The pod
About the team
You will be the fourth partner in London — two strategists, one engineer, and you. The role is 60% direction, 30% doing, 10% studio-building. It scales toward Partner over 24 months.
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Design · Principal
Design Director
Set the visual bar for our EMEA work. Direct two designers and a design engineer through three flagship projects a year.
- Location
- London
- Type
- Full-time
- Compensation
- £110k–£145k · GBP
- Posted
What you will do
Responsibilities
- Direct the visual and interaction design on three flagship client projects a year.
- Own the London studio culture with our Managing Partner.
- Present to founders and defend the work with confidence and grace.
- Grow two designers by the end of your first year.
What we need
Requirements
- 8+ years in design at an agency or founder-led studio.
- A portfolio that is 80% brand systems and 20% flagship digital work.
- You have shipped work that got talked about — cite three pieces.
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