Front Row

Team Lead Design – Art Director

Front Row

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Hamburg • Germany

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • You lead the visual direction for e-commerce clients, primarily Amazon and global retail platform, ensuring every touchpoint is on-brand, conversion-optimised, and creatively excellent.
  • You lead and develop a growing team of designers: give direction, foster craft, and create an environment where people do their best work.
  • You develop initial concepts and elevate work — yours and others' — into high-quality, performance-driven visuals.
  • You stay hands-on as a designer: You don't just direct - you design. You actively contribute to projects and set the quality bar through your own work.
  • You collaborate with the Creative Director to translate business goals into creative strategy.
  • You own brand consistency across all visual touch points for multiple client accounts.
  • You present design strategies confidently to clients and act as a creative thought partner in the room.
  • You bring a holistic perspective on visual communication, understanding how design and copy work together.
  • You stay ahead of emerging tools — especially in the AI design space — and integrate them into the team's workflow.

Requirements

  • 5+ years in senior design roles, ideally in a digital agency
  • Proven track record leading creative projects end-to-end
  • Initial experience in managing or mentoring a creative team
  • Familiarity with the German agency landscape is a plus
  • Sharp eye for detail and consistently high design standards
  • Strong portfolio: brand-led, performance-driven work
  • Solid grasp of e-commerce design principles and conversion impact
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Expert-level proficiency in Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite.
  • Hands-on experience with AI design tools (e.g., Gemini (Imagen), Kive.ai, Midjourney, Adobe Firefly, ...what's next?)
  • Fluent in English; German is a strong advantage for client communication.
Benefits
  • ✨ shaping brand stories across various channels while taking full ownership of your work – gaining exciting insights into both traditional German and international brands as well as trend-savvy online pure players in a future-oriented industry.
  • 🚀 taking ownership of your own projects, growing professionally, and continuously developing your strengths with the Gallup StrengthsFinder – backed by an unlimited learning budget.
  • 🌍 being part of a company where diversity and inclusion aren’t just values on paper but the foundation of our success. With over 30 nationalities, we thrive in a truly international environment.
  • 🤝 collaborating with clients as trusted partners, working at eye level, and embracing a no-bullshit attitude – because we know what we’re doing and take pride in being thought leaders in our field.
  • ⏳ having the flexibility to design your work-life balance with remote work options, flexible working hours, and the freedom to choose between 20 to 40 days of vacation per year.
  • ☀️ working from abroad once a year at our Sunshine Office, combining productivity with inspiration from new surroundings.
  • 🎉 enjoying regular afterworks, unforgettable team getaways, and a company culture where we genuinely enjoy working together – and it shows!
  • 🏢 benefiting from a modern office in the heart of Hamburg, bike leasing, an attractive pension plan, and the HVV-Deutschland Ticket to get you where you need to be.
  • 💆 having access to mental wellbeing support through OpenUp, a lunch allowance, and much more - because we care about your health and happiness.
  • 💡 Want to be part of this journey? Join us and shape the future with us!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
e-commerce designvisual communicationdesign strategyperformance-driven visualsbrand consistencycreative project managementmentoringconversion optimizationdesign standardsportfolio development
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationpresentation skillsattention to detailcreative directionteam developmentproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingclient partnership