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Design Director

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Bakken & Bæck

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Netherlands; Spain; United Kingdom; Norway; Germany , Amsterdam

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Job Description:

We are looking for a Design Director to lead and evolve how we approach web as a discipline at Bakken & Bæck. Much of our work is about making complex technologies understandable and relevant through clean foundations, strong visual languages, and meaningful user experiences. This role is about setting direction for our web projects. You will define how narrative, brand, product, motion, and technology come together to create large scale web experiences that are not campaigns or standalone launches, but living systems that grow with the companies behind them. You will shape the work from early concept to scalable frameworks and high quality execution, working closely with strategists, designers, and engineers across projects.

Job Responsibility:

  • Define the creative and systemic direction for complex web projects
  • Lead projects from early narrative and concept through to delivery
  • Turn vision into clear structures, patterns, and design systems that teams can scale
  • Work closely with strategy, copy, brand, product, motion, and engineering as one integrated team
  • Develop a strong point of view on how the web is evolving and translate it into real work
  • Mentor and support designers, raising the bar for both craft and thinking
  • Contribute to scoping, pitches, and new business when relevant
  • Help shape how the web discipline grows within the studio

Requirements:

  • A clear body of work that shows end to end ownership of large scale web experiences
  • Strong conceptual thinking and the ability to connect narrative, interaction, and systems
  • Experience building scalable frameworks, not just shipping individual pages
  • Confidence working in close collaboration with engineers and product teams
  • A strong point of view and the ability to bring others along with it
  • A balance of vision and delivery
  • Experience leading and nurturing design teams
  • Experience with handling client and stakeholder relationships
What we offer:
  • Independence — BB is an independently-owned studio
  • Autonomy — Our culture is built on autonomy, responsibility and mutual trust
  • Flexibility — We are flexible on working hours, open to workations, and can provide opportunities to relocate to one of our other offices
  • Continuous Learning — You will receive an annual allowance to invest in a course, class or conference
  • Doing things together — Collaboration lies at the core of our culture
  • Our offices — We have invested in creating welcoming spaces
  • Relocation support — visa sponsorship and guidance, a travel budget, and thoughtful settling-in support

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 05, 2026

Work Type:
On-site work
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