Marks is a consumer experience agency creating engaging moments across the entire brand spectrum – from brand design and packaging to content and consumer connections. Rooted in a deep understanding of human behaviour, we are uniquely constructed to enable brands to win in an age of constant change.

A super-charged experience powerhouse - 900 people strong, with subject matter experts working collaboratively across 12 studios and 8 countries - we have helped some of the world’s biggest brands to their audiences and tackle the biggest challenges and opportunities of today’s consumer landscape.

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Design Director (Adaptive) on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract basis, who is a natural leader and comfortable with a high degree of ownership and accountability. This is a great opportunity for an inspiring team leader with a positive attitude, working in a friendly and relaxed, yet focused environment. This is a hybrid role based at our Southwark, London based studio.

As our Adaptive Packaging Designer, you’ll be responsible for developing packaging systems that seamlessly adapt across product lines, formats, and markets globally. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teamsto deliver packaging that are not only beautiful, but also functional.

You will of course be grounded in brand pack design, both creatively and in its expansion and translation across wide reaching portfolios, with strong print and technical knowledge to back this up in execution.

As well as thinking conceptually, you’ll be structured in your approach; critical to this role is

inherent adaptability and pragmatism as well as strong organisational skills. Working across multiple creative projects in a fast-paced studio environment you will need to prioritise and manage your time effectively and assist driving the creative team through projects, keeping them on track in output and creative quality throughout.

What you’ll do

You’ll lead the team on multiple projects from brief through design, adaptation and roll out and production across a wide variety of packaging design projects

You will report directly to the Creative Director and you’ll be responsible for the day-to-day quality of outputs from, and nurturing of the design team.

You’ll be providing inspirational directions to the more junior members of the team, mentoring and sharing your knowledge and skills

You’ll be able to work efficiently, balancing tight deadlines and frequently shifting priorities

Foster a respectful, open and inspiring work environment within the studio, including a genuine and positive attitude

What you’ll need

• Solid experience in branding, packaging design with focus on adaptation and roll out, digital understanding is a plus
• Strong understanding or artwork, print and production process
• A portfolio that represents a diverse range of industry expertise, showing systems thinking in the world of FMCG
• The ability to be the brand guardian, ensuring it’s development and executional consistency and recognising when to creatively challenge and stretch it as the opportunity arises
• The ability to change perspectives: a keen eye for detail but being able to shift to ‘helicopter view’ when needed
• Ability to manage clients and projects independently, in association with the Creative Director and the members of the client services and strategy teams.
• Thorough understanding of print production processes and the implications of design proposals
• Excellent presentation skills, articulating ideas with conviction in client facing situations
• The ability to manage teams and support them in driving creative quality and technical execution excellence
• A passion for visual culture, creativity, innovation and tech, beyond the world of graphic design
• A expert working knowledge of the usual Adobe software (InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator)

What we'll offer

When working for Marks you will enjoy an excellent base salary, along with an outstanding suite benefits including :

• 25 days holiday per annum + additional 'Me Day'
• Flexible working during summer hours
• Pension Scheme
• Voluntary SGS Europe Group Healthcare Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Healthcare Digital GP Service
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
• City Bike Scheme (London only)
• Employee referral program