Do you thrive on translating bold strategic thinking into breakthrough design while empowering a team of top creative talent? Then this role could be the perfect fit for you. We are looking for a Creative Director (m/f/d) - Consumer to join our team in Hamburg.
We are Landor, part of WPP
World-leading brand experts,
underpinned by the most expansive strategic & creative capabilities in our category.
We make brands more valuable and less vulnerable.
We build brands differently. We work with our clients to define and solve their business problems through the lens of brand. We strategically join the dots between our design, experience, governance and measurement capabilities, and always connect our brand work to business outcomes.
Landor companies also include amp (sonic branding), bdg (workplace & architectural experts), Deep Local (creative technologists) and ManvsMachine (3D motion design).
About WPP
WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.
What You’ll Do:
You will work in a dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring environment with colleagues from all over the world. You will oversee the creative output and integrity of our Consumer Design Teams, ensuring the delivery of innovative, brand-led, and high-calibre creative solutions across all of our FMCG clients’ portfolios.
Your tasks will include:
- Client & Project Leadership: Lead local or regional key clients, complex projects, and new business pitches, taking full ownership of the creative approach and content that materially impact the studio's goals.
- Team Leadership & Development: Attract, onboard, and mentor creative talent (Design Directors, Designers). You are responsible for ongoing performance evaluations, team morale, and ensuring your team is appropriately challenged and inspired.
- Culture & Training: Foster a positive, empowering community within the creative staff. You are accountable for the local creative culture, ensuring ongoing training, and championing intellectual capital across the studio.
- Operational & Financial Management: Collaborate with Client Services and Studio Management to ensure resourcing, delivery phases, and financial targets are met, while maximizing the utilization and efficiency of permanent and freelance design resources.
- Relationship Building: Establish and maintain strong, strategic relationships with creative and marketing leaders on the client side, as well as within the broader creative community across WPP Brand & Design as well as the other WPP functions.
- Industry Leadership & Recognition: Act as an internal leader within your area of expertise, actively participate in external networks, and champion internal and external award submissions to drive wins for the studio.
What You’ll Need:
- Agency & Leadership Experience: Significant design experience within a brand/design agency, combined with proven experience in a leadership position working across a wide range of clients in the FMCG sector.
- Strategic & Business Acumen: A strong strategic outlook with polished business acumen. You are financially savvy, capable of establishing financial goals, and comfortable managing stakeholders at varying levels up to the C-Suite.
- People Management & Collaboration: Exceptional people management and interpersonal skills. You are optimistic, self-aware, and capable of motivating project teams while building alignment and resolving conflicts effectively.
- Entrepreneurial & Growth Mindset: Highly growth-oriented with a focus on building long-term relationships. You take an entrepreneurial approach to your work, proactively identifying both risks and opportunities.
- Trend & Cultural Awareness: A profound understanding and clear point of view on current and upcoming design trends, evolving cultural landscapes, and economic shifts, understanding how they shape human interaction with brands.
- Technical Proficiency: Excellent technical skills across a range of creative software (Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Miro, AI tools). You have experience overseeing multi-platform projects, including motion graphics and digital design, as well as the ability to utilize traditional hand-sketching.
- Communication Skills: Outstanding presentation and communication skills, enabling you to represent design thinking effectively and translate bold ideas into actionable design strategies. Fluency in English is a must, German language skills are a plus.
Please send us your detailed portfolio with your application! Unfortunately, we cannot consider your application without a portfolio.
What We Offer You
With us, you won't just find a job, but an environment where you can thrive. We offer flexibility through hybrid and remote working, internationality in a global team, flat hierarchies, and space for your ideas. And that's not all: in addition to the familiar fruit basket, we support you with a contribution to your company pension plan, the Deutschlandticket, a discounted Urban Sports Club membership, corporate benefits with attractive discounts, access to LinkedIn Learning and Headspace, and much more!
Our commitment to Diversity
We build brands. We build futures. Landor, a WPP company, is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics, committed to a culture of respect where everyone belongs and can progress in their careers.
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