Creative Director

Company DescriptionPublicis Sapient, the digital business transformation hub of Publicis Groupe, helps clients drive growth and efficiency in a world where consumer behaviour and technology are catalysts for social and commercial change at an unprecedented pace. With 19,000 people and over 100 offices around the globe, our expertise spans technology, data sciences, consulting and creative. Combined with our culture of innovation, we deliver on complex transformation initiatives that accelerate our clients businesses by creating products and services that engage current and new customers.In experience design, we use empathy to create products that are fully human-centred. Our teams have to reflect the different experiences of the people that use them and include people of colour, women, people identifying as LGBTQIA+, carers, people of all beliefs, ages and abilities. We value a diversity of voices and perspectives in our team.For more information visit: Job DescriptionBuilding progressive new brands and helping reposition the world s most prominent companies through experience design. As a global design practice within Publicis Sapient, we are responsible for products and services used by millions of people every day. A multi-national team of over 500 designers, creatives, researchers and experience technologists with a 30-year track record of innovation.We re searching for a highly experienced and multidisciplinary Creative Director to help lead our UK team. This individual will drive the level of craft, innovation and impact of our work in Experience across both product design and brand. As one of the few design teams in the world that works in unison with global-reach management consultancy and enterprise-scale engineering and AI, you will put your diverse skillset to use in collaboration with Publicis Sapient s technology, strategy and data practices to make long-lasting change.You will be a key partner of the Publicis Sapient Experience leadership in the UK.Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience leading design and innovation projects (agency or in-house)
• A diverse portfolio which demonstrates outstanding craft and strategic thinking
• Proven ability to concept and execute ideas that help major brands succeed digitally
• Expert knowledge of a broad range of tools ( Sketch, Figma, Principle, Adobe suite)
• A multidisciplinary skillset, from understanding product design to strategy to brand
• An excellent communicator of their work
• Knowledge of best-practices in design and customer experience alongside industry trends
• Outstanding organisational skills
• Experience working with global brands and their local markets
• You have built and led diverse design teams at scale
• Experience with Exec-level clients (C-suite a bonus)

Qualities that set you apart

• You lean more towards crafting the aesthetics of an experience, but are just as comfortable conceptualising and developing the user journey of a product or service.
• You have shown entrepreneurial spirit as a proven self-starter who is energetic, pragmatic and welcoming of ambiguous challenges
• You are comfortable partnering directly with a client, understanding their needs, influencing their thinking and turning them into design solutions.
• You are able to combine world-class craft with strategic thinking and have an understanding of the business impact of design
• You understand narrative structure
• Prior experience with a major automotive brand

Additional InformationBenefits include 25 days paid annual leave, life assurance, dental insurance, income protection, private healthcare for you and your family (pre-existing conditions and mental health coverage included), pension scheme, and a 24hr Employee Assistance Programme to help with any life difficulties.We have a nurturing and open culture that champions every individual in their growth. We support our colleagues through Business Resource Groups and safe spaces focussing on gender, LGBTQ+, race and ethnicity, caring, mental health and disability (both visible and non-visible). We are signed up to the UK Race at Work Charter as part of our long-term commitment to improve representation, inclusion and belonging for Black and Minority Ethnic talent. Staff are offered training in accessible design, unconscious bias, allyship and mental health first ;Unique learning opportunities from a company with practices of strategy and consulting, experience design and enterprise-scale engineering all working collaboratively.Flexible working continuing through the challenges of Covid-19. All of our Experience Design teams are currently working remotely and will continue to remain flexible into 2022.