JD Creative Director
As our Creative Director you are joining our international team to take charge of all design efforts across the studio. You encourage excellence of work, leading, managing and supporting the creative team. You actively collaborate with other teams (Business Design, Development, Project Management, Business Development, HR, etc.) to guide clients and the studio to success.
You work with Creative Directors from other studios and the Chief Creative Officer to define practices at a global level, applying it within the studio and advocating for them within industries.
We appreciate a pragmatic design approach, the ability to quickly solve issues, to be imaginative and to dare to fail; but more importantly to elicit an emotional response in people one works with and for.
We look forward to hearing from you!
We offer:
1. Inspiring work environment with colleagues who excel at their professions.
2. Diverse projects, clients and challenges.
3. Travel and work on-site with prestigious multinational clients.
4. Myriad opportunities for learning and professional development.
5. Competitive benefits and flexible work arrangements.
Your specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
1. Ideate, design and evaluate digital products (web/native apps, etc.), within interdisciplinary teams, for key engagements.
2. Oversee projects -internally and with clients-, and drive creatives.
3. Foster collaboration across different practices in the studio.
4. Engage with existing and future clients to develop and maintain relationships.
5. Facilitate workshops for clients and the design team.
6. Identify business opportunities, be the creative lead for pitches, proposals and project kickoffs.
7. Critically evaluate opportunities for appropriate fit.
8. Partner with studio leadership in hiring, mentoring, supervising, and guiding teams to growth and success.
9. Promote MING culture -internally, with clients, for the public, by developing your personal POV.
10. Take ownership for the professional development of your team.
11. Be a thought leader on Design topics within the company and outside.
12. Ensure quality control across all design related activities at a studio level.
13. Oversee construction of industry leading presentations to land designs with maximum impact.
14. Represent MING creatively at an office level across external events & publications.
Candidate Requirements:
1. Minimum of nine (9) years’ experience within the field of UX Design required.
2. Proven track record of successes (portfolio, team management, multi-disciplinary partnering, etc.) with top-level digital agency or product company required.
3. Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in leading a team required.
4. Exposure to Agile methodologies, continuous development and/or SCRUM required.
5. Strong working knowledge of the Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch required.
6. Excellent English skills required.
7. Bachelor degree or higher in Design or similar creative discipline preferred.
Other information:
1. Work is normally performed in MING Labs offices but will regularly be required at client sites or other locations.
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