Design Director

Overview

As a Design Director at Redscout, you lead multiple projects and accounts at the same time, setting the vision and standard for the work. You are a leader in your discipline, as well as in the organization at large.

Responsibilities

Project Work & Client Relationships

• Leading cross-functional teams across several large projects and / or accounts; responsible for the business viability of projects and the quality of the work.
• Overseeing development and delivery of pitches and proposals in partnership with the new business team, ensuring the thinking is sharp and the approach is sound.
• Owning the overarching 'story' of projects, ensuring Redscout's vision and objective for the work and relationship aligns with the end product.
• Fostering strong client relationships and identifying organic growth opportunities.
• Supporting the growth of the Scouts on your projects, proactively offering opportunities for their development.
• Setting the creative direction and quality standard across a variety of design projects; pushing Scouts to arrive at unexpected creative and design solutions.
• Comfortable switching seamlessly between self-directed independent work and highly collaborative teamwork. Team & Business Management
• Partnering with design team leadership to build the skills and capabilities of the design team overall; critiquing and elevating the work of designer across Redscout.
• Responsible for business viability of methodology and approach.
• Responding to and addressing resourcing, personnel and client and operational challenges quickly and collaboratively; elevating to leadership when needed.
• Nurturing and developing talent as a direct manager of members of the design team.

Qualifications

About Us

At Redscout, we work with clients to define the future of their businesses and brands. We love diving into new categories, exploring the edges of culture, and working on problems that give us a window

into how people think, work, and live. Scouts (that's what we call each other) have high standards for quality and a strong sense of community. We value learning, diverse experiences, original perspectives, personal growth, and mutual support. We're also entrepreneurial. You won't always have the perfect template to work from, but you will always have a team to turn to for advice, help, and guidance as you create solutions together.

Diversity Mission Statement

This collective responsibility to make Redscout a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization is essential to our well-being and success. We value the qualities that make our employees the individuals that they are, and always encourage Scouts to show up as their authentic selves.

Employee Value Prop

Great work should shape and support you.

We believe that great work should leave a positive mark, so we've built a place to help Scouts grow as professionals and people. We ensure that as your career takes shape you have the resources required to thrive in all facets of your life.

Equal Opportunities

Redscout is an equal opportunity employer; All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.