Design Director (2.5 days p/w)

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential professional services organisation seeking a Design Director for a part-time role (2.5 days per week). This is a strategic creative leadership position with genuine scope to shape brand direction and develop talent.

In this role, you will:

• Lead all visual communications across print, digital, social, and events—acting as brand guardian to ensure consistency, quality, and strategic alignment at every touchpoint
• Set the creative vision and direction for the studio, translating complex briefs from senior stakeholders into compelling, sophisticated design solutions
• Build, mentor, and develop the in-house creative team—providing clear creative direction, constructive feedback, and ongoing coaching that elevates craft and output
• Serve as the primary creative partner to senior stakeholders, presenting creative strategy and executions with confidence and clarity at executive level
• Oversee high-quality communications tailored for professional services audiences—from thought leadership campaigns and pitches to events and digital content
• Champion and evolve the brand system, keeping it contemporary, distinctive, and appropriate for a regulated sector environment
• Manage multiple concurrent projects, balancing hands-on creative contribution with leadership responsibilities
• Oversee studio-level production budgets—including cost estimation, supplier relationships, and spend reporting
• Drive responsible integration of AI tools across studio workflows, setting quality standards and governance that preserve craft excellence while improving efficiency

What We're Looking For

Our talent team is seeking a design leader with:

• A strong portfolio of sophisticated brand and campaign work, with particular depth in B2B, corporate, or professional services environments
• Expert-level understanding of brand systems—how to build, maintain, and evolve them within complex, regulated contexts
• A track record of leading and developing creative teams, with a coaching approach that brings out the best in people at all levels
• Experience presenting creative work to executive and partner-level audiences, with the presence and communication skills to advocate for ideas with conviction
• Deep craft knowledge across print and digital—typography, layout, art direction, and visual storytelling—with the ability to contribute hands-on when needed
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and familiarity with Figma and contemporary design tooling
• Experience managing studio-level or project-level production budgets, including supplier relationships and cost oversight
• Experience integrating AI tools strategically, with the ability to set quality standards and governance at studio level
• Clear understanding of where AI enhances creative output—and where human craft and judgement remain essential
• An agentic approach to complex creative and business challenges: systematic, adaptive, and focused on outcomes

Location: London/Hybrid with occasional travel to Birmingham

How We Work with You

Candidates apply through Get A Job.ai, where our recruiting team will review your application and portfolio. If we see a strong match, we'll conduct an initial screening conversation to discuss your experience and creative approach. We then submit qualified candidates to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly—all communication flows through our team to ensure a smooth, professional process.

Pay

Pay details will be discussed during the screening process based on experience and portfolio strength.

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