Head of Design

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garden3dCreative Collective
You can be based anywhere... we would happily hire in Europe, Singapore, Chicago, or wherever you are., Works across timezones.ContractSenior
Salary110 - 175 USD per hour
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Job Details

Experience
10+ years
Required Skills
Business DevelopmentFigmaProduct design

Requirements

  • 10+ years of design experience.
  • At least three years leading a team inside a studio, agency, or founder-led company.
  • Portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual, typographic, and narrative taste.
  • Core expertise in typography and editorial design.
  • Extensive experience presenting and defending work to blue-chip clients across various industries.
  • Proven track record of pitching, scoping, and closing new business.
  • Demonstrated ability to recruit, hire, and develop design talent.
  • Experience building and running a studio critique practice.
  • Hands-on proficiency in Figma.
  • Proven ability to produce high-quality case studies.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain an exceedingly high bar for all creative output, ensuring no work falls below an 8/10 quality level.
  • Build and facilitate a rigorous critique practice at XXIX, providing specific, honest, and actionable feedback.
  • Recruit, hire, and mentor exceptional designers, setting them up for career growth.
  • Manage client relationships for high-profile projects, presenting and defending creative work to blue-chip companies.
  • Drive new business development for the design vertical, including pitching, scoping, and closing engagements.
  • Oversee the production of high-quality case studies for all client engagements.
  • Maintain and improve studio websites and design collateral.
  • Represent the studio at events, conferences, and industry gatherings.
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