Design Director

Jones Knowles Ritchie

Design Director at Jones Knowles Ritchie overseeing creative direction for branding and consumer packaging. Leading design teams and driving innovative solutions while fostering growth amongst team members.

Posted 6/29/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

- Champion the sharing of creative work and inspiration both internally and externally
- Identify and develop skills within the team through training and mentorship
- Lead client-facing presentations with excellence in communication
- Deliver impactful pitches and strategies that influence client outcomes
- Provide constructive feedback on design work and guide projects towards creative excellence
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve optimal results for clients

Requirements

What you’ll need

- 7+ years of relevant experience
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite
- Exceptional communication skills
- Experience leading a team of designers
At JKR, our goal is to create an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace that reflects and creates for the societies we live in. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a long-term business imperative and a commitment at JKR, not an initiative that sits under one department. As a leader in our business, you will demonstrate being a DE+I advocate and champion with your actions in how you build, run, and grow your team(s)

Benefits

Comp & perks

💰 Competitive salary
📍 Lively Shoreditch studio location
🏡 Hybrid working policy, minimum 2 days pw in the Shoreditch studio
🩺 Bupa Healthcare, including dental option
🛡️ Income protection & life insurance
🧘 Classpass credits
📈 Group personal pension
🌴 25 days holiday + time given at Christmas and New Year
☀️ Summer Fridays x 2
🎂 Birthday day off
**After probation:**
- 🚆 Season ticket loan
- 🚲 Cycle to work scheme
- 👶 Enhanced parental leave policies
- 🤝 Referral scheme for new hires
- 🌍 2 weeks work from anywhere, by agreement with line manager

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