Landor - Design Director - Consumer CPG
Requirements
• A strong strategic and creative point of view, with the ability to turn bold ideas into distinctive, high-quality design. • Excellent conceptual skills and a track record of developing innovative brand-led work. • A sophisticated understanding of visual identity and how to bring brand elements—such as messaging, colour, imagery and typography—to life across deliverables. • Confidence presenting design strategies and telling compelling stories to clients, stakeholders and teams. • Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the business acumen to manage stakeholders, grow client relationships and identify commercial opportunities. • Financial awareness, including the ability to set and work towards financial goals for projects and teams. • Proven ability to lead, motivate and encourage project teams with an optimistic, growth-oriented approach. • A strong awareness of design and creative trends, as well as the cultural, industry and global shifts influencing how people engage with brands. • A passion for design, branding and creative excellence. • Proficiency with creative tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Miro and AI tools, alongside traditional techniques like hand sketching. • Experience in digital design and motion graphics, including leading the creation of impactful visual content across platforms. • We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
Responsibilities
• The Design Director leads creative direction and design strategy across key client projects. Combining deep brand expertise with a strong understanding of client businesses and audiences, they develop compelling, integrated design solutions that meet client needs, strengthen brands and support business growth. • Set and lead design direction across multiple projects, from concept through production. • Develop innovative ideas across digital, print and experiential channels, grounded in audience insight and the client brief. • Partner with clients, production teams, Client Services and other discipline leads to deliver high-quality work on time and to agreed financial targets. • Act as creative lead on client projects and pitches when required, and build strong client relationships. • Champion design excellence by sharing a clear point of view, critiquing work and helping teams elevate their creative output. • Hire, onboard, mentor and inspire talent, fostering a positive, empowering culture where people are supported and challenged. • Identify opportunities to strengthen the team, improve its capabilities and support future growth. • Collaborate across teams to maintain design consistency and solve complex strategic and creative challenges.
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