Executive Design Director

Executive Design Director

Profile:

As an Executive Design Director, you are responsible for all the projects that are running through the studio in your assigned vertical (e.g. BFSI, CBG, etc.). Your role is to ensure successful delivery by all project teams under your purview, and foster relationships with the clients and stakeholders to ensure the success of an account.

You are the person everyone looks to from all angles of the agency. Ensuring everyone is doing their relevant part, particularly from a Client, Craft & Culture perspective.

You will be expected to have the ability to grow the business through new business and current client accounts. Inspire others through impeccable communication, sharing stories and discuss topics the studio has a passion for, both internally and externally.

Our practice is formed around 3 core pillars: Clients, Craft and Culture

As Executive Design Director, you will contribute to our studio by:

Client:

• Win new accounts and maintain existing accounts
• Create growth and expand the studio into new sectors
• Contribute to developing new business strategies
• Oversight of all creative output in a studio
• Manage senior stakeholders and support design leads

Craft:

• Speak about craft to a broader audience
• Shape the next generation of designers
• Establish and implement new ways of working
• Define the benchmark of quality across the business
• Ensure successful delivery by all project teams
• Oversee materials for BD and marketing

Culture:

• Run and manage the entire creative team in your respective studio
• Create an environment to grow year on year
• Hire, nurture, and grow the design team

Responsibilities:

• Run and manage the entire creative team across geography or sector specific
• Define the benchmark of quality across the business
• Ensure successful delivery by all project teams
• Oversee materials for BD and marketing
• Contribute to new business strategies
• Create growth and expand the studio into new sectors
• Hire, nurture and grow the design team
• Responsible for staying up to date with (i) industry developments and (ii) design tools and trends, and accountable for ensuring these are reflected globally in all design work tagged to their given vertical
• Line manages DDs/ADDs and guides them with course correction in design decisions from their respective engagements
• Actively engages in thought leadership activities specific to the industry, participating in external events to drive new leads

Qualifications:

• 15+ Years' experience within the design industry either within an agency of product design business
• Experience overseeing the running of a design agency/business as EDD
• A background to winning new business and have an extensive network within multiple sectors and industries
• Experience liaising with senior internal stakeholders

About Us

TCS Interactive is a leader in the digital customer experience space. With a human-first approach, we apply design, engineering, business strategy and subject matter expertise to deliver award-winning iconic design and digital experiences for our customers.

We pride ourselves in our ability to influence products at the highest level by delivering strategic ideas from inception to launch. We help our clients understand the context of their products, create a compelling vision for them and make these experiences a reality.

We believe that together we're stronger, that inspiration can come from anywhere and great ideas from anyone. The difference in our work comes from the diversity of perspectives, skills and backgrounds of our team.