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We are looking for a Design Director to join our team and develop our creative department through a variety of highly visible, global, regional, and local projects. Reporting directly to the creative director, you will support the creative growth of the design team and the growth of Malherbe’s portfolio of clients & projects. Part of a unique team that provides a small business working style within a large organization framework, you will be preparing & presenting strategic, best in class, high-end projects to major stakeholders.
Job Responsibility:
Create / Manage / Present
Ensure compliance with the agency’s quality standards (production quality)
Lead several projects simultaneously, from the design phase to execution
Receive and analyze the brief
Study resource planning and have it approved by the Creative Director (project schedules)
Raise team awareness about project profitability
Provide creative direction to the teams
Schedule and lead creative meetings with the team and the Creative Director
Monitor the project’s progress between each meeting with the Creative Director
Take part in the production of deliverables
Help define the presentation document in collaboration with the Account Director and the Creative Director
Present to the client
Debrief the teams after the presentation
Responsible for a creative team (Project Designers, Designers, Architects, and, depending on experience, junior Design Managers)
Recruit creative profiles with less than 3 years of experience
Train Project Designers, Designers, and Architects in production tools
Evaluate Project Designers, Designers, and Architects
Refer potential team member developments (promotion, raise, bonus, training proposal) to the creative committee
Manage the team’s schedule
Participate in development meetings
Take the brief / Present the project to clients
Be proactive in terms of upselling
Directly supervise Project Designers, Designers, and Architects
Work in constant collaboration with Account Directors
Report to the assigned Creative Director
Provide reporting to the assigned Creative Director