Senior Design Manager - London, United Kingdom

Job Posting Title:

Senior Design Manager

Req ID:

10091759

Job Description:

About the Role & Team

Disney+ is looking for an inspirational Senior Design Manager to join its award-winning in-house creative team. Reporting to the Creative Director and working in close collaboration with the Senior Creative Manager, this is a key role leading the design function, responsible for delivering innovative design solutions for Disney+ across a wide range of projects and platforms.

You'll have a consistent record of leading a successful design team, and a portfolio bursting with award-winning work. Now you’re ready to take your career to the next level!

Disney+ is a dynamic, fast paced business, so we need to be able to keep a cool head and think on our feet!

This role is based in Hammersmith, London, and is in the office four days a week. To be considered, please include a folio link with your application, showcasing your best and most relevant work.

What You Will Do

• Coordinating and directing the design team, ensuring outstanding design, primarily across Performance, Customer, and Social

• Hands-on ability to generate ideas and bring them to life using layouts, mock-ups, style frames, mood boards, animations, and more

• Collaborating on Brand campaigns to ensure design solutions are in line with overall creative strategy

• Comfortable working with creative producers, supporting and helping them realise their creative vision through design

• Adapting existing global design assets, including guidelines and templates, for local use

• Approving in-market design assets produced across EMEA

• Briefing and leading external agency partners

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Sharp skills in art direction and typography

• Understanding of both static and motion design

• In-depth knowledge of industry-standard design software, including but not limited to Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, and Figma

• Solid grasp of the technical aspects of print, digital, and AV delivery

• Shown background in leading multiple work streams, projects, and deliverables, across Brand, Performance, Customer, and Social

• Experience in leading global brands across EMEA markets

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave

• Private medical insurance & dental care

• Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free

• Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing

• Excellent parental and guardian leave

• Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney DIVERSITY, Disney PRIDE, ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.

Job Posting Segment:

EMEA Operations

Job Posting Primary Business:

Direct to Consumer (EMEA)

Primary Job Posting Category:

Product Design (Services)

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

London, United Kingdom

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2024-06-11