Design director Work, Jobs in Croydon, Gtl (with Salaries)

Freelance Design Director
StudioXAG —London
- Overtime
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
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DESIGN DIRECTOR
Born Social —London
- £64,800 - £76,680 a year
- Monday to Friday
- Hybrid work
- Team management
- AI
2h
DESIGN DIRECTOR
Further Group —London
- Team management
- Mentoring
- Leadership
Design Director
StudioXAG —London
- £70,000 - £95,000 a year
- Overtime
- Hybrid work
- Mentoring
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Design Director
Rosa Architectural Design Ltd. —London
- £95,000 - £115,000 a year
- Full-time
- Continuous improvement
- Team management
- Mentoring
- Health & wellbeing programme
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12d
Head of UX and Service Design
RMG Digital Ltd —London
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Training & development
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Design Director
Ragged Edge —London
- From £70,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Life insurance
Head of Product Design
n8n —London
- £125,000 - £236,400 a year
- Full-time
- Remote
- AI
- Analytics
- Life insurance
Strategy and Organisational Design Director
IDEO —London
- £90,000 - £100,000 a year
- Bilingual
- Mentoring
- AI
Head of Design
Odin —London
- £105,000 - £150,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Annual leave
- Sick pay
3d
Design Director, Marketing
IMG —London
- Full-time
- Remote
- Presentation skills
- Marketing
1d
Deputy Art Director, Penguin Random House Children’s
Penguin Random House UK —London
- £55,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
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11d
Creative Director - Growth Team (Mat Cover)
Havas Group —London
- Full-time
- Business development
- Presentation skills
- Team management
Head of UX Design
Trainline —London
- £120,000 - £135,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Hotel
- Team management
- AI
Commercial Art Director
Monocle —London
- Full-time
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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Assistant Director, Life Sciences & Healthcare Strategy, Strategy & Business Design
Deloitte —London
- Hybrid work
- Business development
- Analysis skills
- Bachelor's degree
Head of Design
Proton AG —London
- English
- Recruiting
- Leadership
Director of Loyalty and Programme Design - 6 month FTC
Metro Bank PLC —Holborn
- Hybrid work
- Banking
Head of Garden Design - Channel Islands
HandPickedHotels —Sevenoaks Town and St. John's
- Hotel
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
Senior Art Director (Creative Team)
Klick Health —London
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Mentoring

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Freelance Design Director

StudioXAG
London

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Job details

Fixed term contract

Qualifications

Design and visual arts experience
Stakeholder collaboration
Stakeholder liaison
Mentoring junior staff
Mentoring
Sketchup
Professional development mentoring
Project leadership

Full job description

StudioXAG creates bold spaces that tell big stories.

We create WOW moments for some of the world’s best-known brands, crafting immersive experiences that spark surprise, delight, awe and emotional connection.

Our team is made up of conceptual thinkers, creative dreamers and inquisitive makers who bring these moments to life.

We’re looking for a Design Director to help shape the future of our Creative Studio — someone who can define bold ideas, raise creative standards and lead exceptional work across projects, teams and clients.

This is a role for a senior creative leader; someone confident directing ambitious work, elevating those around them, and balancing creative excellence with commercial reality.

The Role

As a Freelance Design Director, you’ll define, direct and elevate design across the Creative Studio.

Reporting into our Associate Creative Director, you’ll lead some of our most ambitious and strategically important projects while helping raise the creative bar across the wider studio.

Alongside your own work, you’ll mentor and develop Lead Designers, strengthen team capability and influence the evolution of our creative output through your standards, leadership and taste.

You’ll also take ownership of a key area of creative innovation or capability, helping shape how our Creative Studio grows in the future.

Requirements

RequirementsResponsibilitiesCreative / Design Direction

Lead concept-led design across multiple projects, turning briefs into clear, compelling creative direction
Own and direct high-profile, creatively ambitious work, setting the benchmark for quality and craft
Raise creative standards across the studio, guiding teams toward fewer, stronger and more impactful ideas
Lead reviews with clarity and decisiveness, balancing creative ambition with commercial reality
Drive innovation and creative elevation within an area of specialist interest or strength

Leadership

Mentor and develop Lead Designers, supporting growth through feedback, coaching and development
Strengthen capability across the Creative Studio through exceptional creative direction and input
Help build a high-performing creative culture through talent development, recruitment and raising standards
Lead with confidence, accountability and clarity

Communication & Collaboration

Translate briefs into clear creative direction and aligned outputs across teams
Collaborate closely with Design Project Management to balance ambition with delivery
Build trusted relationships with clients and internal stakeholders, guiding projects from briefing through to production
Protect creative intent through every stage of delivery

What We’re Looking For

We’d love to hear from you if you are:

A highly creative and experienced design leader with exceptional creative judgement and the ability to define strong ideas across multiple projects and teams
Experienced within luxury brand, retail, experiential or agency environments, with a track record of mentoring creatives and elevating team capability
A confident communicator, presenter and storyteller who can sell ideas and build trust with senior stakeholders
Someone who balances bold ideas with commercial awareness and understands how to deliver impactful work at scale
Deeply connected to culture, design and innovation, with curiosity about how our industry is evolving
Technically confident across industry-standard tools (SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, rendering software etc.)

Bonus points for:

Experience shaping new capabilities, services or ways of working
Interest in emerging tools, AI or evolving creative processes
Strength in a particular area that could help evolve our Creative Studio over time

Benefits

Location

We work hybrid:
3 days/week in our East London studio (E10)
2 flexible days

Standard hours are 9am–6pm, with flexibility available.

Belonging & Inclusivity at StudioXAG

StudioXAG is a business that strives for equality for all its people. Known for our storytelling, our different perspectives make us more creative than ever.

No matter who you are, you are welcome at StudioXAG.

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