Purpose

We’re a people first company that truly believes in a human centred approach in everything we do. Founded by Tom Scott and Lauren Kelly, The Fearless Group consists of three companies that work together to build and scale design teams:

• Fearless Talent - Design specialist talent consultancy
• Fierce - End to end design combining experience with the shiny
• The Fearless Community - A global network of designers driving change and innovation

Our mission: To design a better world

We apply our mission to all of our daily interactions with candidates, clients and teams and treat it as a philosophy and work ethic with everything that we do.

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Fierce

At Fierce we’re committed to driving outcomes that are both achievable and meaningful for our clients and their customers. We do this day-in and day-out for some of the world’s most valuable brands, applying our craft and experience to a wide range of contexts, most often those that are complex, risky, ambiguous or a combination of all three.
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We’re growing at a rapid pace, maturing from startup to scale-up, without losing sight of what’s made us special from the start – our people, our values, our dedication to quality and our ability to learn and grow as a team.

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The Role

We are looking for a Creative Design Director to lead our rapidly growing team. We see this role to be a combination of someone with a Creative Director and Visual Design skill set that knows how to nail an execution, to wow. . With a passion for storytelling and deep knowledge of emerging visual trends, you will have a user driven approach to combining the logic with the trend setting aesthetic. As a rogue experimenter, your team will be made up of a mix of unique skill sets that facilitate the innovative outputs of different mediums.

We have a passion for delivering amazing design at the intersection of digital and physical worlds. How do digital and marketing approaches play with industrial design, interior design, and so many more intertwined industries?  As we drive forward on our mission to Design a Better World we believe the lines for human and digital interaction need to be blurred outside the digital domains and live in our experiences. From videography to micro interactions.

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Responsibilities 

• From the creation of conceptual ideas, to enabling a team to execution, you will combine different design mediums for spectacular outcomes. With a team made up of 3D, motion design, Interaction, Illustration, graphic, branding, videography and more. Creating strategies (either independently or partnered up with peer design practice Directors)in various projects and oversee them to completion.
• Collaborate with clients gaining a deep understanding of their needs, vision and value we could add.
• Direct and motivate teams of art directors, illustrators, visual designers, motion artists, videographers copywriters etc. to help them use their talents effectively
• Ability to plan, facilitate and execute creative workshops to enable team collaboration, pushing the boundaries of the big idea. Lead brainstorming/creative sessions to generate ideas
• Write and design unique and well-crafted copy that compliments designs 
• Revise content and presentations, approve/reject ideas, provide feedback to the team
• Train and guide more junior designers into accomplished professionals
• Monitor results of team efforts and propose actions for the future
  

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Requirements & skills

• Proven experience as a creative director or in a similar creative role.
• Hand-on experience in creative process, marketing, video, graphic design and brand development.
• Outstanding leadership and organisation skills.
• Exemplary interpersonal and analytical abilities.
• An inspiring thought leader that is able to excite a team.
• BSc/BA in advertising, fine art, design or relevant field; MSc/MA will be considered an asset.
  

Location

At Fierce we’ve been working remotely for the past year, embracing location flexibility fully. We’ve opened our office in London, while continuing to explore how a hybrid working environment can work. We currently expect our team to be working in the office 3 days a week.

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Benefits

• We know the frustration of seeing an amazing role and not knowing if the pay is a fit.. so we've added the bands here to support pay equity and transparency. The range for this role is £100k to £120k.
• Flexible working hours and locations
• 3% employer contribution to your pension
• Annual training and access to conferences
• Private healthcare
  

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Diversity

No matter who you are, where you’re from, who you love, follow in faith, disability (or superpower) status, ethnicity or the gender you identify with, you're welcome at Fearless. If you have any requests or requirements to support you throughout any part of the interview process or thereafter, please do let us know!

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