Creative Director

Most CPG branding work is incremental - a tidied logo, a refreshed pack, nothing that frightens the category. This studio does the opposite. It exists to make the kind of transformational brand change that most food, beverage, and wellness companies are too cautious to attempt. This is the senior creative seat directly beneath the Executive Creative Director: a defined position at the heart of the studio's creative operations. The Role Owning the day-to-day creative output across the portfolio, you’ll define design strategy, develop solutions that go beyond the brief, and work alongside the ECD and strategy team to shape brand thinking before it reaches the client. You'd lead a team of four - senior designers and associate design directors - through regular check-ins, honest critique, and the kind of mentorship that develops taste rather than just managing workload. You'd also own the room: roughly 80% of the work is with startup founders and early-stage challenger brands, so you'll be presenting, recommending, and guiding clients who own their brands outright and are sitting across the table from you. The remit extends to pitching new business, auditing creative workflows, and holding the standard of the work. This is a number-two creative seat with real autonomy - not a senior executor role. The Package $180,000 - $225,000 Hybrid working: Tuesday to Thursday in the office Flexible vacation policy & Summer Fridays Open to contract-to-perm arrangements 401(k) plan The Person You're a Creative Director or a Design Director ready to step up, from a brand or packaging studio, ideally with CPG or food-and-beverage exposure. You have genuine depth in branding and packaging, and you're comfortable leading a small senior team. Most importantly, you know how to work directly with founders: pitching, persuading, and guiding people who built the thing you're redesigning. A traditional brand studio background is preferred, though it isn't the only route in. A more diverse team is a more creative team. It’s our job to build teams of people, and we’re proud to bring together a global network of diverse talent. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, nationality, religious persuasion, sexual orientation, sex, marital or parental status, physical ability, gender, or age. #J-18808-Ljbffr