design director jobs in milton keynes

​At Beyond The Book we specialise in recruitment in the Creative, Marketing and Digital space, including Design Directors.

Typically, a Design Director will play a key role within a creative agency or in-house marketing and creative team, usually reporting to the Managing Director. The Design Director role is often strategic and conceptual, providing leadership and design direction for a team of Graphic Designers.

A Design Director role will suit someone who has had a successful career as a Graphic Designer to senior level, ready to take on responsibilities in team leadership and design direction. Ideally, with experience of print and digital communications, working in-house or for an agency with multiple clients in various sectors or specialising in certain sectors such as retail, leisure and hospitality, or corporate communications, or 2D and 3D disciplines.

A Design Director role would usually encompass the following responsibilities:

To provide design direction and ongoing mentorship for a team of Graphic Designers, Digital Designers or 3D Designers. Actively manage client relationships to develop future business pipeline and ensure all design work is delivered in accordance with brand guidelines, on budget and on time. Able to share and take advantage of extensive experience working with clients and brands in B2B and B2C sectors. Keep up to date with digital innovation.

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About Milton Keynes

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Milton Keynes is a relativity ‘new town’ and was created in the 1960’s as part of a Government initiative for the generation of a new town in the South East of England to relieve population and housing congestion in London.

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Milton Keynes was the biggest of the new towns to be created and is now home to a population of 230,000 people and has one of the more successful economies in the UK.

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Culturally and historically, Milton Keynes is a vibrant and diverse city with theatres, museums, art, sculpture and architecture all within the city centre.

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Milton Keynes Theatre is the most successful theatre outside London's West End with world famous musicals to fantastic opera production and family-friendly pantomimes.

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There is also a great selection of Museums including Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes Museum, National Badminton Museum, The National Museum of Computing and The Cowper & Newton Museum.

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