Design Director

This branding studio is not just strategic; it’s global too. Working on a real mix of visual and verbal identity, UX/UI design all the way through to film, photography, and environment branding, this is the sort of place that will keep you on your toes in the best way possible.

They’re industry leaders here, and now they’re on the hunt for a Design Director who has the conviction to challenge the status quo and who believes in the power that a great brand with even greater design can have.

The Role

You’ll own the creative outcome across brand creation and rebrands, setting direction from the earliest strategic thinking through to final execution, and holding the standard for creative ambition across the studio.

This is hands‑on creative leadership, not oversight, so you’ll bring together strategists, writers, designers, creative technologists and client partners to make integrated work across both digital and physical applications. The remit is design‑led and conceptually driven: identity systems that commit fully to a single idea and are built to scale. Part of your job is to push the work until it’s genuinely great, and to make the people around you braver whilst you do it.

The Package

£65,000 – £70,000

Hybrid working: three days a week in the studio

Certified B Corp

Personal training budgets and career coaching

Three‑month sabbatical after four years

Private medical insurance & mental health support

Enhanced pension, maternity, paternity packages

The Person

You’re a Senior Designer or Design Director from a craft‑driven branding studio, most likely a London independent or challenger. Your portfolio is distinctive, concept‑first identity work built to scale: brand creation and rebrands rather than campaigns.

You lead across the full arc of a project and bring strategists and writers with you. You have a clear point of view, and you relish challenging clients.