Design Director

Job Description

Job Description

Role : Design Director

Level : Senior

Supervisor : Creative Partner / Creative Director

Who we are :

We are a team of Proactive, Respectful, Communicative, Candid and Curious leaders seeking new team members who share our values. We are world-class experience designers, technologists, strategic thinkers and creators assembled to develop global design projects for adventurous, industry-changing companies and leading organizations.

Who you are :

You help the team deliver the highest level of creativity. You lead by making, challenging them, engaging in critique and dialogue, curating the best ideas, and co-creating work. You support them with a strategic mind that can wrangle complex challenges. You’ve got a track record of performance, a personal drive to do it right, and better. You have a demonstrated and enduring interest in creativity, technology and design.

Role Overview :

As a Design Director (DD) you work on an average of 3+ jobs in various stages of development and / or pitch (depending on the size and scale of the projects.) You are communicative, engaging in regular conversations, critiques, workshops and ideation sessions with the internal team. You have professionalism and ease in your external communications with clients and partners. You have also sharpened your leadership skills after years of working with complex teams and personalities. Naturally, your portfolio of work rocks and shows a particular design expertise, as well as some diversity across mediums and interests.

Focus : 80% on billable projects; 20% internal, R&D, inspiration, process, mentorship

Evaluation :

Semi-annual meetings to review progress across core responsibilities, professional and personal goals.

Team Leadership :

• Establish and uphold the design intent over the lifetime of a project
• Contribute to and optimize the work of staff and freelance designers of various levels
• Collaborate and co-create design ideas with production and technology teams
• Onboard and educate new talent to the HUSH design ecosystem
• Assess project scope and opportunities; help build teams to meet project needs
• Support and direct partner / vendor relationships critical to a project’s success

Concept and Design :

Client Facing :

Requirements :

HUSH is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically support diversity in the workforce.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.