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at Umnoe Serdce (Smart Heart)**
Hybrid, office in Moscow, Salary from 250,000 rubles
Umnoe Serdce (ex. SmartHeart) is an international creative agency.
We are currently looking for a Design Director – a person who will help us develop our own visual language, create awesome projects, and grow a strong design team. We are expecting a solid leader capable of seeing the big picture: connecting strategy, aesthetics, and business goals; inspiring the team; being a partner to clients; and turning presentations into events.
What needs to be done
Development of the agency's design direction — Formulate the agency's design strategy and determine our visual direction. — Develop the unique and recognizable language of "Umnoe Serdce". — Keep track of industry changes, find new approaches, and turn trends into working tools. — Build a clear methodology for working on projects and cases. — Together with the team, form new design products and offers for clients. __ Creation of unique projects__ — Lead the design process: from idea generation to implementation of developments. — Focus on the main goals and guide the team with experience, extensive knowledge, and strong conceptual thinking. — Conduct design sessions and reviews, helping the team find more precise, applicable, and cohesive solutions. — Participate in cross-functional brainstorms, embracing new and bold ideas.
__Client work __ — Conduct briefings and workshops with key clients. — Understand the task deeper than the formal request and help the client formulate the result truly needed by the business. — Create and deliver wow-presentations – logical, convincing, and emotional. — Participate in tenders and, together with the creative, strategic, and client teams, turn ideas into victories. — Build long-term and trusting relationships with clients.
Team development — Lead art directors and designers, help them grow professionally and expand their responsibilities. — Participate in hiring relevant specialists and team building. — Develop a system of grades, feedback, and career paths. — Allocate resources, monitor team workload and deadlines. — Form an outsourcing partner pool. — Create an environment where ideas can be freely discussed, debated constructively, and award-winning cases can be created.
Participation in project economics — Help managers estimate the scope and complexity of design tasks during proposal development. — Monitor the balance of quality, resources, and profitability. — Participate in shaping service packages and the pricing policy for the design department.
What are the requirements — Experience leading a design department in a branding agency and at least 2 years of experience in branding (experience in top agencies will be an advantage). — Ability to think not in terms of individual visuals, but in creating and implementing consistent, logical systems. — A compelling branding portfolio. — Ability to equally productively discuss concepts with a designer, business tasks with a client, and deadlines and profitability with a manager. — Ability not only to present energetically but also to defend decisions with arguments, maintain a positive attitude, and energize both your team and the client. — Capacity to provide honest and constructive feedback. — Desire to grow people and share expertise. — Desire to influence not only projects but also the future of the entire agency.
Apply with a cover letter, a link to your portfolio, and an answer to the question: which project are you most proud of, what role did you play in its creation, and what does strong design mean to you today: TG — @evangelee