Who we are

Present Company translates insights in order to design new businesses, products, brands and experiences. We do this for clients, partners and across projects we are incubating or developing ourselves.

We value team members that are comfortable with ambiguity and exploration, and who offer provocations to set better contexts to find the brief and shape the thinking for our broader teams.

We are pragmatic, of little ceremony and focussed on creating unforeseen value. We rarely pitch and constantly find ourselves around the ‘frontier’, both in terms of industries and projects.

Our relationships with clients are immersive, long term and based on creating business value and growth.

The role

We are looking for a Design Director that holds customer understanding as critical to their work, and who can lead foundations for projects that span a broad range of what ‘brand’ means. You'll lead the Studio team (and external partners) to execute projects for our clients, spanning across multiple industries, through developing and producing design concepts.

You’ll guide in creation and production, planning and executing initiatives from start to finish with your key collaborators. You'll primarily work across our Advertising, Content and Social briefs with opportunities to cross-collaborate with Brand and Product.

Key collaborators:

• Traffic / Operations

• Creative team

• Strategy team

• Brand team

• Social team

Direct Reports:

Studio team (including but not limited to graphic designers, animators and copywriters.)

Responsibilities:

• Set the vision for each project and define the pragmatic milestones to achieve the vision with the cross-functional team

• Create design concepts that stretch across media and channels including broadcast, print, web and social.

• Iterate and communicate ideas across various levels of fidelity (moodboards, concept statements, design explorations, art direction boards, style frames, etc.)

• Champion relationships and work strategically with cross-functional working teams such as Creative, Studio, Brand and Digital

• Lead the team to execute the best-crafted and high-impact work

• Attract and recruit the best talents who will raise the bar

• Provide inspiration, mentorship, support, and direction to multidisciplinary creatives and help them perform at their best and achieve their career goals

• Build a culture that elevates the team, both performance and morale

• Establish the operating model that increases the team’s effectiveness

• Work with project and program managers to develop project plans and ensure that projects are progressing and creative is smart, well executed and delivered on time.

• Contribute to iterative redesign of Present Company’s approach and IP.

We are looking for someone who:

• Goes all in and has the energy to carry big thinking

• Pushes for better work and better outcomes

• Can digest a brief and collaborate with brief owner on the evolution of the brief

• Is curious as to how the broad skills of Present Company can shape their work, and how they can shape their team members

• 4 years + in meaningful contribution to work of this nature

• Passion for, or credentials in, culture, publishing, web3 are a bonus

We are flexible with roles so please consider the above as a guide. 

Salary range

Provided on request, contingent on experience. 

Further information

Please contact us at [email protected]