Design Director

The Team

Our client is in the media and entertainment space. We will be building a future facing content and production studio, combining hybrid creative talent with innovative production technologies to create industry leading content across digital and traditional channels.

The team contains over 50 creative and production pros – everything from copy and design, through to video editors and production artists. Most of the team will be based on the East Coast (NYC) with a handful of production roles in our hubs across South America.

Working directly with the client’s marketing, events, programming, and content teams, the team will be responsible for end-to-end content development and production, delivering work for the brand’s paid media plans, owned channels (inclusive of social handles and apps), internal employee channels, partner marketing materials, and events.

We are looking for a strong Design Director to join our branding and advertising team, reporting into the ECD. This role demands both a rigorous approach to design craft and visionary design leadership. With a clear design vision and an impressive design-based portfolio, demonstrating mastery of branding and typography, you’ll drive projects across social media, OOH, events, digital, print, and email marketing, ensuring best practices are applied.

You'll be a master visual storyteller, adept at crafting compelling narratives that resonate across diverse digital platforms, with a particular emphasis on social-first content, all grounded in exceptional visual execution.

At T&P, we value the craft as much as the concept so while you’ll provide direction and leadership, your deep design expertise will be central as you roll up your sleeves to design, experiment, and set the design standard for the team. As a senior member on the account, you’ll guide and inspire talent while actively shaping work that is both strategically sound and visually compelling, driven by a strong design sensibility.

We have incredible content and are looking for someone who can amplify it through bold thinking and world class execution, with design at its core.

• Execute hands on design and lead the creative development across a high volume of performance, social, content, CRM, digital, and print assets, personally contributing to and directing their creation, adaptation, and approval to ensure visual excellence and brand consistency.
• Be instrumental in developing engaging, social first visual content strategies that drive conversation and connection.
• Maintain a close relationship with the client to ensure you understand business critical needs and maintain an open dialogue on all design initiatives, translating strategy into impactful visual solutions.
• Work closely with the ECD, Account and Business and Operations Lead to get to the right briefs that deliver remarkable and innovative ideas, with a strong emphasis on design-driven concepts.
• Work closely with other members of the team to ensure a high standard of design output that delivers against key objectives, setting the benchmark for design quality and innovation.
• Drive strategically sound design solutions with design passion.
• Help drive ‘idea-led’ digital design solutions that reflect modern marketing, with a keen eye for how visual stories unfold and captivate audiences in fast-paced digital environments, leveraging strong visual storytelling.
• Provide leadership in the design and production process to ensure best-in-class design delivery.

• Instinctively think digital and have experience of all aspects of the digital comms mix including performance, social, content, CRM and digital.
• Proven expertise in developing and executing highly engaging social media campaigns and storytelling initiatives, with a strong foundation in visual communication, graphic design, and brand identity development.
• Deep and proven expertise in graphic design craft and execution, demonstrated through a portfolio showcasing foundational design skills and sophisticated visual problem-solving.
• Experience of running a modern creative team of ‘digital first’ thinkers, with a focus on…