DESIGN DIRECTOR / CREATIVE LEADER

Senior Design Director and creative leader with 15+ years of experience across design, art direction, animation and social-first creative for international agencies and global brands.

Desired position: a senior creative leadership role combining design direction, brand creative, content and social-first thinking

• Design Direction, Head of Design, Brand Creative or Content Marketing roles.
• A role combining creative leadership and strategic thinking with hands-on design experience.
• Developing social-first campaigns and visual worlds that connect brands with culture and audiences.

Preferred agency/brand: interested in opportunities in Amsterdam or Utrecht, with a background that fits international creative agencies as well as brands with strong in-house creative, brand or content teams.

Person/characteristics: human-first and social-first creative leader who combines strong design thinking with cultural insight and a focus on creating relevant, engaging brand work.

Experience: 15+ years of experience across design, art direction and creative leadership within international creative, digital and social agencies

• Progressed from Junior Designer and Junior Art Director through Creative Art Director and Senior Creative Designer to Design Director and Senior Design Director.
• Currently operating at Senior Design Director level, following almost eight years at an international social-first agency, including nearly four years in Design Director and Senior Design Director roles.
• Leads multidisciplinary creative work across social-first, brand, content and integrated campaigns for global brands.
• Develops creative concepts, social media and digital campaigns and visual worlds by translating strategy and cultural insight into audience-relevant creative ideas.
• Extensive agency-side experience across social, digital, advertising and integrated creative environments in London.
• Strong background in art direction, design and animation, with experience ranging from concept development to creative and design direction.
• Created and creatively directed a long-running self-initiated interactive game world combining illustration, animation, storytelling and playful digital experiences.

Accounts: global consumer and lifestyle brands across food & beverage, technology, sports and entertainment.

Education: Master's Degree in Animation, Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME), 2005–2010.

Languages: English, German and willing to learn Dutch

Software knowledge/experience: Adobe Creative Cloud, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Figma, Blender, Midjourney, ChatGPT, Claude, Higgsfield AI, Kling AI, ElevenLabs AI

Employment type: Full-time

Notice period: 8 weeks

Travel region: Amsterdam and Utrecht.

Salary indication: 95-110K