Design Director (Experience Design)

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid work with teams in the office around four days a week

Company

hirify.global is a WPP company specializing in brand strategy, design, experience, governance, and measurement.

What you will do

• Define the creative vision and design strategy for spatial and experience-led projects, including retail environments, branded spaces, pop-ups, exhibitions, and expos.
• Translate brand, business, and audience insights into distinctive concepts connecting physical and digital touchpoints.
• Lead projects from research and concept development through design development, prototyping, fabrication, installation, and launch.
• Shape customer journeys, layouts, circulation, materials, lighting, graphics, signage, wayfinding, content, and interactive technology.
• Collaborate with clients and multidisciplinary teams across strategy, brand, digital, architecture, production, and client services.
• Lead creative reviews, pitches, client workshops, design presentations, team development, and delivery across multiple concurrent projects.

Requirements

• Significant experience in a brand-focused design agency or a similar environment.
• Strong strategic, conceptual, creative, communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience leading project teams, managing stakeholders, supporting commercial goals, and working with project finances.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Miro, AI tools, and relevant design and visualisation software.
• Experience with tools such as Cinema 4D, Rhino, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Vectorworks, 3D rendering, and real-time visualisation software.
• Experience in digital design and motion graphics, including leading visual content creation across platforms.

Nice to have

• Experience with interactive or immersive platforms.
• Awareness of cultural, industry, global, and creative trends influencing brand engagement.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work with office attendance around four days a week.
• Collaborative work across strategy, brand, digital, architecture, production, and client services.
• Opportunities to mentor designers and contribute to a supportive, ambitious, and collaborative creative culture.
• Accommodations or additional flexibility can be discussed during the interview process.
• Equal opportunity workplace focused on respect, inclusion, and career progression.