in consumers' lives, in our client’s organisations creating energy and in culture shaping change.

Our founding spirit of Nothing is Impossible is more important now than ever before. We see it as a simple mindset that allows us to do unbelievable things, driven by the power of creativity.

Our culture is one of chutzpah and openness; of audacity, optimism and inclusivity. Because if you are going to attempt impossible things you have to have the talent, energy and belief to achieve them.

Job Description

We’re looking for a brilliant Design Director to lead a young group of talented designers. You’ll come from an integrated background, able to oversee and offer guidance on designing everything from meticulous typography, conceptual layouts, to end-to-end brand development, 3D conceptualisation, integrated campaigns and motion. 

This is an exciting opportunity to help continue to shape the output of our agency. You’re someone who doesn’t settle for “good enough”, and has the skills and passion to tell us why our design work can and should be better. 

What you’ll do 

• Working closely with our Executive Design Director and Chief Creative Officer, you’ll ensure our studio output is crafted to the highest standard, and remain true to the creative idea.
• Set the benchmark for design across the agency; fulfill client needs and elevate the quality of all work
• Provide clear, insightful, and objective critiques of design work in relation to the creative direction and strategy.
• Remain current and relevant to industry trends and techniques. 
• You’ll take a proactive approach to influence design-led thinking and processes across the agency to encourage and enable us to do our best work, including evangelizing the value of design craft to our teams, and to our clients.
• Working with client teams and designers to review design feedback, and propose approaches and solutions to client problems; ensure design briefs are clear and understood.
• Supporting our Executive Design Director and designers with design concepts for pitches and proposals.

Who you’ll do it with

• This role reports to our Executive Design Director

Qualifications

What it takes 

• Demonstrable experience in a senior designer role..
• Previous experience in an agency environment is essential
• An intimate understanding of layout, design principles, typography and branding
• Multidisciplinary design knowledge with ability to direct the design across omnichannel touchpoints
• Leadership and management skills, with proven success leading and mentoring a team. Whilst this role is an individual contributor, these are essential skills to get the best out of a design team and to continue to help them skill up.
• A keen attention to detail 
• A keen eye on trends and the ability to identify new ones – you’re able to push an idea and bring it to life while staying true to core brand principles.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills; the ability to manage designers and client team expectations across multiple projects; able to present and articulate designs to internal and external stakeholders. 
• Expertise in Adobe CC, including Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects. C4D and Figma knowledge.
• Proven understanding the development of brand worlds and integrated campaigns
• A portfolio demonstrating a high level of design craft.

What success looks like 

• Well serviced clients brief that show creative excellence.
• Drive Saatchi to have the most influential creative ideas in Modern Britain.
• Win new business.
• Create award winning work.
• Grow and support a team around you of like minded designers.

Additional Information

Diversity and inclusion are a core part of our DNA at Saatchi. 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.