Director - Design - Retail

Job Role : Design Director (Retail Experience Design)

Report to ; Studio Director

- The Design Director - Retail Experience Design ensures creative excellence in every aspect of The One Off's client delivery and offer to clients.

- You make critical inputs at the key stages of every client we undertake from initial concept creation through to successful implementation and assessment of effectiveness; analysing and challenging the client brief to ensure that 'the big idea' that we deliver is robust, progressive and commercially strong.

- The Design Director - Retail Experience Design is able to simplify the complex when presenting at board level.

Leads The One Off's creative output; responsible for creativity, performance and profitability.

Your Role :

- Creative Thinking

- Creatively direct store/space design projects ; Champion design excellence across the whole studio

- Lead, inspire, motivate and develop project teams

- Able to analyze complex multi-disciplined briefs and lead the team on the best creative response.

- Creative Conceptualization

- Explore the possibilities; consider multiple factors in analyzing and challenging client brief

- Work with designers at all levels to develop and present concepts and creative thinking effectively

Client :

Direct the design team, lead multiple projects, addressing profitability, working on stakeholder engagement; overseeing the detailed design output. An extremely creative but strategic approach to
projects:

- Overseeing project strategy & delivery

- Lead client workshops

- Building relationships with senior clients

- Provide valuable insights from the client's industries to create clever design solutions that add real enhancement to their brands

Planning :

- Plan, organize and scope projects of all sizes, ensure that work flows through the studio efficiently.

- Proactively plan up to 3 months ahead; making sure appropriate resourcing and structures are in place.

Function and product knowledge :

- A sound understanding based on practical experience of the design approach to use and time required to ensure profitability

- Work with project teams across disciplines to ensure that the creative quality and delivery of the project is consistently high

Communication :

Professional and Technical Experience :

- Minimum 8 years' experience within a retail design environment

- Bachelor degree (5 years) in Architecture/ Interior Design

- Expert knowledge of Revit/AutoCAD software programs and experience setting up and working in managed office CAD standards

- Knowledge of MEP systems and ability to communicate with Clients and Engineers as required

- Knowledge of coordinating consultants

- Experience managing and developing specifications, material schedules.

- Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills