About the role

  • Design Director leading complex branding projects and managing teams at Sherpa Design GmbH. Focusing on strategic design and quality management for renowned clients.

Responsibilities

  • Independently and successfully manage projects/clients of medium to large size and complexity
  • Provide both functional and disciplinary leadership for a multi-person team
  • Develop and review design strategies and brand design systems
  • Identify the client’s strategic direction and anticipate its development in the near term
  • Provide strategic and conceptual client consulting, including active participation in client meetings
  • Experience designing and leading workshops is desirable
  • Ensure quality management of the team’s creative output

Requirements

  • Proven experience independently leading and managing complex branding projects involving multiple design disciplines
  • Experience providing functional and disciplinary leadership for a multi-person team
  • Confident application of strategic approaches to brand architectures and complex corporate structures
  • Excellent design sensibility, creative talent, and strong conceptual skills, with the ability to present a broad range of ideas and styles
  • High standards for the quality of your own work
  • Conscientious, responsible, and structured approach to work
  • Curiosity, strong communication skills, and ability to work well in a team (preferably you have previously provided functional leadership to 1–2 people)
  • Proficient use of the relevant design software/tools
  • Strong German and English language skills

Benefits

  • An environment where you can fully apply and further develop your strengths
  • Exciting projects and well-known clients
  • Annual pro-bono projects proposed, voted on, and implemented by the team
  • Flexible working hours – decide when you and your team work best
  • Training budget – at least €500 per year for professional development
  • A fully equipped home office: MacBook, monitor, keyboard, and company phone
  • We grant vacation days for Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
  • Tax-free monthly allowance of €50 for various benefits
  • A great, talented, and very personable team
  • A vibrant environment in central Hamburg or Frankfurt
  • Profit-sharing

Job title

Design Direction

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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